Port Lincoln street defaced with explicit graffiti near Grand Tasman Hotel

A video has emerged online over the weekend showing extensive graffiti damage to public property in Port Lincoln.

Vandals have left a street in Port Lincoln covered in explicit graffiti with extensive damage spreading from one side of the road to the other.

A video posted on a community Facebook page over the weekend showed explicit words, including “FTP” (f**k the police), spray painted across a number of buildings, the footpath and skip bins behind the Grand Tasman Hotel.

Social media users were quick to comment on the post with members of the public suspecting the culprit, or culprits to be from Port Augusta, as the town’s postcode, “5700” had also been graffitied.

Vandals have left a street in Port Lincoln covered in explicit graffiti. Picture: Facebook

There is extensive damage spreading from one side of the road to the other. Picture: Facebook

“Pt Augusta kids, your work looks sh*t, go back to your own community and do this sh*t ya lil grubs,” one user said.

“We do not need this kinda art work in our beautiful town, make them clean it up disgraceful behaviour,” another said.

Mayor of Port Lincoln, Diana Mislov told The Advertiser that the graffiti had since been removed and that the Council was working with SA Police to find who did it.

The community have taken to social media to have their feelings heard.. Picture: Facebook

The Advertiser understands that the graffiti spread from a public toilet block at Coles supermarket, to the side of a Freemasons building and parts of the Grand Tasman Hotel property. Picture: Facebook

“It’s disappointing to see graffiti on any community assets, public buildings or privately owned infrastructure,” she said.

“Council is working with SAPOL to see if the offenders have been located, and would encourage those involved to be part of any clean-up process.

“I thank the community for being vigilant, and alerting the Council, who have acted quickly to remove the graffiti on public property”.

The Advertiser understands that the graffiti spread from a public toilet block at Coles supermarket, to the side of a Freemasons building and parts of the Grand Tasman Hotel property.

SA Police said they were responding to multiple separate incidents of graffiti over the weekend.

“Police are investigating after a number of buildings were graffitied over the weekend, anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers,” they said.

The Advertiser has contacted the Grand Tasman Hotel for comment.

Originally published as Port Lincoln street defaced with explicit graffiti near Grand Tasman Hotel