WORK will be carried out this week and next to restore the memorial at Mount Panorama's Brock's Skyline after vandals covered it in graffiti.
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The graffiti was discovered on Tuesday and on Wednesday, the mayor and other Bathurst Regional Council staff visited the site to examine the damage.
Most of the damage was done to the white section of the concrete wall, but there were also black tags on the iconic red lettering that serves as a memorial to the late racing legend Peter Brock.
Mount Panorama Circuit manager director Mark Rayner said graffiti wasn't a common issue around the track and, while graffiti has been found in other areas previously, it was the first time Brock's Skyline was targeted.
Work began on Wednesday to restore the memorial, which might lose some of its messages from fans in the clean-up process.
"The section will be whited out today (Wednesday) and the signage will be repainted next week," Mr Rayner said.
"We will try our best to preserve the messages, but there is no guarantee."
He said the cost of repairs will be minor and there is money in the maintenance budget to cover it.
The incident has been reported to the police.
"It is disappointing this senseless vandalism has occurred," Mr Rayner said.
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Mayor Bobby Bourke labelled the vandals' actions "disgraceful" and said he is hopeful cameras around Mount Panorama will help identify the people who have graffitied Brock's Skyline.
"It's just disgraceful that these hooligans have targeted the Brock's Skyline. We've just done a lot up to that area with the walkway," he said.
"This time there is cameras that we're looking at that we have placed around there and if we can catch these fellows, then the full brunt of the law should come down on them."
He has also urged people in the community who might have information about the incident to come forward, or for the vandals themselves to own up to their actions.
While there are cameras at Mount Panorama, they are generally used during race events for official purposes.
Cr Bourke is open to the idea of more cameras being installed for security purposes, to ensure that if incidents like this occur in future, the culprits can be easily identified and penalised accordingly.
"We need to protect the Mount as best we can from vandals and we'll continue to do that," he said.
"If it's a bit more funding, then we'll have to do it."
Mr Rayner said any incidents of graffiti should be reported to council by calling 6333 6111.
