I went looking for the poo at Coogee beach but all I found was a beautiful day for a swim

Popular beach ranks as Sydney’s worst for faecal pollution – again – but Caitlin Cassidy discovers happy children and familiesIn the Dharug language spoken by the local Aboriginal people, Coogee, derived from “koojah” or “koojay”, translates to “bad smell”, “rotting seaweed” or “stinking place”.It was with some precedent, then, that this week Coogee ranked as the Sydney ocean beach most polluted with faecal matter, for the fifth year in a row. Continue reading...