Eden Police have charged a 15-year-old male with five charges following incidents at Eden Gardens Country Club and nearby residential properties on Monday evening.
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The youth has been charged with malicious damage and four charges of intimidation.
He was bailed to appear at Eden Local Court on March 3.
Eden Gardens Country Club manager John Hurst claimed that vandalism at the club was an ongoing problem.
Mr Hurst said there was another incident at the club late last week.
On that occasion Mr Hurst said rocks were thrown through five windows overlooking the bowling greens and one window in the poker machine area was significantly cracked.
“We’ve had about 30 windows broken in the last six months," Mr Hurst said.
"The time before this, a post was pulled out of the ground, complete with a cement base, and rammed into the pro shop, so it’s not just kids mucking around,” he said.
Mr Hurst said that the public may not be aware of the problem because the windows are usually fixed by the time people arrive for their games.
“This is a community asset, and the club itself it not travelling real well, so these attacks are just draining the funds further," he said.
“Next time it happens we will just board up the windows.”
Mr Hurst said there were CCTV cameras installed both inside and outside the club.
Police said last week's vandalism attack, which occurred sometimes after 2am last Friday, caused damage estimated at more than $2500.
They are also investigating that incident and another involving a car.
Police said on Saturday night a vehicle was left parked at the club when unknown persons obtained a metal golf tee from the golfing greens and caused damage to it.
Please contact police if you have any information regarding either of these incidents.