Swimming and other recreational activities are prohibited at Mundaring Weir.

Take the plunge? Push to open WA drinking water catchment for recreation

Kayaks and swimmers in public drinking water supply? Other states do it,so why don’t we?

  • Claire Ottaviano

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Concertgoers waiting to be let in the doors at RAC Arena for Bryan Adam’s Perth concert.

Fatberg forces ‘bitterly disappointing’ cancellation of Bryan Adams’ Perth show

No reschedule is possible for the cancellation of a major concert at RAC Arena on Sunday night caused by a large sewer blockage comprising fat,grease and rags.

  • Sarah Brookes
Forever chemicals have been found in Australians’ tap water,but the risks remain unclear.

Central Coast residents told to boil water after testing detected bacteria

An alert issued by Central Coast Council said samples from the drinking water supply contained E. coli bacteria.

  • Kate Aubusson
A group called Save Perth Hills Water has surfaced to tackle concerns around commercial water extraction in the region.

Tensions over water extraction in Perth Hills bubble to the surface

A fresh bid to sell groundwater drawn from a bore in the Perth Hills has reignited a campaign in the community.

  • Claire Ottaviano

How the inferno that reduced parts of LA to ashes was years in the making

A deadly combination made LA dangerously combustible,triggering a disaster – and authorities warn the worst is yet to come. Here’s how the crisis unfolded.

  • Nick O'Malley
A firefighter asks for more water as his hose goes dry along in Los Angeles.

Fire hydrants run out of water as Los Angeles fires rage

The scale of the fires overwhelmed water supply in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood,requiring “four times the normal demand” for 15 hours straight,one outlet reported.

  • Chris Zappone
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Fisherman Jack Martin at Tower Beach.

Fresh tests ordered for cancer-causing chemicals at popular Sydney beach

The Botany Bay waters where young families swim and fishermen cast their lines have not been tested since 2018. That’s about to change.

  • Alexandra Smith andCindy Yin
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Straining to fathom water filters

Overall,it’s a bit of a dampener.

Hair-raising footage filmed in the past month at Port Melbourne where jet skis illegally speed within 200 metres of the shore line in a swimming zone.
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Jetskis behaving badly at Port Melbourne

Hair-raising footage filmed in the past month at Port Melbourne where jet skis illegally speed within 200 metres of the shore line in a swimming zone.

The rate of solar installation worldwide is accelerating as production skyrockets and costs fall.

Booming solar industry will make nuclear power obsolete

In 2023,China installed as much solar capacity as the entire world did in 2022.