Lol I havent been to SA for a few years, Im glad the water is good now. The Yarra river is poluted apparently, I dont think I'd wanna go anywhere near it.

It's so sad to hear that the Yarra is polluted. Pollution is such a terrible thing, but I can't help but think that it's my fault, as much as I hate it terribly.

LOL- The Torrens that runs through Adelaide is pretty foul, too. About a month ago, the Torrens Lake was 'accidently' drained, and was a stinking mud hole, with garbage, bikes, debris, you name it, it was in there! I think most rivers that run through a city are pretty much polluted!

Yeh they're pretty much dumping ground for old junk... or algie growing filth like the Barwon. But people are still stupid enough to SWIM in that. Ewwww....

I agree. That is disgusting.

Lol how about a different topic, poluted water is so... gross.... there must be something more pleasant about Australia than that!

Sadly, I don't think there is.

What about the beaches?

beaches are nice, except for the seaweed!

It's not that bad. The shark attacks are something to be a little bit worried about. :P

I don't think (and correct me if I'm wrong) that South Australia had any shark attacks this year... but we had a couple last year.

Just to clarify the whole "The Yarra is Polluted" issue.

Yes it is polluted in its lower reaches but this is true of any river that flows through or near a city. It is worth noting though that most of the river is actually in excellent condition and as far as the lower reaches go (i.e. the bit people most associate with Melbourne) conditions have actually greatly improved since the 1980s. Fish are now able to fully utilise most of the river that moves through the city.

The reason the Yarra still looks polluted (and many people forget this) is that it is a silt-bed river. Unlike many other rivers the Yarra's bottom is made up of a mixture of silt, mud and sand where as many other more 'pristine' rivers have rock beds.

The end result is that the Yarra always looks murky since so much of that silt is present in the water itself as the river flow agitates the riverbed.

Don't forget each year Melbournians throw themselves into the Yarra as part of the Moomba Birdman Rally with nary a health issue.

Oh and yes... I'm from Melbourne. Hi. :D

Uh. . . huh. . . Hello. :P

Melbourne huh? I'm your neighbour then, down in good ol' Geelong

Aww. . . I feel isolated. :P

Hey! I'm x-tashi-x, and my real name is Tashy or Tashi. (Well they're what everyone, and I mean everyone, calls me, my real name is Natasha.)
I'm 13, I live in Tasmania, and I love music. It's my life! I love bands especially Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Linkin Park, Cobra Starship, Hey Monday and The Academy Is just to name a few! I can play bass.
I loooove animals, and used to have 4 pets. Two birds (who flew away around 2 years ago) and 2 dogs, but the girl dog died today :'(
I love shows like Supernatural, Family Guy, Reaper, American Dad etc. etc.
I hope to be a photographer and author when I'm older.

Well, it is widely known throughout Australia that Victorians are... strange! LOL. I, myself, choose not to tell people I was born there!

Omigosh! Another Tassie! Hi hi! :D

Another Melbournian *waves*

As far as the Yarra River goes - I spent half my life in the Yarra when I was growing up. It's almost as murky around these parts as down in the city, but very clean. Lots of fish, lots of platypus - all very healthy

Oh, that's good. It would be terrible if it was polluted.

Hey my fellow Aussies,
My nickname on here is amymnel but please call me Amy. I'm 28, married with two boys and two stepsons. Yes I know its alot of males in my life and when you add my male cat (Sootie) it gets worse. LOL!! I am actually a girly girl and love PINK. I love playing the Sims 2 and have just decided to join forums and the such. I love Aussie music (especially silverchair) and am a huge fan of the Twilight Series.
Feel free to add me to your buddy list and I'll do the same.
Hope everyone's having a great long weekend and Lest We Forget!

Hugs to all,
Amy :P

Hi there Amy! :howdy:

Welcome to our club! Welcome to our club! :p

Hello Deeney from Bundy, QLD :howdy:

Hey,

I'm Dani (as the username would suggest) and I'm an 18 year old from Adelaide. I'm in my first year of uni studying a Bachelor of Media (Creative Arts stream), and very much enjoying it.

I've been playing sims for years and years. And years. I download way too much cc and drool over everyone's pictures, read stories and generally get in the mood to play...but then I'm bored within 30 minutes, if that. But I keep coming back :P

I love the stories people write about their sims, and that inspired me to write my own, which you can find on here *cough*shamelessadveristing*cough*

Welcome Amy, Deeney & Dani.

Dani- are you at Flinders?

Thanks. And yes, I am! Do you study there too?