Pollution from an old northern Queensland mine has turned a creek that feeds a major river into a toxic contamination zone.
Residents around the Walsh River and Jamie Creek, south-west of Cairns and near the township of Watsonville, have been told not to drink, swim or use the water by the Queensland Government.
The government has tested the site and found the Baal Gammon copper mine, which sits next to the creek, has contaminated the waterway.