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Melbourne creek turns bright blue after construction chemicals wash into waterway
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2025
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Similar thing happened in the early 2000s to Darebin Creek. Major detergent spill from a factory bordering the creek. Turned everything plantish black and stinking for months. No major works done to mitigate it back then. Did eventually dissipate but was a nasty mess while it lasted. Many dead rodents & birds.