Rubbish found near Anstey Hill Recreation Park on private land, state government says

Piles of trash and rubbish have been dumped near a walking trail in Adelaide – but council and state government authorities say the cost of clean-up is with the landowner.

Photos of beautiful views have been obscured by discarded waste near a popular Tea Tree Gully walking track leaving residents “disgusted” and concerned.

However, because the rubbish is on private land, the Department of Environment said the owner must bear the cost of the clean-up.

An anonymous user has shared photos of a recent hike through Anstey Hill Recreation Park to a Tea Tree Gully residents’ Facebook group.

In the post, the author said they had gone up to Anstey Hill “for the first time in a few years” and the hike was still “beautiful”.

“Until we got to the top,” they wrote.

Photos of dumped building materials, household items and more were spotted by an anonymous hiker near Anstey Hill Recreation Park at Tea Tree Gully. Picture: Facebook

Rubbish dumped near Anstey Hill Recreation Park in Tea Tree Gully.

Photos snapped of the view were interspersed with photos of dumped waste – including what some commenters thought could be asbestos.

“That looks like asbestos,” one man wrote.

Commenters flagged the material in this photo could be asbestos, and were concerned it was so close to the trail. Picture: Facebook.

“What the actual f**k? Disgraceful,” another commented.

“They would have had to driven up there to dump it … Disgraceful act that impacts on our community,” a third commenter wrote.

Tea Tree Gully Council and the Department of Environment both said the dumped material was located near Klopper Quarry and trail.

Remnants of a bed were located among the dumped materials. Picture: Facebook.

The department had been notified rubbish had been dumped in Anstey Hill Recreation Park, which is owned and managed by the state government authority.

But after checking they said it was actually placed on private land, outside of the park’s boundary.

The dumped waste was confirmed to be located on private land which borders the Anstey Hill Recreation Park. Picture: Facebook

“National Parks and Wildlife Service staff were made aware of the dumping via social media and were advised of the location, which is on private land not within the park boundary,” the spokesman said.

“In most cases of illegal dumping, whether on private or public land, landowners unfortunately have to bear the cost of the clean-up.”

There is no suggestion the landowner dumped the rubbish.

A spokeswoman for Tea Tree Gully council said they could not comment on the waste dumped near the Anstey Hill trail, but said piles of “litter” found on council land was dealt with individually.

“Council is aware of some illegal dumping from time to time and our field officers always treat every litter pile they come across, on council land, with caution, and uphold the safety of the community paramount,” the spokeswoman said.