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Dire warning as fatbergs hit closer to home

Premium Content Dire warning as fatbergs hit closer to home

News The state’s largest utilities company has urged Queenslanders not to flush...

One-tonne ‘rag ball’ pulled from sewage treatment plant

Premium Content One-tonne ‘rag ball’ pulled from sewage treatment plant

Offbeat It took four plant operators, five hours with pitch forks.

500kg ragball in sewer thanks to toilet paper panic

Premium Content 500kg ragball in sewer thanks to toilet paper panic

News Toilet paper alternatives behind jump in sewer blocks

GROSS! The giant fatbergs lurking in our sewers

Premium Content GROSS! The giant fatbergs lurking in our sewers

Environment Hundreds of fatbergs cleared from sewers each year.

Melbourne under attack from subterranean ‘fatbergs’

Premium Content Melbourne under attack from subterranean ‘fatbergs’

News Beneath the city’s streets lurk enormous masses of oils and fats

Fatbergs are brewing under Brisbane's streets

Fatbergs are brewing under Brisbane's streets

Offbeat A titanic plumbing problem is brewing under Brisbane’s streets.