Public amenities audits low
By Kirra Livingstone
COMMUNITY members want the council to clean up its act when it comes to the cleanliness of public toilets in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. A Glass House Mountains resident said over the last six months he had noted a marked decline in the standard of cleaning for local public toilet amenities.
“I travel to many houses a day to work, and I often use public toilets throughout the day,” the local tradesperson said.
“The men’s toilets are always disgusting, particularly in Glass House Mountains, Beerwah and Mooloolah.
“One time, I went to a public toilet and it had faeces smeared on the wall, a week later I went to use the same toilet and was disgusted to see it still there.”
A Sunshine Coast Council spokesperson said Council regularly conduct inspections, indicating 52 audits had been carried out on public amenities in Division 1 and 5 from January 1 to February 14.
“All public amenities are assigned service levels for cleaning and maintenance, which vary depending to their location and frequency of use,” the spokesperson said. “These service levels are subject to change during peak periods, including the festive season, public and school holidays and events.”
The spokesperson confirmed that of the 27 public amenities in Division 1, 34 council audits had been conducted this year. However the 28 public amenities in Division 5 had only received 18 audits to date. For efficiency and time purposes, audits of public amenities are generally conducted by Council staff in conjunction with other works or customer requests which are scheduled in that area at the time,” the spokesperson said.