Currumbin Rock Pools

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Currumbin rock pools closed indefinitely due to enterococci bacteria ... (7NEWS.com.au)

A popular Gold Coast swimming spot has been closed due to the discovery of intestinal bacteria. Currumbin Rock Pools will remain closed after routine ...

The council does not know the “specific source” of the contamination. “Several possibilities” of the contamination source are under investigation, the council said. “We became aware of the elevated levels of bacteria through this program and have not been notified of any illnesses related to this.” The bacteria can cause infections in the urinary tract or stomach and have “rarely” caused endocarditis, or infection of heart valves, according to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The City of Gold Coast, which conducted the tests, does not know when the site will be reopened to swimmers. [Gold Coast](https://7news.com.au/news/gold-coast) swimming spot has been closed due to the discovery of intestinal bacteria.

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Poodunnit: hunt on for source of bacterial contamination that closed ... (The Guardian)

The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detected.

Instead the bacteria’s presence was an indication of poor water quality that could point to other “more nasty” bugs in the water. “The contamination source … “But the source can come from anywhere.” “There was a warning about the rock pools … The natural waterhole remained closed on Thursday morning, with a spokesperson saying the specific source of the outbreak remained unknown, but that the council was “investigating several possibilities”. The hunt is on to find the source of a faeces-related bacterial outbreak that has indefinitely closed a popular swimming hole in the

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Australia's Gold Coast has a poop problem they can't ignore | Boing ... (Boing Boing)

Although officials say they don't yet know the specific source, a popular swimming spot in Australia had to temporarily shut down due to a bacterial outbreak – ...

"But the source can come from anywhere." … The Gold Coast's natural swimming spot, Currumbin Rock Pools, is loaded with Enterococci, [usually] comes from someone who had an accident in the pool," he said. "The contamination source …

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