Moorabool council has expressed disappointment at vandalism in the shire, costing ratepayers tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Recently, a newly-laid footpath along the Werribee River towards McGrath St, in Bacchus Marsh, was graffitied.
Moorabool mayor Rod Ward said incidents like this cause more work and expense for council “which is very frustrating.”
“Through our capital improvement program, our major projects and our storm recovery work, we are providing better infrastructure to the community, so to have incidents like this occur and ruin the good
work is very disheartening and costly,” he said.
Council is still assessing how much it will cost to fix the damaged path.
Council said across the shire, damage to paths, public buildings such as toilets, and other council assets costs council, and ultimately ratepayers, tens of thousands of dollars.
Cr Ward urged the community to report any incidents of damage to Council, or to Crimestoppers on 1800 333 00.
