{"id":28660,"date":"2024-04-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=28660"},"modified":"2024-04-24T19:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T09:27:52","slug":"damage-to-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/damage-to-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Damage to golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are asking anyone with information about damage on a local golf course to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>The Ballan Golf Course, which is maintained by volunteer members of the Ballan Golf Club, is believed to have been intentionally damaged earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Leading Senior Constable Nicholas Wallace urged Ballan residents, or anyone else who may have witnessed the act of vandalism, to get in touch with police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The third green of the Ballan Golf Course was damaged by vandals some time between Saturday evening and early Sunday morning (13 April \u2013 14 April),&#8221; LSC Wallace said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It appears a person has performed burnouts on the green with a motorcycle, causing significant damage to the surface.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is extremely disappointing, especially considering that the course is maintained tirelessly by hard-working volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If anyone has information on this incident, please contact the Ballan Police Station on 5368 1303.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are asking anyone with information about damage on a local golf course to come forward. 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