Hunter beaches weekly star ratings

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Rating	Enterococci category (colony forming units per 100ml)	Description
*** * * ***	<41	Good
*** * ***	41–200	Fair
* *	201–500	Poor
*	>500	Bad

Port Stephens Council beaches expand

Hunter Water Corporation monitor 4 swimming sites in the Port Stephens Council area. Samples are collected every sixth day throughout the year.

Sample date is 25 May 2023.
Rainfall in the 24 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00 am): 0 mm (Newcastle)

Swimming site	Site type	Rating	Stars
Zenith Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Box Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Fingal Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
One Mile Beach	Ocean beach	4	****

Newcastle City Council beaches expand

Hunter Water Corporation monitor 7 swimming sites in the Newcastle City Council area. Samples are collected every sixth day throughout the year, and every third day during the swimming season at four ocean beaches (Bar Beach, Merewether Beach, Burwood North Beach and Burwood South Beach).

Sample date is 25 May 2023.
Rainfall in the 24 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00 am): 0 mm (Newcastle)

Swimming site	Site type	Rating	Stars
South Stockton Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Nobbys Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Newcastle Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Bar Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Merewether Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Burwood North Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Burwood South Beach	Ocean beach	4	****

Lake Macquarie Council beaches expand

Hunter Water Corporation monitor 6 swimming sites in the Lake Macquarie Council area. Samples are collected every sixth day throughout the year.

Sample date is 25 May 2023.
Rainfall in the 24 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00 am): 0 mm (Newcastle)

Swimming Site	Site type	Rating	Stars
Glenrock Lagoon Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Dudley Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Redhead Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Blacksmiths Beach	Ocean beach	4	****
Swansea Heads Little Beach	Ocean beach	3	***
Caves Beach	Ocean beach	4	****