I guessed as much. The bay water has been pretty filthy the last couple of days.
This rash is erythema multiforme. It's an immune mediated rash, usually in response to viral infection, but can be in response to various medications.
I notice the girl has been on antibiotics, and has taken a couple of weeks to improve. Well, guess what, the antibiotics didn't fix it, it got better by itself.
I think the fact it came on after swimming is a coincidence
Not that I really want to swim at Altona
Seems the urchins are getting worse too eh?
Now, if we could work out something to do with polluted and yet nutrient-rich water, other than tipping it in our waterways ... perhaps solve several problems at once ...
melbourne what a kanker on the arse of australia.
You can take your soy lattes' theatre, ****s, pollution, traffic and sewage and jam it!
It seems the media love picking on the Altona Beach. If they looked objectively at the EPA water quality data they will note the Altona Beach has NOT hit any of the EPA trigger events for water quality (Enterococci org/100mL) this summer.
The levels per week in Altona this summer were <10, 86, 290 and 390 consecutively. Compare that with the following:
Beaumaris: 63, 300, 3700 and 500 (trigger hit twice)
Elwood: <10, 910, 1600, 2200 (trigger hit three times)
Frankston: <10, 250, 960 and 63 (tigger hit once)
Middle Park: <10, 800, 20, 7700 (trigger hit twice)
Port Melbourne: <10, 860, 110 and 16000 (trigger hit twice)
St Kilda: <10, 960, 570 and 550 (trigger hit three times)
Williamstown: 52, 900, 130 and 1500 (trigger hit twice)
We have a beautiful beach in Altona. We all know that no matter what the media write about us.
See http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/beachreport/default.aspx if you want the data for yourself.
Regards,
Cr Tony Briffa
Mayor, City of Hobsons Bay
Councillor for Altona & Seaholme
www.briffa.org
www.facebook.com/CrTonyBriffa
^^^ where do they take the readings? east of the pier can be quitev clear while apex park end is filthy. how objective is objective?
reading is taken in places all down the beach.. a lady in gumboots, long clothing and a huge hat, from epa, most days can be seen on walking down the beach collecting samples on the way..
I've decided to give up kitesurfing entirely...
...and take up fishing.
At Brighton there are dead fish scattered about floating at the surface of the water.
Mmmmm. Free feed tonight...
'hot multi cultural female forms' in Melbourne?
Sorry great place for sport, worst weather in Australia, dirtiest capital city in Australia and too many fat chicks!!!!
^^^^ sssshhhhhh, this is a thread to get people to stay away from the choice spots, not attract them.
