Council spends big on patrolling and monitoring homeless camps

By Aisha Dow
Updated February 24 2017 - 5:13pm, first published 5:03pm
Dozens of homeless people set up camp at Flinders Street Station.  Photo: Jamiee Carstairs
Dozens of homeless people set up camp at Flinders Street Station. Photo: Jamiee Carstairs

The City of Melbourne will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars patrolling homeless camps, following a spike in reports of illegally dumped rubbish and abandoned belongings.

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