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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n The worst suburbs for illegal dumping complaints have been listed, as council reveals it rolled out more cameras<\/a> across Brisbane using AI technology to catch offenders.<\/p>\n Illegal dumping costs the city about half a million dollars each year, and on Tuesday it emerged there had been a more than three-fold increase in complaints over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n About 830 complaints were recorded to the end of May, with more than $525,000 in fines issued over that period.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are taking a zero-tolerance approach to dump dodgers,\u201d customer services chair Sarah Hutton told the council chamber on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re cracking down on those people who think they can turn our city into a dumping ground.\u201d<\/p>\n CCTV footage released on Tuesday showed multiple people dumping white goods, beds, mattresses and other materials on the side of Brisbane roads.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Moorooka, Sunnybank Hills, New Farm, Coorparoo and Forest Lake were listed as the suburbs with the most illegal dumping complaints throughout 2026.<\/p>\n Mount Coot-tha (318), Mount Gravatt (125), Richlands (49) and Bald Hills (45) had the highest number of infringement notices and warnings issued during that time.<\/p>\n More than 200 motion-activated CCTV cameras across the city use AI to detect vehicles, number plates, people, and dumped objects and forward this information to council crews.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n About 25 additional cameras were installed in 2026.<\/p>\n New signs have also been erected in dumping hotspots, with messages in English, Arabic, simplified and traditional Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n The Labor opposition said the figures highlighted a discrepancy between how the inner city and outer suburbs were treated.<\/p>\n \u201cCouncil is receiving hundreds of thousands in infringements, yet how many ratepayers would say our streets are getting cleaner?\u201d leader Jared Cassidy said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe LNP\u2019s own data reflects that the outer suburbs are once again most affected.<\/p>\n \u201cCouncil needs to step up this budget and make it affordable and accessible for everyone to properly dispose of rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"CCTV](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8aa49dcdfec1f84de3cbaa0b3aa6d09ce12fc58cbd8a97cd3dbcc99ce0ffc4f1.png\")
CCTV images of a couple allegedly dumping a fridge in Brisbane. Brisbane City Council <\/p>\n