Queensland Police descend on a Gold Coast park to remove a group of 20 homeless people, after numerous complaints from residents about antisocial behaviour.
Queensland Police has descended on a Gold Coast park to remove about eight tents belonging to a homeless group, after numerous complaints from nearby residents about antisocial behaviour by those camping illegally.The Gold Coast City Council has asked police to help dismantle a homeless camp in SouthportThe park is across from The Spit and close to apartments and the Australia Fair Shopping Centre
Councillor Brooke Patterson said while most people eagerly took up the offer of accommodation, a small number of people had refused. "The other day I was walking through the park and someone just defecated in front of me and walked off," she said."It's been a issue in Southport for a long time." "We have some issues with infection, pests [and] vermin that seems to be coming into the area," he said."We've had a couple of deaths in the group over the past few weeks, who contribute to the conditions they're in, so it's a matter of making sure we get ahead of the game here to reduce issues for these communities."
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