Signs, seats and lamp posts were graffitied and the park was littered with alcohol bottles, angering residents.
Cathy McDonald from the Friends of the Mckay Gardens Group saw the graffiti and garbage on Saturday 2 October, the morning after the park was vandalised.
She said that while there were often empty alcohol bottles at the gardens, it’s the first time in a while she has seen graffiti at the gardens.
“I think that these vandals think the gardens don’t belong to anybody. It’s annoying because we have put so much work in.
“There are signs in the gardens that say no drinking but obviously people just ignore it.”
Brimbank City Council looks after the gardens while Sunshine Police monitor them every Friday night.
The McKay gardens are more than 100 years old. Mrs. McDonald said that while vandalism is common in Sunshine, it’s important that the history of the gardens is preserved.
“Vandalism isn’t unique to Brimbank, it’s not new. These gardens are important in the history of our community”.
Brimbank City Council has since cleaned up the empty bottles as well as the graffiti.
