Council staff called in to clean up the growing pile of rubbish at Scotts Point

Council officers have been called in to clean up a large mess accumulating near what residents feared was going to become a “tent city” in a popular waterfront park north of Brisbane.

Rubbish piled up at Scotts Point was cleaned up by Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Residents have been complaining for months about a growing number of people camping at Scott’s Point – a popular park at Woody Point, north of Brisbane.

Late last year the number of tents grew from one to six.

A Moreton Bay Regional Council spokesman previously said council was aware of the issue.

“These individuals have been referred to the Department of Housing and Public Works and specialised housing and homelessness services,” the spokesman said.

Residents are not happy with this man who has been camping at Scotts Point for two years.

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On Friday council officers responded to multiple complaints from residents about a growing pile of rubbish in the park.

Rubbish piled up at Scotts Point was cleaned up by Moreton Bay Regional Council.

“A person camped at Scott’s Point was found to have accumulated a large amount of rubbish that was impacting on the amenity of the park, presenting a potential safety risk to other users,” a council spokesman said.

“The person is known to council and was assisted by council officers to identify personal possessions and separate them from the other material, so the personal items could be stored safely.”

Some of the rubbish Moreton Bay Regional Council officers helped clean up on Friday.

The spokesman said when council officers returned at 1pm the homeless person advised he had found somewhere to stay and a friend was coming to help him move.

“His friend did not have the capacity to transport all the personal effects, so with the consent of the person our officers transported the excess items to a council storage facility,” the council spokesman said.

“With his consent, his belonging are being safely stored for his collection whenever he can arrange to do that.”

There is currently no safe place for the homeless on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Plans to build a drop-in centre were quashed last year when the group behind it disbanded.