The ABC brings word that foul mouthed coaches swearing from leaky two stroke boats at sweaty young athletes might no longer adorn our lake.
- The head of Rowing Australia says elite rowers may have to be permanently relocated from Canberra if closures of Lake Burley Griffin continue to disrupt training.
Athletes are currently in Canberra preparing for the World Championships but have had to stop using Lake Burley Griffin because of blue-green algae.
Anything we can do about it?
(And spare a though for Canberra’s private schools which, in recent years, have been given large chunks of lake front land and have built extensive boat houses now lying idle.)