THE Bullsbrook RSL has been hit by graffiti and vandalism three times in the past month and members are considering taking matters into their own hands, according to president Greg Hughes.
On October 10 the RSL building’s walls, shed and a side fence were tagged with graffiti, followed by a second attack on October 31 where a fence between the car park and a neighbouring property was ripped down and broken into pieces.
The fence has yet to be fixed.
Mr Hughes said on November 6 vandals climbed on to the roof at the front of the Hurd Road building and tagged across the signage and gutters.
“This is always happening on weekends; we get here in the mornings and there it is,” he said.
He said it was upsetting for youths to be targeting the RSL clubhouse and said any vandalism on the plaques at the site would be a sign of great disrespect to the club.
“We do not want vandals coming along and dishonouring the Bullsbrook people whose names are proudly displayed on our walls,” he said.
Senior Sergeant Peter Hayes from Ellenbrook police said he was disappointed at the situation and it appeared that those responsible were targeting particular locations.
Mr Hughes said members were at a loss as to how to combat the increasing vandalism at the club and would not rule out the installation of cameras and increased lighting at the site to catch offenders in the act.
He said he had seen the same graffiti tags at the Bullsbrook Sporting Club, the school and the skate park and that it had to be stopped.
Sgt Hayes said police would increase patrols in the Bullsbrook area now that a pattern of vandalising behaviour had been determined. He said graffiti was a significant problem not just in Bullsbrook but across the whole East Metropolitan district.