Acclaimed author Tim Winton has taken aim at the management of the Swan River, saying Perth’s greatest gift is being treated like a sewer.
In a piece written for The West Australian, Winton described the health of the Swan and its adjoining wetlands as a scandal, claiming if it were a financial institution or a football team, its board and CEO would be “dragged from their tower on the Terrace” and sacked.
Yesterday Winton, author of the prizewinning 1992 novel Cloudstreet, visited a favourite fishing spot in Mosman Park that he said was polluted so badly at times that litter was piled waist deep.
“The Swan River has given me a lot in my 50 years, and Cloudstreet is one of those things. I guess I feel obliged to repay the debt and speak up on its behalf,” he said. “It’s painful to think of the river my grandchildren will inherit.”
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