Article 6RR1R Popular Sydney beaches among quarter of NSW swimming spots polluted with faecal matter in past year

Popular Sydney beaches among quarter of NSW swimming spots polluted with faecal matter in past year

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Catie McLeod
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Shelly beach, Bronte, Coogee and Malabar among those rated poor' as swimmers urged to check water quality online

More than a quarter of New South Wales' favourite swimming spots have been polluted by faecal matter over the past year including Sydney's Coogee, Bronte and Malabar beaches.

With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a wet summer, the government has urged swimmers to check its online water quality monitor for updates after its annual state of the beaches report found 28% of the 218 tracked sites experienced pollution.

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