WORKERS were onsite early Tuesday morning after at least three trees were vandalised in Shepparton over the Easter long weekend.
The saplings planted at Victoria Lake Park along the Goulburn Valley Highway have been torn with their wooden stakes also either removed or damaged. At least one has been snapped at the trunk, with its roots still in the ground.
In the past, similar juvenile trees around Shepparton have been specifically targeted and deliberately vandalised by individuals. Earlier reports of such senseless vandalism have found the damage to cost over $450 per tree when taking into account initial watering and formative pruning, with a replacement cost of more than $10,000.
Anyone who witnesses vandalism of trees on Council property, is urged to contact the police.
