Hume council candidate Jack Medcraft said he was “disappointed” when he discovered that some of his election campaign signs were vandalised and stolen this month.
In the leadup to this year’s local council elections at the end of this month, candidates across Hume have installed signage across the region.
Mr Medcraft, who has been a long-standing councillor and is running again, said that he was angry to discover that several of his signs had been destroyed.
Mr Medcraft said that two of his election signs were defaced with spray paint – including with vulgar imagery – and three were stolen.
He said that he is opposed to the defacing of election material.
“I just think it’s a blight on society that people can just go out and destroy property that’s been paid for. They don’t have any consequences, and they’re cowards because they usually do it under the cover of darkness,” he said.
Mr Medcraft said that he contacted police to report the offences.
As a replacement for his sabotaged signs, Mr Medcraft said that he planned to invest in a temporary signs.
“I’ve got something planned where I’m going to have a replacement sign put up, but it might be a case of daylight only,” he said.
According to the Local Government Inspectorate, any form of signage vandalism is a matter for local police.
Victoria Police was contacted for comment.
Anyone who witnessed the incidents or has information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
