Space Daily September 07, 2026 • 16:30

Melbourne began pumping its sewage onto paddocks west of the city in 1897. The 10,500-hectare site that grew out of that arrangement now treats around 500 megaliters a day and holds close to 300 bird species, some of them flying in from Siberia, on a site - Space Daily

Where a century of treated sewage has accidentally created one of Australia's most biodiverse wetlands, drawing migratory birds from across the Arctic.

Melbourne’s biggest sewage plant is also one of the best places to watch birds in Australia. Close to 300 species turn up there, and some of them fly in all the way from Siberia.
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Melbourne began pumping its sewage onto paddocks west of the city in 1897. The 10,500-hectare site that grew out of that arrangement now treats around 500 megaliters a day and holds close to 300 bird species, some of them flying in from Siberia, on a site - Space Daily

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