A group of teenagers are believed to have used their scooters to vandalise a war memorial just a week before Anzac Day.

Locals believe the group damaged the $22million memorial with scooters which they used as hammers, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.

The Rowan Robinson Park, in northern New South Wales, was revealed earlier this year and was named after fallen soldier who lost his life serving in Afghanistan on his second tour in June 2011.

A group of teenagers have used their scooters to vandalise a Tweed Heads, in New South Wales, war memorial at a park (pictured) just a week before Anzac Day

Tiles were chipped off the cenotaph at The Rowan Robinson Park, named after the fallen soldier, (pictured) earlier this week in a 'cowardly' act

Tweed Shire Councillor Pryce Allsop told the publication the act was 'cowardly'.

'It only takes a couple of low life scumbags to wreak havoc,' he said.

'I was there not long ago and a person particularly went out of their way to say "you need to put in these lumps to stop the skaters riding them".

'Apart from the disrespect, this vandalism is disappointing as it may affect the type of community infrastructure we install across the Tweed in the future.'

Hundreds of disappointed people took to social media to share their disgust in the vandalism with one person claiming to have seen it take place.

'I saw a group of five guys skating on this the weekend before last and on the seats,' they wrote.

The NSW council revealed the new memorial, which was named after Rowan Robinson (funeral pictured) who died in Afghanistan 2011, earlier this year ready for Anzac Day services

'They rubbed surfboard wax over all the edges of the stage area.'

The NSW council revealed the new memorial earlier in the year ready for Anzac Day services on Wednesday next week.



'This project is all about protecting and preserving what is good about the Kingscliff community while at the same time creating a space that will help define its future,' Tweed Shire Council Manager Recreation Services Stewart Brawley previously said.

'(It) is not about honouring war, it is about honouring the life of a young local lad who lost his life after serving his country and his connection to Kingscliff.'