it is actually near the confluence of the sparkling alexandra canal and the crystal clear cooks river.
alexandra canal has the dubious honour of being the most toxic waterway in australia. it is so full of heavy metal contamination, that no one knows what to do with it. they believe that it’s best left alone, as it would be a bit of a disaster to disturb the mud at the bottom.
Edited: August 4th, 2010
i love this place, it never sleeps. there are people always driving and walking about at all hours.
may even print this pic up large and stick it on my wall
Edited: July 31st, 2010
the carpark seems so lonely with just a few vehicles left.
i will have to come back here when i have a tripod with me, it sort of reminds me of this deserted playground and the warehouse after the workers all went home.
Edited: July 5th, 2010
jakarta, cairo, shanghai? no, it’s sydney.
the cooks ‘river’ is a 23 km long waterway that once was a freshwater river with abundant life.it flows into botany bay.
since the 1930′s, most of the banks were re-enforced with concrete and it served as a channel for industrial waste. it is one of the most toxic waterways in australia.
today, it serves as an outlet for some 100 sq km of sydney stormwater within its watershed. some 400,000 people live in this area and i have to say that many of them appear to be pigs.
this is one photo of a 20m section on one bank. imagine what gets caught up up and down stream and what sinks to the bottom – the rest just washes out to sea. out of sight, out of mind, right?
many thanks to all the pigs who throw crap out the car window, to those who couldn’t be bothered to throw their rubbish in a bin, or take it with them, as well as those who are addicted to soft drinks, fast food and bottled water. thanks heaps. you know your children will only see plant and animal diversity in books and will die young from cancer because of you.
oh and btw, on the right of the image, no, it’s not mud that you can walk on. it’s a thick layer of oil and other crud floating on the surface of the water.
i actually saw people trying to fish here – man, how much do you hate your family to feed them your catch?
Edited: May 22nd, 2010
for some reason, this reminds me of la paz in bolivia, on a sunday
Edited: April 21st, 2010
what kind of shenanigans have gone on here i wonder. seems to be a strange place to leave your underwear behind…
Edited: August 31st, 2009
