Community outrage at crime in Wellington, a lack of job opportunities and closed businesses has brought A Current Affair to the town's doorstep.
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Filming began yesterday, covering a town meeting last night and will continue today.
Local residents voiced their frustration to the media on the heels of another series of events to be discussed by council in their extraordinary meeting.
On Tuesday afternoon it is understood a group of young people entered the library and began throwing books around and causing a disturbance. One staff member was spat at on while asking them to leave. That night a resident had their windscreen smashed while driving past the skate park, and on Wednesday night a window of the Palki restaurant was also smashed.
Mayor Rod Buhr said council would be discussing the future of the skate park as well as the incident at the library which has suffered from previous vandalism.
"We will also discuss the possible use of council-funded additional police," he said.
"This is absolutely trashing the reputation of this town. People will stop stopping here and that is absolutely the last thing we can afford to have.
"Many people are quite rightfully saying why beautify the CBD if a) it is trashed and b) people won't stop here because it is too dangerous."
The council meeting takes place on August 12.
Locals who spoke to A Current Affair said they thought long and hard before getting the media involved, but that they hoped it would get their concerns out there and encourage more ideas to bring about change.
As A Current Affair met at his house, local Ron Goninan said "the idea behind all of this is not to bash Wellington and get Wellington a bad name. It's not to bash Gungie, WINS, police, but to share ideas".
"Our concern is not just ice, rock-throwing and crimes, we would like our community spirit and pride," Mr Goninan said. "There are some people who want to see change from a grassroots level."
He said one girl had suggested locals patrol the streets at night.
"Drive around and not drive these kids off the street, but simply observe," he said. "If need be we could make a witness statement."
The group said they also wanted to see morale boosted in the town through events that helped others and restored values.
