Brisbane City Council has cut power to camps at Kurilpa Point Park an Musgrave Park amid safety concerns.
Ruan Kruger says he has spent two years homeless in Brisbane. Brisbane City Council has cut power to two homeless camps in inner city Brisbane.The council refused to say whether it would fix the barbecues.Share article
The council has also disabled the power board which homeless people had been using to charge their phones and other devices. Brisbane City Council city standards chairwoman Sarah Hutton said the power was shut off to maintain community safety. The formerly homeless woman said her organisation had to bring food in containers because the power had been cut off to the barbecue.Supplied: Margarita Aunei-StowersShe said members also had to bring their own torches because the light poles had not worked for months, leaving the homeless in darkness.Photo shows Council workers dismantle a tent
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