By Brendan Rees
An angry resident says he’s fed up with four-wheel-drive vehicles tearing up the track at Narre Warren’s Bayview Park.
George says the park cops a “weekly trashing” by hoons – and has called on Casey Council to fix the issue.
“We taxpayers have spent millions rehabilitating the park and yet every week more damage is done,” he said.
“I don’t know why they let it happen.”
According to George, who did not wish to give his surname, people often broke in via a fence off Brundrett Road.
“I have rung the council several times to no avail and recently tried to report a group of youths breaking down a fence but the receptionist wouldn’t even write down their rego, telling me to call the police,” he said.
He said hoons came dangerously close to gas pipes and communications facilities.
“I can see them from my house … tearing around at night,” George said.
“It looks like only a catastrophic interruption to vital infrastructure in Bayview Park will get Casey council out of their ivory tower to stop the weekly trashing.”
Deputy mayor Rosalie Crestani said senseless damage to the park was frustrating and council was looking at ways to curb the behaviour.
“We’re doing our best at council … the park is very big – we’re trying to look at ways to sort that out.”
She said the recent launch of 1001 steps at the park was one way of reducing anti-social behaviour.
“It tends to be occurring across the city. It’s how can we sort of lock it up to ensure that it has makes it difficult for illegal users to break in.”
Cr Crestani urged residents who had any information to contact council.
