Rubbish dumpers in Brimbank are feeling the sting of tougher fines and surveillance cameras in rubbish dumping hotspots.
In the past nine months, Brimbank Council has sent out more than $150,000 worth of fines to individuals and businesses caught dumping rubbish in the municipality. Fines ranged from $363 to more than $5000.
Over the same period dumped rubbish collected by Brimbank Council has dropped by 20 per cent.
Changes to Environmental Protection Authority laws, starting in July 2021, resulted in these tougher fines. In some cases fines for litter dumping have more than doubled and there are harsh penalties for matters that go to court.
Council also operates several covert and overt surveillance cameras across Brimbank. Where cameras are installed and enforcement activities undertaken, there is a measurable decrease in dumping and an improvement in overall amenity in the area.
Report it and we can sort it
Residents who come across dumped litter can report this and anonymously report offenders. A simple way is to go online at reportit.brimbank.vic.gov.au and Council will follow up the information provided.
Residents can responsibly get rid of items they no longer need in lots of ways:
- Residents receive one no-charge hard waste collection service on a date that suits them. Additional bookings are available at a cost
- Electric waste like televisions, computers, hard drives, printers, faxes, clean cardboard, paint tins and all types of batteries can be dropped off at Council’s Resource Recovery Centre, in Keilor Park
- Go to brimbank.vic.gov.au to learn.
