Vorster’s safety vow

THE daylight attack of a female jogger on Boxing Day has enraged a councillor who has vowed to overhaul the area in an attempt limit vile attacks.

In a disturbing attack, at 8.15am a man grabbed a 43year-old woman while she on a run along Castello Circuit in Varsity Lakes but she managed to escape. Police said a similar incident had happened at the same park earlier this year.

Robina councillor Hermann Vorster said he would fund crime prevention through environmental design assessments to see how the area could me made safer.

He also said he would seek approval from council to fund a new CCTV camera.

“I was furious when I heard the news,” Cr Vorster said.

“Not in my back yard, if we tolerate this kind of behaviour our reputation is at risk.”

Cr Vorster said the wetland area where the incident happened was also one of the most neglected areas in his division.