High-tech surveillance cameras revealed in rich-lister suburb
The well-heeled residents in this leafy Brisbane suburb include Clive Palmer and Bevan Slattery. Now there’s been a move to protect the safety of the cashed-up occupants.
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High-tech surveillance cameras with facial and vehicle recognition have appeared in an up-market Brisbane street where homeowners include the state’s wealthiest business people.
Two 24-hour Spectur solar-powered 4G camera systems have been installed on the nature strip either end of a leafy Fig Tree Pocket boulevard that features multimillion-dollar homes with tennis courts, lakes and swimming pools.
Among the homeowners in the street are Clive Palmer, his son Michael and tech guru Bevan Slattery.
Both Brisbane City Council and the Transport Department say they are not aware of the reasons the cameras have been installed outside the fence line of the private residences.
Mr Slattery declined to comment while comment has been sought from Mr Palmer.
A Queensland police spokesperson said they were not aware of any significant crime on the street over the last six months. There was a break and enter in the street in June which resulted in three people being charged.
A spokesman for Spectur, a Sydney-based security company, declined to comment on the identity of his clients referring The Courier-Mail to the company’s website.
According to the website, the Spectur security cameras provide 24/7 remote monitoring of construction sites, larger area perimeters and remote properties.
The camera’s features include remote access via a smart phone, spoken pre-recorded motion warnings to frighten intruders off and an “artificial intelligence engine” for advanced people and vehicle recognition.
Mr Palmer is spending millions buying out his neighbours in blue-ribbon Fig Tree Pocket, with his most recent deal seeing him hand over $5 million to secure a massive 12,100 sq m block. Michael Palmer bought the home next door to Mr Slattery on the street for $5.1 million in July 2018. He also owns a neighbouring 3,430sq m property that he’d bought for $1.85 million in January 2016.
