Motorbike hoon charged over Montagu Bay Primary oval incident

Police have accused an 18-year-old of destroying a primary school oval in Hobart with a motorbike.

UPDATE: Charges have been laid after a Hobart primary school oval was torn up by hoons.

Police allege an 18-year-old Rokeby man was hooning and riding an unregistered motorcycle on Montagu Bay Primary School’s oval in late March.

Videos of the alleged incident circulated social media this week, drawing the ire of the community.

Officers thanked the public for the information provided in relation to the incident.

Police encouraged people to continue to report information, dash camera footage and other video footage relating to poor driving behaviour on Tasmanian roads and public places.

Tips and video can be shared with police at police.tas.gov.au/report or calling 131 44 or Crime Stoppers.

‘Utter grub behaviour’: Hoons destroy Hobart school oval

INITIAL: A video making the rounds on social media has shown the destruction of a Hobart primary school oval by a pair of motorbike vandals tearing up the turf, much to the anger of community members.

The video believed to have been shared by one of the riders boasting of their work, shows a rider performing doughnuts and driving rings on a part of Montagu Bay Primary School’s oval, shredding up grass and turf and leaving visible grooves in the ground.

A video circulating on social media shows a man on a motorbike damaging a primary school oval. Picture: supplied.

While the video appeared during the school holiday period, many people expressed their disappointment at the “selfish” actions of the pair, which would leave children without a place to play.

“Yeah, never mind the kids who were going to play their rugby league or soccer on the field ay [sic],” one commented said, on the post which was shared on Facebook page Dashcams Tasmania.

“Those grounds aren’t just grass on dirt, they’re specialised turf for sports, makes me so angry.”

Montagu Bay Primary School oval. Picture: supplied

Another person described it as “utter grub behaviour” to destroy a community asset.

Tasmania Police on Thursday morning confirmed the incident had not yet been reported to them.

A spokesperson for the Department for Education, Children and Young People said a groundskeeper had attended the oval on Thursday and could not see any damage, leading them to believe the incident may have occurred earlier.