What Would It Take to Make the Barwon River Swimmable?
At first glance, it sounds like a fanciful question. For many of us, the Barwon is a place to walk, ride, fish, paddle, or simply enjoy from the bank — not somewhere we imagine diving into on a hot summer afternoon. Yet rivers reflect the quality of the decisions we make upstream — literally and figuratively. Around the world, cities are asking similar questions about their rivers as a measure of environmental health, civic pride, and long‑term planning. In Melbourne, there is now an active...
