Bad River: Rafting the most most polluted river in Australia

Beau Miles desends the sickly orage Queen river, considered the most polluted river in Australia

Deep within a midlife adventure crisis, I find myself in Tasmania, about to descend a sickly orange, biologically dead river the locals call pumpkin soup. Seeking out places that aren’t always the prettiest, wildest or biggest, the Queen river, after 100 years of runoff from a mine, is considered the most polluted river in Australia.

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Beau Miles desends the sickly orage Queen river, considered the most polluted river in Australia
Filmmaker: Beau Miles
Nature, Water