A TOWNSHIP of homeless people have been moved from their home under the Go Between Bridge amid scenes of havoc.

Not only was the group moved on, they also had many of their belongings taken away to be stored at a Brisbane City Council depot.

It is understood council officers and police arrived at the location about 7.30am and asked the group of about eight people to move on.

Police were forced to subdue a man after he allegedly swore at council officers.

He was taken away from the scene in a police van. Police would not confirm if he had been arrested.

Just before 10am on Thursday, a council truck rolled in and crews began clearing the belongings and throwing them into the truck.

media_camera Homeless people under the Go Between Bridge are being moved on. Pic Mark Calleja

It came to the devastation and anger of three of the campers present who became involved in a heated and emotional vocal altercation with the more than seven police on scene.

“Get your hands off me,” a homeless man named Vernon yelled as he scrambled to save his belongings.

Desperate attempts to save possessions before they are taken by council crews as they clear away those living under the Go Between Bridge. pic.twitter.com/NK95OfkVOq — Leah Kidd (@leah_kidd_) October 19, 2016

Police removed the man from the scene and the clean-up continues.

Dozens of items including blankets, hygiene products, mattresses and boxes were removed from the site.

Shelter groups have been called in to help find new homes for the group.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the people who had been asked to move on had been given fair warning.

“This morning people were asked to move from under the Go Between Bridge in that Kurilpa precinct,” he said.

media_camera Brisbane City Council and Queensland Police clear away the homeless camp underneath the Go Between Bridge

“I could not as Lord Mayor of this city to allow a township to grow at that location under the Go Between Bridge, which of course is the very same location that (French student) Sophie Collombet was murdered.”

Cr Quirk said everyone involved had been offered a new place to stay.

“Everyone was given an opportunity to take possessions as they moved off, in most cases, some form of formalised housing,” he said.

“This has been going on for some weeks, we have had discussions with them, there’s been involvement or agencies and not-for-profit agencies for a smooth transition into housing.”