More than 30 beaches in Victoria have been declared unsafe for swimming following heavy rain across the state.
Not a single beach in the bay has been rated as safe for swimming, with the affected beaches stretching around from Portsea to Mentone all the way to Altona.The Environmental Protection Agency reviewed and rated the water quality in Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay and deemed it “poor”.
Not a single beach in the bay has been rated as safe for swimming, with the affected beaches stretching around from Portsea to Mentone all the way to Altona. Melbourne experienced severe, record-breaking rainfall on Monday. PICTURE: NCA Newswire / Nicki ConnollyEPA chief environmental scientist Mark Taylor said the bay was often dirty and polluted following major weather events.
“With heavy rains, everything gets flushed into the river — vehicles, faeces — it all gets into water system and out into the ocean,” Mr Taylor said to AAP.He said oil and debris, including pieces of wood, could be found in the water among the other muck.The polluted water comes after a spate of heavy rain in Victoria, with the equivalent of one month’s worth of rain dumping down on Monday.
The outer east and west were some of the hardest hit areas in Melbourne, and 53mm of rain were recorded in the city’s Olympic Park – surpassing the city’s average rainfall total for all of April.Police are searching for a man who was found napping in a Mercedes at a set of traffic lights in Melbourne for 20 minutes - before allegedly speeding away from cops.
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