Mysterious debris balls wash up on NSW beaches again

3 weeks ago

Debris balls person washed up connected respective NSW beaches again, but authorities are unsure whether they are related to nan ones that were antecedently recovered on dozens of Sydney beaches.

The Central Coast Council confirmed nan balls were recovered astatine The Entrance Beach, Grant McBridge Baths, Blue Bay, Toowoon Bay, North Shelly Beach, Shelly Beach and Blue Lagoon Beach.

The Grant McBride Baths person been temporarily shut.

Debris balls person washed up connected respective NSW beaches again, but authorities are unsure whether they are related to nan ones that were antecedently recovered on dozens of Sydney beaches.

Beachgoers are advised to debar going to nan affected sites and not to touch nan debris.

The debris balls are grey-coloured, ranging successful size from 1 to 4 centimetres.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was first notified by a beachgoer who stumbled upon nan balls astatine North Shelly Beach.

Council has since cleared each visible balls from that beach.

Samples person been collected for testing, but nan creation and root of nan worldly are not yet known and could beryllium from a assortment of sources, for illustration stormwater, sewerage aliases ships.

According to council, it is unclear whether these debris balls are related to nan ones that washed up connected Sydney beaches from October to January.

Investigations and clean-up are presently ongoing.

Council is managing nan matter, but nan EPA has offered to thief if needed.

"Council besides advised they will proceed monitoring beaches and will nonstop samples of nan debris balls for testing," an EPA spokesperson said.

"Further actions will beryllium considered erstwhile trial results are received."

Black-coloured debris balls first appeared successful Coogee, successful Sydney's east, successful October earlier dozens much started popping up on nan coastline up until January.

The definite root still has not been determined.

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