Poodunnit: hunt for source of bacteria contamination that closed popular Gold Coast swimming hole

The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detected

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The hunt is on to find the source of a poo-related bacterial outbreak that has indefinitely closed a popular swimming hole in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The Gold Coast city council closed the Currumbin rock pools on Monday afternoon after detecting elevated levels of enterococci, a bacteria caused by faecal contamination.

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