Graffiti Management
Framework
2012
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Table of contents
1. Background
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1.1. Graffiti defined
3
1.2. Impacts of graffiti
4
1.3. Graffiti management approach
4
2. Aim, Approach, Principles
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2.1. Aim
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2.2. Approach
5
2.3. Principles
5
3. Government Frameworks
6
4. Links with Brimbank’s strategies and frameworks
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5. Existing graffiti programs and projects
10
5.1. Graffiti removal and prevention programs/projects
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5.1.1. Ongoing programs
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5.1.1.1. General graffiti removal program
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5.1.1.2. Community graffiti removal trailer
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5.1.1.3. Fence stencil program
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5.1.1.4. Resident requests for graffiti removal
11
5.1.1.5. Graffiti removal assistance program (GRAP)
12
5.1.2. Projects 2005 - 2012
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5.1.2.1. Sydenham Rail Corridor Stencil Project, 2008 – 2009
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5.1.2.2. Youth engagement projects
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6. Graffiti data profile
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6.1. Data and data sources
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6.2. Socio-demographic profile
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6.3. Graffiti removal
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6.4. Graffiti removal expenditure, 2010/11
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6.5. Findings from Brimbank Safety Audits
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6.6. Property damage
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6.7. Brimbank City Council - 2011 Annual Community Survey
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7. Good Practice Guidelines
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7.1. Engagement
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7.2. Education
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7.3. Elimination
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7.4. Enforcement
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7.5. Evaluation
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8. References
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9. Relevant Documents
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10. Appendix A
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11. Appendix B
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12. Appendix C
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13. Appendix D
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14. Appendix E
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15. Attachment 1
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Figures
Figure 1: Population by Planning Area (2006 and 2010) ........................................... 16
Figure 2: Recorded graffiti incidents in Brimbank by month, Nov 2007 – Nov 2010...... 18
Figure 3: Recorded graffiti incidents in Brimbank by district, Nov 2007 – Nov 2010 ..... 18
Figure 4: Importance of and satisfaction with graffiti management, 2008 – 2011 ........ 21
Tables
Table 1: Proportion of young people in Brimbank and local area districts, 2006........... 17
Table 2: Recorded property damage offences in Brimbank........................................ 20
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Summary
Graffiti management is an important issue for the Brimbank community. The presence of
graffiti in public spaces can affect a person’s sense of cleanliness, amenity and quality of
the physical environment as well as have an impact on perceptions of safety.
With a highly diverse and growing population, the formulation of a graffiti management
framework needs to be sensitive to the needs and situations present within the diverse
communities that make up Brimbank. It also needs to reflect the vision, mission and
values of Council and that of State Government.
The aim of the Graffiti Management Framework 2012 is to protect the rights of property
owners by dealing effectively with those types of graffiti which offend the greater
majority of residents (such as tagging, profanities and hate orientated images) whilst at
the same time retaining the spaces and opportunities for the positive and vibrant
dimensions of aerosol art to emerge within designated areas.
The Graffiti Management Framework 2012 builds on the previous Graffiti Management
Strategy 2006. Like the earlier Strategy, the Graffiti Management Framework 2012 was
informed by feedback from consultations with community members and key Council staff
and data from Council’s annual community survey, Confirm database and other relevant
sources.
In the context of this Framework, Graffiti is defined as to “…write, draw, mark, scratch or
otherwise deface property by any means so that the defacement is not readily removable
by wiping with a dry cloth” (as defined in the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007). Graffiti is
typically written using different mediums such as spray paint, textas, etchings and
usually undertaken without gaining the owner’s prior consent.
Brimbank continues its commitment to graffiti management through application of five
broad frameworks: engagement; education; elimination; enforcement; and evaluation.
Brimbank has placed, and continues to place, a high premium on the relationship
between community pride and the aesthetics and amenity of the community. Rather
than seeking to banish all graffiti from the municipality’s surfaces, the Framework begins
with the idea that high-end aerosol art can contribute positively to the community
aesthetic. As such, the Graffiti Management Framework 2012 places a balance between
reactive (after the event) measures and an evidenced-based ‘preventative’ approach to
addressing graffiti.
The Framework outlines graffiti management across the municipality as it pertains to
Council owned, public and private property. Council is best placed to play a role in the
prevention and removal of graffiti through:
- implementing an efficient process for removal of graffiti from Council assets
- providing support for local private property owners to remove graffiti from their
property
- liaising with other authorities to quickly remove graffiti from their assets
- providing opportunities to engage with local communities such as young people,
local retailers and residents to implement preventative initiatives (such as
aerosol art projects).
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Council’s enforcement activities in relation to graffiti management are governed by the
Victorian Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 and Council’s General Local Law 2008.
The Graffiti Management Framework 2012 is supported by the Brimbank Council Plan
2011-2015 and the Brimbank Community Plan 2009–2030 which demonstrates Council’s
commitment to enhancing perceptions of safety and feelings of community pride, both
playing a role in how graffiti is perceived within the community.
The vision of the Council and Community Plans are that:
Brimbank is a diverse, active and connected community living in
sustainable, well designed, safe and accessible local areas with high
participation in community life.
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1. Background
1.1. Graffiti defined
Graffiti is defined in the
Graffiti Prevention Act 2007
as to “…write, draw, mark, scratch
or otherwise deface property by any means so that the defacement is not readily
removable by wiping with a dry cloth”. Graffiti is typically written using different
mediums such as spray paint, textas, etchings and usually undertaken without gaining
the owner’s prior consent.
Graffiti comes in three main varieties – Hip Hop Graffiti, Political Graffiti and Stencilling.
The most prevalent form of graffiti in Brimbank is hip hop art which incorporates
tagging, throw ups, or pieces.
Legal forms of graffiti include those undertaken by skilled graffiti writers and/or
professional artists and on surfaces where the owner’s consent has been met. This
Framework will refer to legal graffiti as ‘aerosol art’ or ‘public art’ and examples may
include murals, stencil art or other artworks using the medium of aerosol spray paint.
Tagging
– The most common form of hip hop graffiti, tagging is a style of calligraphy
writing that depicts the initials, nickname or made up word to represent the person
responsible. It is comparatively smaller in dimension from other graffiti and is written
multiple times at the same site.
Throw-ups
– A less common form of hip hop graffiti that is recognised from the large
bubble style letters composing a word (usually a tag name) that can be drawn quickly.
Pieces or Murals
– Less common than throw-ups, pieces are generally a more complex
work involving a high degree of artistry. They are usually a highly stylised and colourful
version of a tag or crew name.
Aerosol Art
– A form of urban art using the medium of aerosol spray paint and
undertaken by skilled and advanced graffiti writers. Aerosol art is distinguished from
public art (see definition below).
Public Art
– In relation to aerosol art, this term defines Council funded or supported art
that is led by a professional artist. Public art projects are processed via the Brimbank
Arts Advisory Committee as per the Brimbank Art Collection Policy Guidelines.
Offensive Graffiti –
Graffiti that includes racist or political overtones, offensive
language or discriminates against any person or group.
Highly Visible Graffiti
– Graffiti that is visible from Highways, Declared Main Roads,
Secondary Arterial Roads and in some cases, at the discretion of the relevant Council
Officers, lesser local roads (refer to Brimbank’s Hierarchy of Roads), especially where a
local attractor exists, like a shop.
Inaccessible Graffiti
– Graffiti present on private property in which removal of graffiti
would require entering the property. The Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 outlines the
specific circumstances in which Council is permitted to enter private property.
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1.2. Impacts of graffiti
The presence of graffiti affects the local community in various ways. There are economic
impacts associated with the removal of graffiti but perhaps of more concern are the
social impacts to the community, including the negative impacts on perceptions of safety
and public amenity (Morgan and Louis 2009).
There are significant social impacts associated with the presence of graffiti in Brimbank.
Graffiti in public spaces can affect a person’s sense of cleanliness, amenity and quality of
the physical environment. Brimbank residents place considerable emphasis on this
aspect of community life and consistently communicate to Council the need to improve
the appearance of the municipality (Brimbank City Council 2012). Brimbank also
recognises that with limited funding, the aspiration to improve the appearance of the
municipality can be focused to areas of high traffic and use (such as major shopping and
activity districts) with the greatest impact on perceptions of cleanliness.
Graffiti can play a significant part in creating perceptions of entrenched criminal activity
and of unruly or violent offenders. The presence of graffiti on a resident’s personal
property or in the local streets can produce feelings of insecurity, violation or being a
victim of a faceless crime.
In terms of economic impacts, Brimbank City Council attributes approximately $210,000
per annum on managing graffiti and other forms of vandalism. The majority of this
expenditure is spent on the reactive removal of graffiti across the municipality.
1.3. Graffiti management approach
With a highly diverse and growing population, the formulation of a graffiti management
Framework needs to be sensitive to the needs and situations present within the varied
communities that make up Brimbank. It also needs to reflect the vision, mission and
values of Council and that of the State Government.
In recent times, the most debated approach to graffiti management has related to
strategies based on the concept of “elimination”. Many Councils (both within and beyond
Victoria) take this term to mean the permanent absence of all graffiti within their
municipality. This, however, is an unrealistic objective. Without exception, “graffiti free
municipalities” are actually reliant on significant recurrent funding for intense graffiti
removal programs. By way of contrast, a qualified approach to elimination (entailing
targeted rapid response particularly of offensive graffiti and tagging, combined with
artistic community engagement based measures), is far more likely to lead to a
reduction of graffiti in key zones.
A successful graffiti management Framework must also be underpinned by the
confidence of the community. Such a Framework should ideally be based around
principles of inclusion and address the community concerns while avoiding the alienation,
as far as is practicable, of sections of the community (particularly young people). In
order to do this, the Framework needs to reflect the view expressed by a wide array of
stakeholders – property owners, commercial business, Council and those who write
graffiti in Brimbank.
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2. Aim, Approach, Principles
2.1. Aim
To protect the rights of property owners by dealing effectively with those types of graffiti
which offend the greater majority of residents (such as tagging, profanities and hate
orientated images) whilst at the same time retaining the spaces and opportunities for
the positive and vibrant dimensions of aerosol art to emerge within designated areas.
2.2. Approach
Brimbank’s Framework is based on:
An evidence-based approach.
A philosophy of overall containment and of reducing particular styles (tagging) in
order to improve the appearance of the municipality and protect the rights of
property owners.
The realisation that tagging graffiti is only one dimension of a suite of issues
which when taken together influence actual and perceived levels of personal
safety (also included – littering, well-maintained open spaces, lighting and other
physical factors).
The need for Council to have clearly defined responses to reports of graffiti in
order to remove it from the community quickly and efficiently (regardless of
where the graffiti is).
Principles of inclusion rather than exclusion, to avoid alienating as far as is
possible, sections of the community (particularly young people) and to balance
out the needs of the general community and particularly property owners against
the needs of writers.
Placing a lower premium on reactive (after the event) graffiti management
measures and moving the focus of long term strategy to education and
engagement.
The desire to more fully understand the relationship between those who write
graffiti and the various socio-cultural factors of their lives.
The realisation that Brimbank’s sphere of influence relates to whether
involvement in hip hop graffiti culture manifests itself in tagging or in some other
more aesthetically pleasing and socially productive form.
A local district based approach to identifying and addressing graffiti related
issues.
2.3. Principles
The guiding principles governing the formulation of this Framework were to:
Protect the rights of property owners in Brimbank to have properties free of
defacement and vandalism;
Improve the overall aesthetics and amenity of the municipality;
Align strategic directions with current State Government and Council strategy
and practise;
Affect the practices and attitudes of its young residents who wish to engage in
hip hop art; and
Encourage debate about the roles and definitions of “art” versus “vandalism” and
the use of street art as a form of public art.
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3. Government Frameworks
The Victorian Government approaches the issue of graffiti through three key areas:
prevention, removal and enforcement (Dept. of Justice 2011 (1)).
The Victorian Government has allocated $13.5 million in the 2011-12 budget to
implement the Graffiti Removal and Prevention Grants program, to assist Victorian
Councils to respond to local graffiti issues (Department of Justice 2011 (2)). The Graffiti
Removal and Prevention Grants program is part of the 4-year Community Safety Funds
Grants program which commenced in 2011.
The grants can be used for projects such as:
- discounted graffiti removal services/ graffiti removal kits
- support for community groups interested in addressing graffiti, including Adopt
a-Space and Care-for-an-Area projects
- education and diversionary programs to help raise young people’s awareness of
the impacts of graffiti
- mural and public art projects.
Enforcement of graffiti is governed by the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007. The Act identifies
illegal graffiti as an offence that can attract penalties including heavy fines or
imprisonment; empowers police authorities with the right to search for and seize
prescribed graffiti implements in certain circumstances, and provides local governments
with increased powers and responsibilities regarding the removal of graffiti that is written
on private property and visible from a public place.
In relation to Council, the following actions must be undertaken prior to removal of
graffiti on private property:
- If Council officers are required to enter a property, a 28 day notice is served on
the owner or occupier of the property proposing that the removal work be
undertaken. The removal work will only be undertaken if the owner approves
removal and entry to the property.
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If Council officers are not required to enter a property, a 10 day notice is served
on the owner or occupier of the property proposing that the removal work be
undertaken. The removal work will only be undertaken if the owner approves
removal of the graffiti or does not object to the removal works.
Council does not have to remove graffiti on private property. However, if Council wishes
to undertake this work it is done at Council cost and must be conducted by an authorised
person as stated under the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007.
Maximum penalties for graffitists are up to two years imprisonment and a fine of
$27,220.
Other sections of the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 make it an offence for a retailer to sell
an aerosol container to a person under 18 years old. An authorised officer may serve an
infringement notice. Spot checks could also be undertaken similar to the Tobacco Act
provisions.
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4. Links with Brimbank’s strategies and
frameworks
There is a two way relationship between the Graffiti Management Framework and
Council’s other concurrent goals and strategies. The Graffiti Management Framework
affects community safety, how we manage our assets, open space planning, economic
development strategies and youth policies and actions. Each of these areas have
complimentary goals of improving amenity and the maintenance of city assets, and/or
providing programs that support the social and cultural needs of the local population.
Brimbank has a recognised suite of core strategies and plans and collectively, these
documents describe the broad management planning frameworks that guide Council in
its decision making in relation to graffiti management.
Council Plan
The Brimbank Council Plan 2011-2015 and the Brimbank Community Plan 2009–2030
demonstrates Council’s commitment to enhancing perceptions of safety and feelings of
community pride and both play a role in how graffiti is perceived within the community.
The vision of the Council and Community Plans are that:
Brimbank is a diverse, active and connected community living in
sustainable, well designed, safe and accessible local areas with high
participation in community life.
The strategic objectives of the Council Plan provide the foundations for improving the
experience and perceptions of safety. They identify how Council will focus on governing
for the whole community, support town centres and urban villages, improve the urban
environment, strengthen community wellbeing, develop strategic sites and increase
organisational effectiveness. The Community Plan addresses specifically community
safety under the four themes and strategic directions, in particular community wellbeing
and creating healthy, safe communities. The Brimbank Social Justice Charter underlying
principles of equity, equality, access and participation for all citizens underline the
strategic objectives and directions of the both the Council and Community Plans.
Graffiti Management Policy 2012
The Graffiti Management Policy outlines Council’s response to managing the removal of
graffiti on Council, commercial and private property and utility property. Under this
policy Council will remove reported graffiti from Council assets within 2 working days
where the graffiti is deemed offensive and within 5 working days for other graffiti.
Council is not required to remove graffiti from public assets that are not Council owned,
however, can assist in requesting the removal of graffiti by the relevant authorities.
Refer to the flowcharts in Appendix A, B and C for the process for actioning requests to
remove graffiti from Council property, commercial or private property and utility
property.
Youth Policy & Action Plan 2010-2014
The Youth Policy & Action Plan 2010-2014 is a key policy for Brimbank City Council which
sets out strategy and actions for Council to meet the priority needs of young people in
Brimbank. A number of priority actions identified in the Youth Policy & Action Plan 2010-
2014 are relevant to the Graffiti Management Framework 2012, including the following:
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Personal and Community Safety - Coordinate effort and direct support to young
people around safety hotspots.
Youth Participation and Engagement - Implement youth participation mechanisms
that enable the active and meaningful contribution of young people.
Friendly Spaces and Places - Directly engage young people in the design of public
facilities and open spaces.
General Local Law 2008
Under Section 6 of Brimbank’s General Local Law 2008, ‘graffiti’ means ‘any writing,
painting, poster or other defacement applied to any surface without the prior consent of
the owner’. Section 28 provides for the general offence of ‘Damage to Assets’ whereby ‘a
person must not graffiti, deface, disfigure, remove or affix any document to or otherwise
interfere with, damage or destroy Council property or Council assets including any drain,
fire prevention appliance, drainage pit or lid, gate, fence, notice board, sign, pole,
stonework, tree, tree guard, line marking or automatic traffic counting equipment, seat
or structure of any kind on Council property or in a public place’ (28.1).
Brimbank’s General Local Law 2008 has provision for Council to issue infringement
notices to anyone caught ‘graffitiing’ within the municipality, and wherever possible
Council Local Law Officers will pursue this course of action. The General Local Law also
has provision to issue a Notice to Comply and, where necessary, an Infringement Notice
to the owner of private property that have been defaced with graffiti (regardless of who
is responsible for the graffiti appearing) to compel property owners to remove the
graffiti. Historically, Brimbank City Council has not vigorously pursued this action.
This Graffiti Management Framework has been developed in support of this approach,
and through the development of an accompanying Graffiti Management Policy, has
articulated more clearly the assistance Council will offer residents and local businesses in
removing graffiti from their property before the Local Law is enacted. This assistance
may include the provision of graffiti removal vouchers, assistance in arranging for
commissioned aerosol art works, subsidised professional cleaning and other negotiated
responses.
The Framework compliments the General Local Law 2008 in that it aims to emphasise
the rights of property owners to expect their property to be free from defacement and
vandalism, and to support property owners in their goal to keep their property well
maintained. The Framework also states that Council will only support high-end aerosol
art to occur at selected sites that follows established guidelines, involves consultation
with surrounding neighbours and has consent of Council and the property owner
involved.
Brimbank Cultural Plan 2005
The Brimbank Cultural Plan 2005 provides a policy framework, strategic direction and
priorities with respect to cultural development within Brimbank. It recognises that
Council is ideally placed to offer strategic direction and to facilitate the development of a
vibrant local community.
Brimbank’s culturally diverse community goals are to facilitate, encourage, support and
develop cultural activities that:
Contribute to the creation of a safe, cohesive and resilient community.
Contribute to the health and wellbeing of individuals through participation and
skills development.
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A key strategy identified in this Plan is to develop and foster a range of community arts
projects that engage diverse cultural groups.
District Town Centre Urban Design Frameworks
The various district urban design frameworks (UDF’s) provide direction for public realm
improvements to enhance the image, liveability and attractiveness as well as the safety
and functionality of some of the major town centres in Brimbank.
The UDF’s recognise that the design and appearance of local areas can have an impact
on the community’s perceptions of safety.
The Keilor Village Vision document (2012) includes an analysis of the activity centre as it
currently exists, highlights the various issues and provides specific recommendations for
urban design improvements in the activity centre.
Council is currently undertaking the following UDF’s:
St Albans Centre UDF (2003).
Deer Park Village UDF (2009).
Central Sunshine UDF (2009).
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5. Existing graffiti programs and projects
Brimbank’s ongoing roles related to graffiti management include:
Role
Implementation
Strategic Planning
Implementing key strategies such as:
o
Youth Policy and Action Plan 2010-14
o
Asset Management Plans
o
Cultural Plan 2005.
Enhancing the viability of the community for
residential and commercial development.
Planning and designing communities that are
safe, attractive and sustainable.
Service Provision and Management
Managing the contract for the removal of
graffiti on community assets.
Providing programs aimed at engaging young
people.
Enforcing regulations and local laws.
Enhancing the appearance of public spaces
through maintaining infrastructure such as
parks, roads, street furniture and footpaths.
Piloting graffiti programs.
Providing community art and cultural
programs.
Providing assistance to private property
owners through the provision of graffiti
removal vouchers.
Information and awareness
Promoting understanding of local laws and
personal responsibilities.
