After 12 stolen cars were seen being taken for joy rides around the regional Queensland city of Mount Isa last week, residents took to Facebook to report sightings and air their concerns.A tourism operator says reports of crime on social media can discourage people from visitingBut as tourist season kicks off, businesses say the social media "rumour mill" is having devastating impacts on visitor numbers.
"Our track record of locating and charging offenders for unlawful use is among the highest in the state," he said.Kylie Rixon, who runs the Sunset Tourist Park in Mount Isa, said the impact of inflated rumours about youth crime was keenly felt at the beginning of the tourist season. "That's our major point — the youth crime out here is mainly opportunistic and if you make it hard for them they will move on."We walk around at night with our dogs and there are police patrols."
bored teens looking for a joy ride The media condemned youth prison but they are really out of control
'let us do our job' 🤔 Sounds like the Mt Isa Police are not doing their job
Having been there, that's not all to put people off.
This is the consequences because of the continued softly, softly approach to youth crime with average Aussies suffering financially . You can use every excuse under the sun to explain why its happening ,meanwhile residents are sick of it
Has anyone asked what cafe owners think about it? cafeowners
If you are on that drive there isn’t anywhere else to stop really. Perhaps other factors are behind this as well.
So the truth and live pictures from a town the police can’t control and it’s social medias fault🤷♂️
And the price of fuel ⛽️ 😞
Grey Nomads are the most disgusting iteration of boomer destructiveness and selfishness, I wish they’d skip my town of Coober Pedy too, they are destroying every bit of pristine Outback with their turds and ways.