Correct me if I’m wrong, but every Australian city (bar Darwin) is located on a river. Rivers tend to be a life source for its city and a focal point of sorts. They’re great for long, chilled-out walks, views of sunset, grabbing drinks and a feed too. No matter in which city, they tend to attract a whole lot of attention. Even opinions about them. Some of these are just strange or outright funny. And you wonder what it was that made this person want to share that with Google and the rest of the world.
Well, whatever their motivation, here’s our pick of some of the best and/or funniest Google reviews of our rivers.
Parramatta River and Port Jackson Bay, Sydney

River Rating
4.5 ⭐️ from 63 reviews (Parramatta River) and 4.3 ⭐️ from 85 reviews
River Reviews
The water of the world is all connected, right?

Understandable from above

Which is it, though?

Hello?

Again, understandable from above

Brisbane River

River Rating
4.3 ⭐️ from 93 reviews
River Reviews
From the descriptive…


To the absurd…


To the informative

There are always gonna be a haters


And those that love it

Nerang River, Gold Coast

River Rating
14 Google reviews
River Reviews
What it’s good for…

What does one need to do to get 5 stars?

This person was amazed, even by the birds and cheese

Swan River, Perth

River Rating
4.6 ⭐️ from 216 reviews
River Reviews
If it wasn’t clear to you…


Jellyfish are bad

Apparently, parking is a problem

But that doesn’t matter because it’s got soul

River Torrens, Adelaide

River Rating
4.6 ⭐️ from 35 reviews
River Reviews

Yarra River, Melbourne

River Rating
4.5 ⭐️ from 233 reviews
River Reviews
Strong opinion on the colour

It’s gotten better, right?

Well, surely it has

Go for the water, stay for the stuff

Can we get this confirmed?

Is it, though?

Must be

River Derwent, Hobart

River Rating
4.4 ⭐️ from 20 reviews
River Reviews


