Environment

Australian town: No bottled water, please!

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Pack some bottled water for the Geo Quiz. You may need to bring your own H2O to our Geo Quiz destination. That’s because this Australian town has just voted to ban bottled water.

Local residents say the move will help the environment, but it could be a problem for the many tourists who visit there. The town is nestled in the mountains west of Sydney, surrounded by a national park. It’s name is an aboriginal word for “Place of Deep Gullies”.

Hikers and bikers pour in all year round. Thousands more come for an annual Scottish Highland festival. The scenery and the quaintness of the town has also attracted a colony of artists.

So what’s the name of this Australian town that’s just banned bottled water?

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Answer: Bundanoon. Lisa Mullins talked with Jon Dee, the man behind the campaign to ban bottled water. Dee is the founder of the advocacy group: “Do Something.”

Jon Dee on Australian tv in 2007: