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Cr Jane Erkens with her badly damaged Hyundai at Proston on Sunday afternoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 25, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police are investigating a targeted vandalism attack against South Burnett councillor Jane Erkens.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens, who represents Division 1, said someone entered her Nanango property on Friday night and smeared paint stripper across her private car.<\/p>\n

Every panel of the vehicle was damaged, with the chemical stripping paintwork in places down to bare metal.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> she feared the car could be a write-off as thousands of dollars of damage had occurred.<\/p>\n

The vandal also let down a tyre on the Hyundai sedan, as well as one on her campervan which was parked nearby.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens said the vandal may have been interrupted during the attack.<\/p>\n

Fellow councillors were horrified when they saw the vehicle on Sunday afternoon at Council’s Australia Day awards at Proston, describing the targeting of their colleague as “despicable”.<\/p>\n

Cr Erkens said the worst thing was that she was at home when someone had entered her property.<\/p>\n

She has now had security cameras installed.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information should contact CrimeStoppers anonymously on 1800-333-000.<\/p>\n

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Damage across the bootlid of the Hyundai sedan … every panel, including the roof, was damaged<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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