Appeal follows Crocodile Rock vandalism

Vandalism at Crocodile Rock has led the executive committee of the Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association to ask parents to ensure their children know the difference between fun and crime.

The executive reported that four boys, aged between 11 and 14, walked up from the Killcare Surf Club area on a Thursday afternoon in August, carrying cans of paint that had been taken from a house outside Beach Rd.

They took the short cut up from Beach Rd to Patricia Pl before climbing the stairs and heading to the top-most point, allegedly pouring paint over the face of Crocodile Rock.

"And there it is now and for years to come for all to see: a permanent disfigurement," said association treasurer Mr Graeme Anderson.

"These boys, we assume, were locals as they knew the tracks.

"Kids allegedly also stole the hoses being used to water the new grass around the poles at Wagstaffe Hall and used them for sport in Turo Park.

"This made things difficult for Wagstaffe volunteers.

"Police have been notified.

"Parents, please intervene and emphasise the difference between fun, and what is frankly, crime," said Mr Anderson.

Newsletter, 1 Oct 2013

Peta Colebatch, Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association