Christine Williams wants people to clean up their act. 85287 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI
By XAVIER SMERDON
FOR most people a bit of broken glass on a footpath is nothing more than an eyesore, but for some of Wyndham’s population it can affect their entire day to day life.
Christine Williams has relied on a wheelchair to live her life after she contracted polio, leaving her as what is classed as an incomplete quadriplegic.
“It basically means that all my limbs are disabled in some way,” Ms Williams said.
Her condition has not stopped her from living a busy life, including being a Salvation Army volunteer.
But the amount of broken glass on Wyndham’s footpaths caused by smashed bus shelters and broken bottles can often stop her in her tracks.
“It gets very, very frustrating because I can puncture my tire tubes so easily,” she said.
“It means that I need to call the RACV and wait up to an hour or more for them to come and help me. If the weather is wet or cold you can imagine it is not very fun.
“I think it’s natural to feel very helpless in that kind of situation.”
Ms Williams said she can have a broken glass related puncture up to once a week and has resorted to carrying a broom with her every time she leaves home to sweep the glass out of her way.
“It’s wicked on the part of those people that are doing it,” she said.
“I don’t know how we can get the message across that these people are destroying their environment and making it very difficult for people to live their lives.”
