{"id":324564,"date":"2022-10-04T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T09:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=324564"},"modified":"2022-10-05T21:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:50:47","slug":"vandals-target-murgon-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/10\/04\/vandals-target-murgon-toilets\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals Target Murgon Toilets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_141928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141928\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-141928\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic-263x163.jpg 263w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160414-murgonvic-269x167.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murgon&#8217;s Visitor Information Centre in Lamb Street fronts the town&#8217;s amenities block, which is the most vandalised in the region &#8230; the SBRC will now install vandal-resistant fittings in the facility in an effort to get on top of the problem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 4, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The public toilets in Murgon&#8217;s QEII Park in Lamb Street have the dubious distinction of being the most vandalised in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent standing committee meeting, South Burnett Regional Council officers detailed the damage vandals have inflicted on the Murgon block over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About 60 soap dispensers replaced<\/li>\n<li>About 20 toilet roll dispensers replaced<\/li>\n<li>Numerous toilet seats replaced<\/li>\n<li>Numerous light bulbs replaced<\/li>\n<li>Stainless steel benches replaced due to damage<\/li>\n<li>Power box damaged and replaced<\/li>\n<li>Tapware replaced in men\u2019s and disability toilets on several occasions<\/li>\n<li>Skylight damaged within 24 hours of installation<\/li>\n<li>Six doors replaced<\/li>\n<li>Main entry gates to the Men\u2019s and Ladies toilets remade twice<\/li>\n<li>Paper towel and toilet paper rolls burnt several times<\/li>\n<li>Numerous deliberate drain blockages<\/li>\n<li>Broken pedestals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As well, the block had to be repainted three times after graffiti attacks, and outdoor staff have had to remove other graffiti on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The block was briefly closed after the most recent attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Council will now install vandal-resistant fixtures and fittings in an effort to bring problems at the site under control.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was told the next most-vandalised public toilets were at Pioneer Park in Nanango.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324577\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324577\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221004vandalism-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLASHBACK: Smashed mirrors and other damage in the QEII Park toilets in Murgon in 2021 (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>SBRC currently manages 42 public toilets in the region, and staff said many of them did not comply with accessibility requirements for people with disabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As well, some of the older facilities may have had asbestos materials used in their construction.<\/p>\n<p>Staff noted that while there was no obligation to ensure retrospective compliance with current standards, there is an obligation &#8211; and a community expectation &#8211; that Council complies with accessibility and safety requirements whenever renovations are undertaken to ensure the region&#8217;s public facilities are safe and accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Council staff will now undertake an audit of all Council-managed toilet facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The inspection program, which will produce a report and a prioritised maintenance program, is expected to take about three months to complete.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Durong will not get a dump point but it will get improved toilet facilities to service passing motorists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Councillors were told that Durong&#8217;s public toilet septic system recently reached the end of its life and required urgent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, the toilet&#8217;s associated trenches had also failed.<\/p>\n<p>This was allowing primary level treated water to gather on the surface, which posed health risks.<\/p>\n<p>To counter this, officers recommended Council install an aerated wastewater treatment system and new trenches.<\/p>\n<p>This would provide a more reliable solution with a greater capacity to manage increasing loads at the facility, and would also be less expensive than installing a new septic system.<\/p>\n<p>The toilets are located on the eastern side of Durong&#8217;s disused tennis courts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Councillors voted to allocate $48,500 to fund the upgrade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the funds will be used to move the tennis court&#8217;s boundary fence as part of the toilet improvements.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the funds were going to be taken from the budget for a planned upgrade of facilities at the Murgon free-stay caravan park, but councillors overruled this.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors also rejected the idea of creating a dump point at Durong because of high servicing costs, which officers believed could be as much as $48,000 a year due to the location.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Council will install a sign to direct caravanners to the South Burnett&#8217;s other 10 free public dump points.<\/p>\n<p>The motions were carried unanimously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The public toilets in Murgon&#8217;s QEII Park in Lamb Street have the dubious distinction of being the most vandalised in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":141928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,16,3],"tags":[1131,150,28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vandals Target Murgon Toilets - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The public toilets in 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