That has proved to be the case for Scone’s Elaine Dargaville.

After months of tension and trouble, the Main Street resident has decided enough is enough.

A dispute that reportedly started after Ms Dargaville’s neighbours conducted a “toxic” burn off eventually escalated to a skinned animal carcass being tossed over her fence.

Now she wants to raise awareness about “unacceptable behaviour” from a minority in town.

“I don’t want to intimidate or blame anyone but I just want people to be aware of what’s acceptable and what’s not,” she said.

“One of the neighbours was performing a burn off for about two weeks and it started getting quite toxic.

“It continued so we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.

“Then we had a skinned carcass thrown into our backyard.

“We called the police but got told it had to go to the RSPCA because of animal cruelty.

“Often we don’t know what’s happening around town because no one wants to rock the boat.

“We can’t allow young people, who are either bored or lack supervision, to terrorise us because it is a lovely community here.

“That’s why we went through the right channels.”

Hunter Valley Local Area Command’s Acting Superintendent Guy Guiana said neighbours needed to respect each other.

“Neighbour disputes can quickly escalate into ugly situations that can get well out of hand and result in criminal charges,” he said.

“People need to be calm and respectful to one another.

“When people are unable to resolve their differences they should seek mediation from an independent third party such as the Community Justice Centre.

“No one wants the misery of constantly fighting with their neighbours.”