New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant
Exclusive: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating area ‘may be affected by sewage debris balls’Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be clearedDebris balls have washed up on Sydney’s beaches...
<p><strong>Exclusive</strong>: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating area ‘may be affected by sewage debris balls’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/fatberg-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-outfall-secret-report">Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared</a></p></li></ul><p>Debris balls have washed up on Sydney’s beaches after a weekend of heavy rain, with the objects found on Malabar beach next to a sewage treatment works and also in Botany Bay.</p><p>Sydney Water erected signs at Malabar beach warning of the potential for debris balls and sewage pollution.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/new-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-fatberg-treatment-plant">Continue reading...</a>
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