'White power': Residents horrified as swastikas and racist graffiti is sprayed on welcome sign and buildings in town

  • Racist graffiti proclaiming 'white power' and swastikas plague Queensland town
  • Bundaberg were horrified at 'asinine and archaic' message defacing their town
  • F*** N*****' and a swastika were painted on the welcome to Bundaberg sign
  • Vandals sprayed  'white power' and two swastikas on prominent intersection

By Sinead Maclaughlin For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:57 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 00:57 EST, 6 February 2017

Racist graffiti proclaiming 'white power' and swastikas have plagued a Queensland town and left locals horrified.

Bundaberg residents woke up on Monday to find the offensive message sprayed onto their welcome sign and on a prominent intersection.  

Gayle McDonald was shocked when she saw the graffitti 'marring the new merge wall' with four of her youngest children in the car.

'I remember saying out loud that it was pathetic,' she told News Mail.  

Racist graffiti proclaiming 'white power' and swastikas have plagued a Queensland town and left locals horrified (Pictured: Graffiti on a busy intersection)

Ms McDonald further called the black spray painted messaged 'asinine and archaic' that made the 'artist' look stupid.

'F*** N*****' and a swastika were painted on the back of the welcome to Bundaberg sign along the Isis Highway.

The same phrase was graffitied onto a property two weeks ago 

'New skid pad' was sprayed on a section of concrete behind fabric store giant Spotlight. 

 The most noticeable scrawls were on an intersection where vandals spray painted 'white power' and two swastikas.

The vandals face up to five years in prison if caught, and can be fined $2438 fine or one year in prison if found in possession of aerosol spray, marker or other instrument which is being used for graffiti.

'It [graffiti] hurts schools and neighbourhoods both visually and economically, Bundaberg Regional Council told News Media.

'It decreases people's feeling of safety, it drains tax dollars, and sends the signal that nobody cares.'

'F*** N*****' and a swastika were painted on the back of the welcome to Bundaberg sign and along this property two weeks ago

'F*** N*****' and a swastika were painted on the back of the welcome to Bundaberg sign along the Isis Highway (Pictured: the front of the sign prior to the graffiti)

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