It took only a day for Thornton’s new community garden to fall victim to grubs – but not grubs of the insect variety.
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A Victa lawnmower, air blower, drinks fridge and a bunch of brand new yard tools were stolen from The Paddock, which is run by Thornton’s Church of Christ community, on the weekend.
The thieves were so desperate to steal the valuable items that they tore the door off the storage shed, which had been secured with a heavy-duty coded padlock.
It’s disappointing, to say the least, that this worthwhile community project was targeted only a day after its official opening. And it adds to the tally of destructive acts that have been committed against innocent victims across the Hunter in recent days.
Cars, businesses and homes across three Maitland suburbs were vandalised with graffiti in the early hours of Tuesday morning and plants at another community garden in Newcastle were callously poisoned on Wednesday.
But it hasn’t put a dint in the resolve of people like Thornton Church of Christ pastor Damien Parks, who co-led the establishment of The Paddock.
The positivity of Mr Parks shows that his group won’t be beaten by destructive vandals and thieves.
He wanted to make it clear that his church community might have been disappointed by the theft, but they weren’t discouraged.
But it appears that the moral compasses of some people in this community need recalibrating.
Incidents like this make you wonder why some people feel they have the right to damage things that are significant to others, all for the sake of money or destruction.
