Myrtle Bank townhouse project on Culross Ave defaced in graffiti raid
Concrete appeared where trees and landscaping were supposed to go at a Myrtle Bank townhouse development. Now vandals have spray-painted green trees on the concrete.
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Vandals have defaced a Myrtle Bank townhouse development after it emerged the developer was under investigation for allegedly breaching planning approvals.
Several images of trees were spray-painted on the boundary wall of the Culross Ave property sometime this week.
The Advertiser revealed on March 18 that Unley Council, following complaints from neighbours, had taken enforcement action against company Civecon for allegedly concreting areas of the project that were supposed to be landscaped.
The company also installed a solid boundary wall in contravention of approved plans.
Civecon managing director Ian Day declined to comment about vandalism to the property.
The seven-townhouse development is among a series of higher density projects in Myrtle Bank that have angered existing residents concerned about the loss of old homes and trees.
Unley Mayor Michael Hewitson said there was a lot of angst in the community about loss of mature trees on private land.
But he did not condone the vandalism of the Culross Ave site.
“You can’t just take the law into your own hands and go writing over someone’s property like that,” he said.
“However the frustration as to what is allowed to be approved in this area under the current rules I think is very understandable.”
He said tree cover on council land is shrinking by 2 per cent annually, driven by loss of trees on private land.
