Sick and tired of careless people dumping hard rubbish in the station’s gravel car park, Metro is stepping up its efforts to catch the litterers.

When the Weekly visited today, a fresh load of mattresses, furniture and couches had been dumped in the car park, infuriating local drivers.

‘‘I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it,’’ passing motorist Peter said. ‘‘There are mountains of furniture, it looked like somebody cleaned out apartments or something.

‘‘It really is probably one of the worst areas in Melbourne.’’

It was not the first time, either. In March, the Weekly reported on the rubbish build-up at the station’s car park after receiving a letter from six-year-old Huntingdale resident, Grace Buckley.

Monash mayor Greg Male responded to Grace’s letter by calling on all Monash residents to report litterers.

Metro leases the car park from VicRoads, and spokesman Chris Whitefield said they were cracking down on people dumping rubbish on their land.

He listed Huntingdale as the top priority on a list of six ‘hot-spot’ rubbish dumping stations, which also includes Clayton, Oakleigh and Carnegie.

‘‘We will not tolerate this blatant disregard for the law, and are talking to other key parties including our cleaning contractors, Victoria Police and the local council about how best to catch ‘dumpers’ in the act,’’ he said.

Metro has a team dedicated to preventing vandalism and rubbish dumping, and he said they have caught five rubbish dumpers across Melbourne this year - four at Huntingdale.

‘‘These people may face fines... of up to $597,’’ he said.

In the meantime, Mr Whitefield said Metro would, once again, shoulder the cost of clearing the rubbish.

‘‘Preventing this disgusting behaviour is where we’re currently focusing our efforts, but we’ll also see what can be done about cleaning up the recent mess left by these reckless, careless individuals.’’