{"id":182217,"date":"2025-03-04T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=182217"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:38:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T04:38:45","slug":"running-taps-trashed-stalls-devonport-toilets-hit-by-appalling-vandalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=182217","title":{"rendered":"Running taps, trashed stalls: Devonport toilets hit by \u2018appalling\u2019 vandalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A public toilet block in Devonport has been left in a \u2018disgusting state\u2019 by vandals, with images of the mess going viral on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The female toilets at the Formby Road carpark were targeted on Monday afternoon, with toilet paper ripped from dispensers and stuffed into sinks, causing water to overflow onto the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee stains were also found on mirrors and the ceiling, with a local resident who came across the mess describing it as \u201cpretty grim\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe toilets were nearly flooded,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vandalised public toilet block in Devonport. Image \/ Allegra Quilliam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The vandalism has sparked outrage on social media, with many expressing anger and frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat satisfaction do they get out of trashing facilities? They do need to be reported,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toilets were nearly flooded according to a local witness. Image \/ Allegra Quilliam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThis is so sad to see because elderly use a bathroom and could fall over,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Devonport City Council will carry out repairs to clean and fix the damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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