By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE community of a Berwick primary school is in udder disbelief after their beloved cow statue was stolen during the school holidays.
“Ingrid”, the life-sized cow, was awarded to Brentwood Park Primary nine years ago after students entered the Dairy Australia exhibit at the Royal Melbourne Show.
Ingrid was stolen from her stall in the school’s fern garden some time during the recent holiday break.
Ingrid had been decorated by Brentwood Primary students, with at least 20 from Grades 5 and 6 giving up recesses and lunchtimes to create “Ingrid’s uniqueness”.
School council member and parent Barb Scott said those who stole Ingrid would have had to enter the school grounds and spotted the cow, or known where it was.
“It’s in a part of the school near the classrooms, near the garden bed, so unless someone knows the school and knows where it is, maybe if people have come in and used the facilities and walk past and seen it …” Ms Scott said.
“It’s a real, life-sized cow … it was pegged down into the ground.
“It’s a bright coloured big cow.”
Ms Scott implored the thieves to return Ingrid.
“It’s very iconic, the kids see it … now that’s its gone it’s like this big bare patch in the garden,” she said.
“To know that kids have decorated it … it means a lot to the school and kids so bring it back, they can just bring it back anonymously.”
To contact Brentwood Park Primary School, ring 9702 2022.
