ACTING Director of Nursing Helen Jones, left, with Manager Operational Services, Kaye Macnamara.
Goondiwindi residents want vandals who smashed $4000 worth of helipad lights at the Goondiwindi Hospital on Friday night to be “named and shamed”.
Goondiwindi Regional Mayor, Cr Graeme Scheu said he understood the community anger.
“I can see why people are filthy and I believe the community has a right to know, especially when it comes to repeat offenders,” he said.
Hospital staff raised the alarm after hearing a “smashing noise” which they assumed was coming from the Bowls Club next door.
But on investigation they found five people - most wearing “hoodies” - smashing helipad lights.
Staff told Goondiwindi Police they believed it was three young boys and two girls.
The juveniles ran off.
The helipad is used for medical emergencies. Just hours before the vandalism, the RACQ CareFlight rescue helicopter landed there to take a 33 year-old man suffering seizures to Toowoomba Base Hospital.
“It can save lives. Heaven forbid that those who smashed will ever need the service, but we know how many patients have been airlifted from the hospital over the years. I’m sure they would be as horrified as us that young people would be so thoughtless,” Cr Scheu said.
Alternative arrangements were made so that patients could airlifted if the need had arisen.
Officer-in-Charge of the Goondiwindi Police Snr-Sgt Richard McIntosh said two 14 year-old boys had been spoken to and dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Under the Act we cannot provide any more information. Investigations are continuing.
Anyone with information should contact the Goondiwindi Police on 4671 7777.
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