A reward might be offered to find the culprit responsible for driving a car onto the newly-laid surface of Perry Oval and causing major damage.
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Cr Glenn Taylor said he had been told someone drove a car onto the ground on Friday night and performed a series of donuts and burnouts which tore up the turf of the Clinton Street field.
Cr Taylor said police would be notified about the vandalism and he would ask Orange City Council to post a reward to flush out the person responsible.
They are not the sharpest tool in the shed
- Cr Glenn Taylor
He said it appeared the newest work on the field had been targetted.
"Why they would decide to do that is beyond me," he said.
"Council has just spent a heap of money on it.
"Some moron has got in and done donuts and burnouts on the new turf.
"They are not the sharpest tool in the shed. An idiot with the intellect of a dish cloth.
"It appears to have happened on Friday evening."
He said he was contacted by a concerned resident who spotted the damage. Cr Taylor said her community pride was at other end of the spectrum to the vandal.
Cr Taylor said the damage was fairly widespread on the ground.
"It's a pretty significant part of the field," he said.
He said staff would assess the damage on Monday to decide what action to take.
Cr Taylor said the upgrade of Perry Oval had been impressive. "I was only saying the other night at council Perry Oval was looking great," he said.
Cr Taylor said new toilet facilities were due to be installed at the ground.
And he said fencing of the oval, which would make it much harder for a vehicle to get onto the ground again, had been approved as part of council's 2021-22 budget.
He appealed to anyone with information about the person or persons responsible to come forward.
They can contact council, Orange police or call NSW Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
Cr Taylor highlighted the poor state of the ground's facilities last year.
It led to the canteen, change rooms and toilets block being demolished after a report found it was in need of major repair.
The building had not been used since 2013 when it was found to contain asbestos.
An inspection by structural engineers Cook and Roe last year found the building had major issues.
It said the concrete slab was broken and would need fixing, the roof needed replacing, new gutters and downpipes were needed and asbestos needed removal.
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David Fitzsimons
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
