WELLINGTON Point residents say locals and visitors are anxious about going to the reserve at night because of intimidating behaviour by hoons.
Allan Sykes said he was intimidated after trying to take a video of a car speeding down Main Street towards the point.
“The car came to a screaming halt and this guy got out and came towards me,” he said.
Mr Sykes said he quickly went into his house to avoid an altercation.
He took the action after police appealed for residents to video and record registration plate numbers of hoons in a bid to stop the dangerous driving.
He said friends from outside Redlands had been warned while barbecuing in the park that their food would be stolen once they had finished cooking it.
Other residents Rudy and Julie Janssen said a couple – who had since moved from Wellington Point – had been shouted and sworn at when they asked a group to stop playing loud music one night.
Cr Wendy Boglary said nothing had changed since she held a meeting with about 120 residents, police and Capalaba MP Don Brown in December.
She said after that meeting she had pushed for council to install cameras to deter those responsible for the anti-social behaviour that had been a long-running problem at the point but a decision was yet to be taken.
“Other councils have installed CCTV cameras in public areas to improve safety but Redland City Council is still working on a policy for such systems,” she said.
A council spokesperson said recent reports of hooning were of concern but were a traffic-related offence dealt with by police.
“Apart from these occasional reports, council does not have any significant evidence that Wellington Point Reserve is unsafe for residents,” the spokesperson said.
They encouraged people to enjoy Wellington Point reserve as often as they could.
“The best way to keep these open spaces safe is to use them.
“Council parks are closed from 10pm to 4am with some being patrolled by security guards.
“Wellington Point is patrolled daily and police address anyone loitering.”
The spokesperson said officers were drafting a policy for the use of security cameras in public spaces.
“A report … will be considered at a general council meeting in the near future.”
To report hooning, phone 13HOON (134 666). Police ask callers to take note of what the vehicle is and looks like, the hooning activity, registration plates and the date, time and location of the activity.