Two wheeled pests
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LOCAL sporting bodies would have been appalled on Thursday afternoon when three young males were tearing about — and tearing up — the Glanmire Oval sporting fields on a trail bike. The three, who witnesses said were ‘not kids’ and did not appear to be local — arrived in an old white van, removed the motorcycle and began performing wheel stands and high speed runs backwards and forwards across the oval. Sometimes they were doing their tricks with two on board. Making the two wheeled vandalism worse was the fact that the trio arrived shortly after some heavy rain had fallen. It was inevitable that hostile nearby residents would call the police and the intruders were caught in the act. After a sheepish discussion with police they loaded their bike and left in their van for destinations unknown. It was not immediately known if they were facing charges. Trail bikes are a constant pest in urban areas but this one was taken to a whole new level.
Lights, cameras, action!
WHEN Tidy Towns goes ahead with the proposed ‘book ends’ treatment of the Lithgow Library western wall — which seems extremely likely — it will be important to take some pre emptive action to protect the project from vandals. It will be essential to seriously improve the lighting in Burns Lane and install CCTV coverage. Burns Lane is one of the gloomiest thoroughfares in the Lithgow CBD and already demands new lighting anyway so sooner rather than later would be a nice idea.
Desperation
OK. Own up! Who stole the poo bags and dispensers from the dog run at Lake Wallace? They’re not sandwich bags you know.
Those priorities
PRIORITIES are clearly a matter of personal choice but we have to wonder about the priorities of some major media outlets. Auburn Council is clearly in trouble and reportedly about to be sacked for alleged irregularities. That’s the real story but every time it emerges the media concentration returns to the lavish (to put it mildly) wedding of the council’s deputy mayor (who was suspended yesterday to join a very exclusive club). Now it will be the same with the Sydney Roosters with the approach of the new footy season with the concentration of some boozy behaviour by the co-captain at a private (note PRIVATE) gathering on Australia Day. Never would have got an airing except that some dope with an iPhone camera saw an opportunity to make a quick dollar by selling the latest ‘scandal’ to the ever eager media. Boofy blokes behaving badly have always been with us but these days privacy doesn’t exist.
True to form
WE see where those sourpusses on the ratepayers association have had their predictable (and always anonymous) criticism of Lithgow’s Australia Day ceremony. Someone must have told them; if they ever turn up at any public function it would be newsworthy.
Dozens of Arlos
CAN’T say we’ve encountered anyone of that name lately but it seems Arlo has emerged as a popular boys name. In one of those trivia items put out this week by government statisticians we learned that 95 parents not wanting a good old Bill, John or Fred in the family opted for Arlo in NSW last year. Can’t help thinking they might be inflicting some bad puns on the poor kids in years ahead. For some inexplicable reason the majority of the Arlos were registered on the NSW South Coast.