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Australian. I've seen this circle the internet many times, but I've never seen one in the wild at any beach or river outlet.

porjo 7y ago
Not suprising given the article only mentions one city council doing this.
robbiep 7y ago
These have been over the runoff drains around bondi, tama, bronte and coogee for as long as I can remember (at least 10 years) so I’m surprised this is being reported as ‘new’
jeremyvisser 7y ago
There's a rather fancy one in North Strathfield in Powells Creek at coordinates: -33.8586891, 151.0842781
smartial_arts 7y ago
There you go https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.011524,145.1053701,47m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.011524,145.1053701,47m/data...
smartial_arts 7y ago
Also, traps along the Yarra river https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.818863,144.9708563,51m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.818863,144.9708563,51m/data...
incompatible 7y ago
I doubt that "Australia" Found a Way is putting credit where it deserves to go. It's not exactly a national priority.
- zizee 7y ago
  You make it sound like Australia has a huge problem with plastic/trash in waterways that "Australia" is actively ignoring. In general, Australian's culture is to use rubbish bins and keep things tidy. Sidepoint: I am not sure if it is something only Australians do, but whenever something about Australia comes up, there will be an Australian there bemoaning how badly we do things. Yes, there is always room for improvement, but Australia is so far ahead of most countries in just about any measure that you choose, that one has to wonder where this sentiment stems from.
  - sundvor 7y ago
    It's probably because a lot of people feel we could easily do better when it comes to the environment - regardless of what other countries might be doing. And there are a number of areas where we certainly aren't ahead either.
    - zizee 7y ago
      Oh I agree that we can do better, and should do better. I am more taking issue at people who make it sound like Australia is terrible compared to just about any other country, no matter what the discussion is about. Whether the discussion be about environment, politics, innovation, corruption, you name it, some Australian will start moaning about how badly we do X.
  - incompatible 7y ago
    I wasn't implying that things were bad in Australia in this case, just that the credit for this net idea could be better given to a specific person or organisation. I.e., there's no "Australia" program to install these nets, as far as I know.
    - zizee 7y ago
      Fair enough. Apologies for reading too much into your words, and ascribing a meaning beyond what you had intended.
King-Aaron 7y ago
There's one literally fifty meters from my house in Perth, but ok

porjo 7y ago

Not suprising given the article only mentions one city council doing this.

robbiep 7y ago

These have been over the runoff drains around bondi, tama, bronte and coogee for as long as I can remember (at least 10 years) so I’m surprised this is being reported as ‘new’

jeremyvisser 7y ago

There's a rather fancy one in North Strathfield in Powells Creek at coordinates: -33.8586891, 151.0842781

smartial_arts 7y ago

There you go https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.011524,145.1053701,47m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.011524,145.1053701,47m/data...

smartial_arts 7y ago

Also, traps along the Yarra river https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.818863,144.9708563,51m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.818863,144.9708563,51m/data...

incompatible 7y ago

I doubt that "Australia" Found a Way is putting credit where it deserves to go. It's not exactly a national priority.

zizee 7y ago
You make it sound like Australia has a huge problem with plastic/trash in waterways that "Australia" is actively ignoring. In general, Australian's culture is to use rubbish bins and keep things tidy. Sidepoint: I am not sure if it is something only Australians do, but whenever something about Australia comes up, there will be an Australian there bemoaning how badly we do things. Yes, there is always room for improvement, but Australia is so far ahead of most countries in just about any measure that you choose, that one has to wonder where this sentiment stems from.
- sundvor 7y ago
  It's probably because a lot of people feel we could easily do better when it comes to the environment - regardless of what other countries might be doing. And there are a number of areas where we certainly aren't ahead either.
  - zizee 7y ago
    Oh I agree that we can do better, and should do better. I am more taking issue at people who make it sound like Australia is terrible compared to just about any other country, no matter what the discussion is about. Whether the discussion be about environment, politics, innovation, corruption, you name it, some Australian will start moaning about how badly we do X.
- incompatible 7y ago
  I wasn't implying that things were bad in Australia in this case, just that the credit for this net idea could be better given to a specific person or organisation. I.e., there's no "Australia" program to install these nets, as far as I know.
  - zizee 7y ago
    Fair enough. Apologies for reading too much into your words, and ascribing a meaning beyond what you had intended.

King-Aaron 7y ago

There's one literally fifty meters from my house in Perth, but ok