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Advocates Blast 'Cruel' Shutdown of Free Homeless Camp
EDQ said it would drop legal action only after the site is empty, as the council moves to end a 21-day homeless camping trial.
- Following threats of legal action from Economic Development Queensland , Moreton Bay Council agreed to close Wyllie Park, a homeless encampment in Petrie. Mayor Peter Flannery confirmed the council would comply with the state's directive.
- EDQ issued a Show Cause Notice to the council on Thursday, labeling the park "illegal" because it fell within the Moreton Bay Central Priority Development Area. The state authority outlined demands including evicting campers once their 21-day registrations expired.
- Resident Ephraim Menzes described the camp as "a bit of therapeutic place," while fellow camper Kieron Tydd from Chinchilla is spending his remaining time at the site enjoying the company of his dog, Deefer.
- Beau Hayward from charity Nourish called temporary motel offers "all smoke and mirrors," while Homelessness Australia chief executive Kate Colvin described the shutdown as "cruel," citing rising homelessness across the country.
- Campers must vacate within 21 days as registrations expire, with the council required to ensure the site remains empty. Moreton Deputy Mayor Jodie Shipway said talks with the state housing minister on future shelters are "progressing well.
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Queensland homeless park shut down by government
A Queensland council has shut down a designated park for rough sleepers at the state government's request.
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Advocates blast ‘cruel’ shutdown of free homeless camp
Kieron Tydd was doing well before the accident. “I’m a hard-working man, highly motivated,” he told AAP, alongside his dog Deefer (d for dog). That was until he was hit by a semi-trailer that left him with a brain injury he wasn’t expected to survive. “My family turned off my life support. They thought I was going to be a vegetable for the rest of my life, but I kept breathing,” he said. The tent camp was set up in August as part of a trial to …
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