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Vandals put lives at risk
ONGOING VANDALISM…Glazier Ted Wright hefts the rock that vandals pitched through a school window at Roxby Downs Area School last week. Mr Wright attended the school twice in the first two days of the vacation, while in the second week, Roxby Downs Council staff were called out to safeguard live electrical wires exposed by vandals at the Roxby Downs football oval.
ROXBY DOWNS...Community assets by vandals. have, once again, been the victim of “More than $50,000 a year goes just on school holiday vandals this month. repairing vandalism every year,” But, vandals aren’t just costing the com- municipal works manager David Watson munity money - they’re now risking their told The Monitor. own lives - according to police and “It’s a lot of work, and a lot of wasted Roxby Downs Council. ratepayers’ money. In this case, the The latest spate of vandalism saw more damage is incredibly dangerous and than $2500 damage caused to facilities somebody’s going to get hurt if it at the Roxby Downs football oval and continues.” Lion’s Park. Roxby Downs Area School was another “Once again, the Lion’s Park and town victim of vandalism these school oval has been the victim of serious holidays, with vandalism – the big tradesmen concern here is that replacing two these vandals are It’s a lot of work, and a lot of windows in the playing with live wasted ratepayers’ money first two days of electricity and In this case, the damage is the school someone could get incredibly dangerous and holiays. seriously hurt or somebody’s going to get hurt if it RDAS principal killed,” senior con- continues. Davud Watson Jim Michalanney stable Scott Cheers Municipal Works Manager said that, while told The Monitor. vandalism to “In the early hours school property in of Sunday, July 17, vandals pulled down Roxby Downs is quite low compared to fencing at the Lion’s Park, broke into metropolitan schools, it is an ongoing light tower control boxes at the oval and cost. Mr Michalanney said school ripped out live wiring, smashed light children are warned to stay off school fittings and have sawn through one of premises so that they are not suspects in the braces on the wooden tables at the these crimes. Lion’s Park. “It is an offence to be on school grounds “Police are calling for witnesses, or at certain times of the evening,” snr cst anyone with information, to come for- Cheers said. “We’d ask the community ward and help us with this investigation.” to report any incidents of local vandalism Roxby Downs Council reports costs of or trespass on school grounds by telmore than $1000 a month to repair ephoning Roxby Downs police on 8671 ongoing damage to community facilities 0370.”
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