Bilambil Heights, Cabarita hit by vandalism says Tweed Shire Council
The Tweed mayor has been left “disappointed” by several recent acts of community vandalism, costing time and money for ratepayers.
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The Tweed Shire has been hit with a spate of vandalism attacks over the past week, prompting council to undertake timely remediation works in some cases.
According to Tweed Shire Council, 30 macaranga plants were cut down last week in Cabarita in a “serious case of vegetation vandalism”.
The act occurred adjacent to the Cabarita headland, and the council has site assessed the vandalism to be of “medium significance” given the high profile nature of the site.
Tweed Mayor Chris Cherry said she was disappointed to see such a purposeful attack.
“For someone to wilfully damage and vandalise the environment like this is extremely disappointing and something we take very seriously,” she said.
“It takes a long time to establish trees such as these in such exposed conditions where salt and wild and rocky soil conditions prevail.
“To have this happen is a real blow to the surrounding natural beauty and will increase erosion on this site until the plants regrow.”
The council will also be forced to undertake remediation works as a result of the act, including erecting shade cloth around the site, cut branches to use as mulch to limit erosion, secure signs to the fence, and monitor the growth of new macarangas.
It comes as council faced another vandalism hurdle in Bilambil Heights on Tuesday night.
An under-construction playground on the corners of Coral St and Terranora Parade was vandalised with sprayed paint across the site, on the ground and on contractor’s site equipment.
Tweed Shire Council’s acting Parks and Active Communities manager Murray Smith said it was a disheartening attack.
“This vandalism wastes people’s time and costs money to clean up,“ Mr Smith said.
The park was due to open in June.
Anyone with information about either acts of vandalism is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppers.com.au.
To report vandalism in the Tweed community, contact Council on 02 6670 2400.
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