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Melbourne began pumping its sewage onto paddocks west of the city in 1897. The 10,500-hectare site that grew out of that arrangement now treats around 500 megaliters a day and holds close to 300 bird species, some of them flying in from Siberia, on a site

Source: Space Daily · Published Sep 7, 2026, 6:30 PM

In Science, Space Daily puts this story at the center of the day: Melbourne began pumping its sewage onto paddocks west of the city in 1897. The 10,500-hectare site that grew out of that arrangement now treats around 500 megaliters a day and holds close to 300 bird species, some of them flying in from Siberia, on a site Space Daily FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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