City Beach Shower Facilities re-adjusted for area management
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Published on 17 October 2024
From 19 October the hot water will be turned back on at City Beach public showers.
At the end of September, the Town of Cambridge turned off the hot water in the public showers at City Beach as part of the multi-faceted response to address increased illegal camping in the area. The main impacts of this illegal camping have been an increase in litter and rubbish at City Beach.
Over the past three weeks, the Town has been working to address these issues with the installation of larger capacity 660L bins, increased frequency of bin collections (to daily), increased Ranger patrols, review of CCTV and the issuing of infringements under relevant local laws. These measures appear to have been effective in reducing the number of illegal campers in the area and has enabled the Town to respond to the community’s desires for the hot water to be reinstated. The Town will continue to monitor the situation and as a result, will be able to gauge the impact of the hot showers on illegal camping activity; with those observations able to inform any future decisions on the matter.