Hume City Council is doubling its efforts to stamp out rubbish dumping on local streets through a name and shame community awareness campaign.
The move comes as part of the Dob in a Dumper campaign that's been reinforcing Council's stance on rubbish behaviour by encouraging locals to report dumpers to council and cracking down strong on offenders.
In an effort to deter potential offenders, we'll be rolling out weekly posts on our social media and digital platforms that name and shame those that have already been caught and prosecuted.
By showing real vision of real, everyday people doing the wrong thing we are sending the message that you could be caught anywhere, anytime, and the penalties are real.
On top of putting the power back in the Hume community's hands to be able to Dob in a Dumper, naming and shaming has restored the belief that offenders are being held accountable for destroying their hometowns.
An increased investment in CCTV in the 2024/25 budget has been critical in catching more illegal dumpers in the act and holding them accountable.
Importantly, this investment will go a long way to decreasing the more than $5 million of ratepayers money being spent every year on cleaning up illegally dumped rubbish and reinvesting it back into the Hume community.
To join Council's fight against dumping, you can Dob in a Dumper by:
Calling 9205 2200 and select option 4
Using the Snap Send Solve app: snapsendsolve.com
Quotes attributable to Hume City Mayor, Councillor Jarrod Bell:
"We're as sick of seeing illegal dumping in our streets as residents, and it was time we took the necessary measures to show just how fed up we are.
We hear the complaints, but the fact is it's not Council dumping rubbish in our streets, it's community members, businesses, friends and neighbours – and it's time they get called out for destroying our community and costing ratepayers money.
The message is clear – if you think it would be embarrassing to be identified as a dumper, that should show you it's not on. We are determined to hold people accountable"
