CCTV cameras are going into new housing projects across Moreton Bay as part of a new council-private partnership.
Moreton Bay council and developers are sharing the installation costs for CCTV cameras going into areas that are being rapidly developed.
Council says this is because there is a greater risk of crime and vandalism due to unoccupied homes and construction sites.
Lennium Group (Lilywood Landings) were the first developers to partner up with council followed by Stockland (Rivermont) and Orchard Property Group (Aire Lilywood).
The three partnerships have delivered 15 CCTV cameras to housing projects at Waraba, which will eventually house 70,000 people.
The developers’ contribution covers CCTV infrastructure like power supply while council covers camera and network installation, configuration and management.
Moreton Bay City now has 2080 cameras, one of the largest CCTV networks for a Queensland council.
Mayor Peter Flannery believes the partnership model will connect new communities and keep them safe.
“Residents deserve to feel secure in their own homes and in public spaces, which is why council is making CCTV a priority across the city including in our newest housing areas,” he says.
“By working with developers to share the cost of providing CCTV, we can ensure public safety infrastructure is installed at the earliest opportunity and for a fraction of a cost to ratepayers.”
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Flannery says the camera should deter crime like vandalism, illegal dumping and anti-social behaviour.
(Residents on the Redcliffe Peninsula, for one, are struggling with hooning drivers on their streets and posting footage of them on social media.)
Council says they were the first council to provide vehicle alerts to police by using licence plate recognition technology in 50+ mobile cameras stationed across the city.
It says that in the 2025-26 financial year, 10,795 real-time alerts were sent to police and that police data say just over 950 dangerous driving cases were reported across Moreton Bay in 2024-25, down 17.5% on the financial year before.
For 2025-26 (up to late May), there were just under 900 reported offences.
Flannery points out that the cameras on their own are not enough.
“When it comes to public safety, the community has an important role to play,” he says.
“We encourage people to report crime to police so they can investigate and enforce the law.”
