Property mogul Allen Caratti-owned Mammoth Contracting has been fined $17,000 after being caught illegally dumping waste on CCTV cameras.
Property mogul Allen Caratti-owned Mammoth Contracting has been fined $17,000 after being caught illegally dumping waste on CCTV cameras.
Mammoth Contracting was fined in Armadale Magistrates' Court over five incidents of illegal dumping on Holmes Road in Southern River, the City of Gosnells said.
CCTV cameras installed by the city recorded four instances of illegal dumping on October 30, 2024 and another incident on November 2, 2024.
East Perth-based Mammoth Contracting was fined $6,000 over two incidents of dumping hazardous items, including tyres and a gas cylinder, according to the city’s statement.
Each of the remaining three offences resulted in a $1,500 fine.
Mammoth Contracting was also ordered to pay the City of Gosnells’ legal fees of $6,500.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission data shows Mr Caratti is the sole owner of Mammoth Contracting.
Gosnells mayor Terresa Lynes said it costed the city about $250,000 a year to clean up dumped rubbish from public land.
“Covert CCTV is proving to be a powerful tool in catching offenders, and this case has resulted in the largest fines and costs we’ve seen so far,” she said.
“During this cost-of-living crisis, when the city is working hard to keep rates low for our residents, this is particularly frustrating.
“This behaviour is unacceptable. We are naming this company because our community deserves to know who is doing the wrong thing.”
Holmes Road is one of the known dumping hot spots the city has targeted in its covert CCTV network.
In November 2024, a 30-year-old man was fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $766 in court costs after illegally dumping rubbish along Holmes Road.
A Huntingdale man pleaded guilty to dumping household rubbish on the same street and was fined $800 in March 2025.
