As an anti-tourism measure on Anzac Day, council garbage trucks will be used as barriers to beef up security in Newcastle during the days events and services.
Empty buses were used as barriers throughout the city on Australia Day this year, and council say the empty garbage trucks with their design, construction and weight makes them the best available security barrier for Anzac Day.
The trucks will be used to barricade streets around services in Newcastle.
It comes after the state government called on local councils to strengthen security at major events in the wake of overseas terrorist attacks.
The community are being told there will be some delays to kerbside collections throughout next week due to the trucks being out of action most of Monday and Tuesday.
