On a day when the country stops to remember others, and the sacrifices our troops made and continue to make for us, Lemnos Street residents were extremely disappointed to wake up to vandalism in their street that occurred the night before Anzac Day.
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A Lemnos Street resident was "disgusted and disheartened" to wake up to the damage of her letterbox.
"I like many others took a candle and stood beside my letterbox in the morning at 5.55am but I was horrified to see the damage that had been done to my letterbox.
"After I showed my respects to our troops, and the sun came up, I could see more damage along my street," she said.
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The disgusted resident went for a walk along Lemnos and Tobruk Street and found that several other letterboxes had been damaged.
"Anzac Day means so much to me as I know it does for so many people and for some idiot to do this on a morning that was special and meant to be respectful was certainly disappointing," the resident said.
She said despite the disrespectful scenes, it was heartwarming to see so many candles, wreaths and Australian flags on the day.
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Alanna Tomazin
Alanna is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on education. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at alanna.tomazin@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Alanna is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on education. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at alanna.tomazin@austcommunitymedia.com.au
