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Graffiti Removal Information CITY OF WHITEHORSE Acknowledgement of Country In the spirit of reconciliation, Whitehorse City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners of the land now known as Whitehorse and pays respects to its elders past and present. Contacting Council Postal Address: Whitehorse City Council Locked Bag 2 Nunawading Delivery Centre 3131 Telephone: 9262 6333 Fax: 9262 6490 TTY: 9262 6325 (Service for deaf or hearing impaired people) TIS: 131 450 (Telephone Interpreter Service. Call and ask to be connected to Whitehorse City Council) Email: [email protected] Website: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au Service Centres: Whitehorse Civic Centre 379-397 Whitehorse Road Nunawading 3131 Box Hill Service Centre Box Hill Town Hall 1022 Whitehorse Road Box Hill 3128 Forest Hill Service Centre Shop 275 Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre Canterbury Road Forest Hill 3131 Sustainable and Proud of It This publication is printed on 100% recycled paper Publication no. 191107007/2014 Prevention You can minimise graffiti by reviewing the design and maintenance of your building and fences. Large blank walls or fences attract the most graffiti, so it is best to avoid these, or use some of the ideas below to make these areas less of a target for graffiti. • Use fast growing vines or bushes to cover the wall. Growing spiky or bushy plants can reduce access to the wall; • Use sensor lighting or keep the area well lit at night; • Use darker colours rather than light colours; • Use textured or rough surfaces; • Use high density, lower absorbency materials such as hard-burnt bricks; • Break up larger surfaces into smaller panels; and • Use a fence to prevent access to a large blank wall. Poorly kept buildings tend to attract graffiti vandals. Graffiti attracts more graffiti. Prompt removal and property upkeep can help reduce graffiti Reporting graffiti vandalism When a crime is in progress, call the police on 000. Contact your local police station to report graffiti that has already occurred: • Box Hill Police Station – (ph) 9890 1376 • Burwood Police Station – (ph) 9888 8377 • Nunawading Police Station – (ph) 9871 4111 Please don’t attempt to confront the graffiti vandal. You may wish to keep documentation of the costs incurred to remove graffiti and regain the original condition of the building for insurance purposes or to claim restitution through the courts. For more information, please call Customer Service on 9262 6333 or visit www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE REPEAT ATTACKS OF ILLEGAL GRAFFITI
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Graffiti Removal Information
CITY OF WHITEHORSE
Acknowledgement of CountryIn the spirit of reconciliation, Whitehorse City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners of the land now known as Whitehorse and pays respects to its elders past and present.
Contacting Council
Postal Address:Whitehorse City Council Locked Bag 2Nunawading Delivery Centre 3131Telephone: 9262 6333Fax: 9262 6490TTY: 9262 6325 (Service for deaf or hearing impaired people)TIS: 131 450 (Telephone Interpreter Service. Call and ask to be connected to Whitehorse City Council)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Service Centres:Whitehorse Civic Centre379-397 Whitehorse RoadNunawading 3131
Box Hill Service CentreBox Hill Town Hall1022 Whitehorse RoadBox Hill 3128
Forest Hill Service CentreShop 275Forest Hill Chase Shopping CentreCanterbury RoadForest Hill 3131
Sustainable and Proud of ItThis publication is printed on 100% recycled paper
Publication no. 191107007/2014
PreventionYou can minimise graffiti by reviewing the design and maintenance of your building and fences. Large blank walls or fences attract the most graffiti, so it is best to avoid these, or use some of the ideas below to make these areas less of a target for graffiti.
• Use fast growing vines or bushes to cover the wall. Growing spiky or bushy plants can reduce access to the wall;
• Use sensor lighting or keep the area well lit at night;
• Use darker colours rather than light colours;
• Use textured or rough surfaces;
• Use high density, lower absorbency materials such as hard-burnt bricks;
• Break up larger surfaces into smaller panels; and
• Use a fence to prevent access to a large blank wall.
Poorly kept buildings tend to attract graffiti vandals.Graffiti attracts more graffiti. Prompt removal and property upkeep can help reduce graffiti
Reporting graffiti vandalism
When a crime is in progress, call the police on 000. Contact your local police station to report graffiti that has already occurred:
• Box Hill Police Station – (ph) 9890 1376
• Burwood Police Station – (ph) 9888 8377
• Nunawading Police Station – (ph) 9871 4111
Please don’t attempt to confront the graffiti vandal.
You may wish to keep documentation of the costs incurred to remove graffiti and regain the original condition of the building for insurance purposes or to claim restitution through the courts.
For more information, please call Customer Service on 9262 6333 or visit www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au
REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI WITHIN24 TO 48 HOURS IS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE REPEAT ATTACKS OF ILLEGAL GRAFFITI
Who is responsible forremoving graffiti?The owner of the property is responsible for removing graffiti; however, Council can provide them with free graffiti removal kits. Upon request, Council will remove graffiti from private properties if consent is granted by the property owner.
Graffiti Removal
Always remove or repaint over graffiti as soon as possible. The sooner you remove graffiti the easier it is to remove, as the paint has had less time to be absorbed into the structure. Fast removal (within 24 hours) lessens the exposure time of the graffiti and can deter graffiti vandals from ‘retagging’. Research shows that the best way to discourage repeat attacks of graffiti is to remove it as soon as it becomes visible. It is best to get advice before attempting to remove graffiti.
Graffiti Kits
Council can assist by providing graffiti removal kits and/or paint. For more information, call 9262 6333.
Maintenance
Council’s maintenance staff remove graffiti on Council’s assets within 24 to 48 hours.
AUSGAR – Graffiti Database
Council has a computer software package called the Australian Graffiti Register, which is essentially an intelligence-gathering tool to store records and digital images of every reported incidence of graffiti.
Community Corrections Services Work Crews
Council uses supervised teams to carry out clean-up duties as part of their community service.
What is Graffiti?Graffiti vandalism involves marking another person’s property without their consent. Common methods include spray painting, felt-tipped pens and etching on glass.
Graffiti takes two main forms: ‘tags’ and ‘pieces’. Tags are usually quick scrawls depicting the initials or nickname of the person responsible. Pieces are sometimes likened to a mural.
* These standards may be modified based on departmental business and legislative requirements.
Impact on the CommunityGraffiti vandalism has many negative affects on the community including:
• Cost to Whitehorse City Council, businesses, residents and government agencies in graffiti removal;
• Reduction in the perception of safety of an area, with flow-on social and economic effects when people are deterred from going to an area as a result of graffiti vandalism;
• Reduction in the visual amenity of an area.
Graffiti Clean Up andRemoval ProgramWhile the City of Whitehorse does not have a widespread graffiti problem, graffiti does have a detrimental effect on the appearance of our neighbourhoods and businesses. By putting in measures to deter, detect and to help clean up the damage caused, Council is taking a pro-active approach to tackling this problem.
