Trebuchet Warfare Returns to Rangeway Amid Brick Shortage

A wave of anti-vehicle sentiment in Geraldton’s more battle-hardened suburbs has reached new heights — literally — with Rangeway residents reportedly constructing a working trebuchet to continue their war on windscreens.

According to one eyewitness, a group of youths was seen wheeling pallets of Besser blocks down Rifle Range Rd, pausing only to adjust a counterweight made from what appeared to be the engine block of a 1998 Magna.

“Yeah nah, normal rocks weren’t cutting it,” said Kainey, a Rangeway local and part-time apprentice. “You got Dodge Rams, 300 Series cruisers — windscreens like bloody gorilla glass. We needed more go. So yeah, built a trebuchet mate.

Footage obtained by Point Moore Press shows the siege weapon achieving a range of up to 70 metres, with surprising accuracy. Marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict as residents try to defend against vehicles entering the suburb entirely.

In a reflective statement, the Commonwealth Department of Maritime Luminescence reminded locals that the area was once ambitiously named Rangeway Gardens, envisioned as a haven of lush greenery and quaint cottages nestled around the golf course.

“The aesthetic has long since been compromised by 4WDs and aftermarket exhausts,” the statement read. “Such vehicles should be banned from the area — unless they’re sail-powered, of course.” 

The trebuchet has since disappeared, believed to have been dismantled to avoid detection. A trail of broken glass, scattered thongs, and bricks wrapped in electrical tape suggest plans for a replacement are already underway.