Bid to spy on rubbish dumpers in Marion Council SECURITY cameras should be installed to combat illegal rubbish dumping throughout the bayside suburbs. That's the view of Marion councillor Jason Veliskou, who will move a motion at tonight's council meeting, (Tuesday, March 26), urging a stronger stance against illegal dumping. Cr Veliskou said this came in the wake of complaints from residents, who are fed up with neighbours dumping rubbish on the streets and leaving it there until it is finally picked up. Cr Veliskou said the council should increase penalties and improve detection, including installing video cameras in known hot-spots. "I understand there would be all sorts of considerations in how video surveillance would be implemented, but that's why I am asking for a report from council about the options available," Cr Veliskou said. If video surveillance is used it would obviously need to be cost-effective, implemented legally and not intrude on the private space of residents. Marion's operational manager Roger Belding said the incidents of illegal dumping had fallen by about 17 per cent to 1191 incidents in 2011/12, down from 1271 reports in 2010. But Cr Veliskou said it remained an issue. "I see examples regularly throughout the city, more recently in Glengowrie of people dumping their rubbish illegally," he said. Residents complain about it and we need to do more to catch the people doing the wrong thing. Mr Belding said the suburbs where illegal rubbish dumping is most prevalent are Edwardstown, Mitchell Park, Oaklands Park, Plympton Park and Ascot Park. He said the maximum penalty for illegally dumping rubbish is $315.