Queensland vandal who carved 'Jesus saves' into Mount Beerwah on Sunshine Coast ... trends now
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A vandal who crudely defaced the rock face of a protected mountain could be looking at jail time if caught, as authorities work with locals to find the culprit.
The unknown person is believed to have used a power tool to carve 'Jesus saves, just ask him' into the base of Mount Beerwah, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland's Glasshouse Mountains, on the night of May 20 or 21.
National Parks authorities have slammed the 'environmental vandalism', which 'looks clumsy and awful'.
Once found, the culprit could face a fine of up to $431,250 or up to two years in jail under the Nature Conservation Act, and up to $143,750 under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.
Mount Beerwah's local Indigenous community and traditional owners, the
