THE ANTICS of "absolute grubs" who have swiped copper pipes, stripped bathrooms and stolen taps from sports grounds and the local surf club have gone down like a lead balloon with Swansea residents. Login or signup to continue reading The 'old boys' at Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club had rigged up showers for Nippers and members, only to find this week that someone has stolen the shower heads. Club secretary and director Katrina Pastourmoglou said it was disappointing that some people felt they could take what was not theirs.
"It's not even the cost or the money, it's just like, why?" she said. "There's no showers now for the children, and we're too scared to redo them because they're going to take them again. "We've got beautiful volunteers that try to do stuff, and then you've got people who take shit, it's just disgusting isn't it?" The surf club is not the only venue that has had a visit from the copper crooks.
A Lake Macquarie council spokesman told the Newcastle Herald it was aware of at least eight incidents between May and July where copper pipe work or taps had been stolen. As recently as July 2, copper pipe work was stolen from the fish cleaning table at Birriban Reserve, Coal Point. "We are concerned about any incidents of illegal and antisocial behaviour in our community," the council spokesman said.
"These actions directly impact public use of our city's sports facilities. "We'd encourage anyone who witnesses incidents like those outlined above to get in to.
