Bayside Council has placed a shipping container at Brighton-Le-Sands, decorated with a mural, to block foreshore views after repeated vandalism. The council aims to deter future vandalism by limiting the desirable waterfront view. They plan to plant two pine trees and install a sign discouraging the improvement of the bay view.
Bayside Council has placed a shipping container at Brighton-Le-Sands, deliberately blocking the foreshore.
To reduce the eyesore, the container has now been decorated with a mural, with plans to also plant two large pine trees.It will also install a sign to "ensure no one benefits from an improved bay view". Council bosses admitted their moves after the vandalism in the beachside suburb, which can carry fines of up to $1 million.
"Council is actively investigating these incidents and has promptly installed a shipping container at the site to block the desired view," it said on Facebook.In 2021, when trees were hacked down with chainsaws to improve views, the council also moved shipping containers to the site "to stop the vandals from gaining their desired water views", Bayside Council said on its website.
VANDALISM SHIPPING CONTAINER TREES BAY VIEWS COUNCIL
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