Committee calls for vandalism reporting

BARWON Coast is calling on residents to report suspicious gatherings of people after significant and repeated vandalism at Barwon Heads.

Vandal attacks have happened at the Flinders Parade waterfront playground area in Barwon Heads over previous weeks sparking authorities to prompt community members to contact 000 and ask for police.

Barwon Coast and local residents are becoming increasingly concerned at the high level of damage being caused at these gatherings.

“These gatherings have resulted in damage to toilet facilities,” Barwon Coast CEO Gary McPike said.

“There have been doors and mirrors smashed, extensive graffiti and huge amounts of rubbish left in the area including large amounts of broken glass. This is a significant issue being adjacent to a playground.

“Barwon Coast staff and resources are having to be diverted from other critical work to clean up the huge amount of rubbish and damage created at these gatherings. We, and local residents, are fed up with this repeated unsocial and dangerous activity. It needs to stop”.

If you see or hear anything of concern regarding groups of people causing damage on the coast, Victoria Police ask that you call 000 promptly and note down car registrations involved in the activity. This assists Police to respond to this ongoing issue.