Council helps property owners beat graffiti

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Published: 23rd June 2021

Graffiti pack

The Fraser Coast Regional Council has bought 200 kits to help owners remove graffiti.

The kits are part of a new Graffiti Management and Murals Policy that was adopted at the Council meeting today (Wednesday, June 23).

“The kits will encourage property owners to remove graffiti quickly,” Councillor David Lee said.

“The new policy, developed after community consultation, provides a framework for how Council will remove graffiti and create conditions to reduce new graffiti.

“The feedback from residents indicated there was strong community support for the policy objectives and proposed implementation strategies.”

The policy aims to:

To have graffiti removed as quickly as practicable;
To reduce the incidence and visibility of graffiti;
To engage community participation in graffiti removal and prevention;
To develop partnerships with community organisations to assist in graffiti removal and prevention;
To work with the Police, the community and other government agencies in identifying and dealing with graffiti offenders;

A second thrust of the policy is to install more murals in public areas to discourage graffiti.

“Murals have a couple of benefits. They brighten up areas and attract public attention to an area, which may deter graffiti,” Cr Lee said.

“They also show graffiti artists there are better ways to express themselves. There has been a boom in murals around the country on everything from laneway walls to huge grain silos.

“Mural artists are now in demand and painting murals has become a profession.”

Council this year commissioned three murals as part of its beautification and anti-graffiti campaign.

A whale has been painted on the wall of the Repco building that borders the Mary to Bay Rail Trail in Pialba; a mural is being painted on the wall of the Signature Building adjacent to the Torquay Road and a third is being painted on a footpath at Lupton Park in Maryborough.

For more information on the policy or tackling graffiti go to www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/graffiti