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Illawarra beaches have received a glowing report card from the state government. <\/p>\n
Enjoying Wollongong City beach all to himself, William Horspool 4 of Mount Saint Thomas. Picture: ANDY ZAKELI <\/p>\n
Illawarra beaches have received a glowing report card from the state government, with almost every beach in the region praised for its cleanliness. <\/p>\n
The latest State of the Beaches report from Beachwatch, ranking 249 beaches around the state, rated 20 of the Illawarras 21 beaches as good or very good for cleanliness. <\/p>\n
Only the Entrance Lagoon Beach was rated as poor'. <\/p>\n
The Beachwatch 2013-14 report rated ocean beaches, estuarine beaches and lagoon or lake swimming spots.<\/p>\n
Overall, 83 per cent of all swimming locations were graded very good or good compared to 81 per cent in 2012-13; 97 per cent of ocean beaches were ranked in the top two categories; and 71 per cent of estuarine beaches were ranked highlycompared to 67 per cent in the last report. <\/p>\n
According to Beachwatch, some of the cleanest beaches in the Illawarra include Stanwell Park, Austinmer, Woonona, Warilla, Shellharbour, Seven Mile Beach and Werri Beach. <\/p>\n
Each beach was placed in the lowest category for microbial presence, meaning swimmers have less than a one per cent chance of contracting gastrointestinal illnessand less than 0.3 per cent chance of contracting fever and rashfrom using those beaches. <\/p>\n
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