Court injunction allows rough sleepers to remain at Goodfellows Road

Published 15 August 2025

Attributable to City of Moreton Bay Acting Chief Executive Officer, Matt Anderson:  

Today’s injunction sees rough sleepers able to remain for now at Goodfellows Road, Kallangur.  

Today’s court decision was not a ruling about human rights or the ability for Council to uphold its local laws that prohibit people from illegally camping on Council land, but specifically about whether Council should be able to enforce current compliance notices issued to applicants at the Goodfellows Road site.  

Further to today’s injunction, Basic Rights Queensland, on behalf of 11 individuals, are seeking to take action against City of Moreton Bay through the Supreme Court of Queensland on matters relating to City of Moreton Bay’s repeal of the People Experiencing Homelessness Framework in February 2025, the issuing of compliance notices, and claims Council wrongfully disposed of possessions.  

Today’s injunction was granted to prevent Council from enforcing the current compliance notices against applicants at the Goodfellows Road site.   

Council will comply with the decision of the Court, however it is disappointing to see people still sleeping rough when the Court acknowledged factual discrepancies about other housing options that may be available to the applicants. As a community, we should all be working towards ending homelessness. Bringing this matter to Court does nothing to resolve this issue.   

Council remains focused on helping these individuals get accommodation. It will also continue to actively work with the State Government and reputable service providers to help rough sleepers into appropriate accommodation and deliver practical solutions, while upholding our Local Laws and community expectations of public safety and access to public places for the entire community.  

City of Moreton Bay is committed to working with other levels of government to end homelessness through collaborative solutions with frontline services, housing providers, community groups to deliver immediate and practical real solutions.  

To date, City of Moreton Bay has pulled all available levers to actively combat homelessness including:  

  • Invested $3.7 million, provided the land and built the Peninsula Support Hub, a new home for The Breakfast Club Redcliffe and The Salvation Army  
  • Invested in the Sleep Bus, a mobile service that provides safe, overnight sleep spaces for people sleeping rough  
  • Announced a Queensland first pilot program in partnership with the State Government and Encircle, called HOAP (Homeless Outreach Access Program) 4 Pets, which ultimately provides foster care for pets and reunites individuals with their pets once they have secured housing  
  • Established an on the ground Public Space Liaison Officer program who provides daily support to people experiencing homelessness and refer them to critical services for help  
  • Provided parcels of Council land, one in Morayfield and another in Caboolture, for activation as social, affordable or crisis housing  
  • Waived infrastructure and development fees to attract affordable and social housing  
  • Led the establishment of the City of Moreton Bay Homelessness, Safety and Public Amenity Executive Interagency to collectively work on solutions for City of Moreton Bay alongside the Department of Housing and Public Works, QPS, Queensland Health, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Encircle and The Salvation Army.  

As there is still a legal case involving the 11 applicants who want to remain at Goodfellows Road, Kallangur, Council will not be providing further comment in relation to this matter.  

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