I have lived in Melbourne for over forty years and have always found the water from the tap is fine. Sometimes a slight Chlorine aroma but absolutely fine to drink, never a problem.

Foxy,

Did you know that about 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

We should call our planet Water, not Earth.

About 2.5% of the water is freshwater and about half of that is locked up in ice sheets (mainly Greenland and Antarctica).

Australia is the world's driest land mass but Australianese have access to 25 times more freshwater per capita than the rest of Asia.

World War 3 might be fought over access to freshwater, particularly between Pakistan, India and China where the 10 major rivers that feed several billion people have their headwaters in the Himalayas.

And here you are whining about having to boil a jug of water. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

pseudo-mouth,

I never said that. This is you trying to put words in my mouth again.

Kudos for trying ........... I like a good laugh.

Mr O,

Please don't put words into my mouth Sir.

I'm actually not whining about anything.
Just merely stating the fact that we don't
drink water straight out of a tap. We
boil it and keep it in jugs for drinking.
We've done that for years. It's no biggie.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself for making
wrong assumptions about people you don't know,
have never met, and never will.

Don't put your own prejudices onto others.
Not a good look!

cont'd ...

My response was to a person who was concerned
about the taste of tap water in his area.
I merely advised him on what we heard on the
media from rural authorities and how to avoid
polluted water.

Chemicals in rural water areas have been a problem
for many decades. Boiling the water is highly
recommended by rural councils.

Mr O,

BTW - a few years ago it was reported that
sewerage treatment plants in some major cities
purified the water and put it back into the
water distribution system. No wonder the
water tasted funny in some areas.
Boiled water is safer and really does not take
much effort.