The Breakfast Club of Redcliffe says the Moreton Bay Regional Council needs to do better

A southeast Queensland homeless support agency is appalled by the way it says the council is treating those with nowhere to go.

The Breakfast Club of Redcliffe is not happy with how the Moreton Bay Regional Council is dealing with the homeless.

A southeast Queensland homeless support agency is appalled by the way it says the council is treating those with nowhere to go.

Breakfast Club of Redcliffe chairwoman Ros Thomsen said council employees had been handing out parking tickets and forcing the homeless to move on.

“We are calling you out for the actions of your employees, who have under your direction harassed, bullied and belittled those who have little or no voice in our community,” Ms Thomsen said.

Ms Thomsen, who has worked with the Breakfast Club for 15 years, said people were now scared to come and get a meal or leave their vehicles.

She said council rangers had been at Clontarf’s Pelican Park, handing out tickets and asking people to move their cars.

Council installed signs at the carpark last year restricting use to cars with trailers only.

“Council officers were even at the carpark across the road from the CWA hall where we serve our meals taking photos of vehicles while our guests were with us,” Ms Thomsen said.

Moreton Bay Regional councillor Koliana Winchester (Div 6) would not comment on the claim council staff had asked people to move on.

“If council officers notice that a person might be experiencing homelessness, they offer to help them get in touch with specialised groups like the Department of Housing or the Homelessness Hotline and Breakfast Club,” she said.

It has been 12 months since the council agreed to provide land to the Redcliffe Drop-in Centre for a homeless centre.