Supporting education campaigns related to
graffiti, youth culture and other related topics.
Advocacy
Advocating on issues that promote safe and
healthy communities.
Ensuring all sectors of the community are
represented in strategies and planning.
Securing funding opportunities and
partnerships that benefit the community.
Leadership
Chairing and/or providing representation on
relevant internal and external committees,
groups and networks.
Informing partners such as Victoria Police and
local traders of the latest graffiti issues and
opportunities.
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5.1. Graffiti removal and prevention programs/projects
Council has, and continues to implement a number of ongoing programs as well as
project based activities to address the issue of graffiti. Details regarding these programs
and projects are provided below.
5.1.1.
Ongoing programs
5.1.1.1. General graffiti removal program
Council continues to proactively remove graffiti from 30 identified priority sites across
the municipality, with inspection and removal on a fortnightly, and in some cases,
weekly basis.
Since the program commenced operation in 2001 (with 29 sites), initially there was a
quantifiable decline in the amount of graffiti occurring on these assets. However, the
available data as well as anecdotal evidence from personnel involved in the management
of these areas suggests that these sites continue to benefit from ongoing inspection and
graffiti removal.
The contractor that conducts the graffiti removal on behalf of Council keeps a
photographic database of all graffiti tags removed and can be provided to Victoria Police
should it be required for prosecution purposes.
5.1.1.2. Community graffiti removal trailer
The graffiti removal trailer commenced in 2004 as a result of a graffiti grant Brimbank
was awarded and has continued as an ongoing program since, with some continued
support from the State Government to operate this program. The trailer is engaged in
the community two days a week and regularly visits priority sites which are updated
periodically according to current needs.
The trailer initiative has made a substantial positive difference to key areas within
Brimbank since it was first deployed in July 2004. This success has been largely due to
the commitment of the project partner, Corrections Victoria. The trailer is used by
offenders on Community Based Orders under the supervision of a Corrections Victoria
staff member.
5.1.1.3. Fence stencil program
Council continues to apply tree silhouette stencils on reserve fences where graffiti is
present as a preventative measure to managing graffiti at these sites. The cost factor is
only marginally higher than normal painting works, and the stencils have proven to be
more effective in discouraging graffiti tagging at the sites where the stencils are present.
Local residents have also commented on the aesthetic value of the project as well as its
effect of reducing the chance of graffiti tags returning to the fence line.
5.1.1.4. Resident requests for graffiti removal
Council is also committed to removing graffiti on selected surfaces (namely those
attached to ‘Council buildings, reserves, roads and footpaths’) when requested to do so
by members of the public. Council will remove graffiti on Council assets within 2 working
days, for offensive graffiti, and within 5 working days for non-offensive graffiti.
Generally speaking, Council will not remove graffiti on private or commercial property
and is not required to do so under the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007. The Act does allow
Council to enter private property for the removal of graffiti under certain circumstances.
If required to enter a property, Council must first serve a notice to the owner or occupier
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allowing 28 days notice, then can only enter the property if permission is granted by the
owner. On rare occasions Council has responded to requests to remove graffiti on non
Council assets in cases where the graffiti has been highly offensive, and/or affecting the
amenity of a high community usage site.
Since 2002, Council has provided graffiti removal kits to owners of private or commercial
property (when requested) at no charge, to assist them in the removal of graffiti from
their property. In 2011, the program was revised to streamline the internal process of
these requests and increase promotion of this offer within the community. The process
now involves providing graffiti removal vouchers to residents (see Graffiti Removal
Assistance Program below).
5.1.1.5. Graffiti removal assistance program (GRAP)
In March 2011, Council commenced the Graffiti Removal Assistance Program to assist
residents to remove graffiti from their private property. The program includes the
provision of vouchers that are redeemable for graffiti removal supplies from a local paint
supplier. There is a current limit of one voucher per household per 12 month period.
To encourage awareness, the program was promoted widely during 2011. Since the
commencement of the program, over 60 residents have been provided with a graffiti
removal voucher.
5.1.2.
Projects 2005 - 2012
5.1.2.1. Sydenham Rail Corridor Stencil Project, 2008 – 2009
Similar to the fence stencil program, this project involved the application of stencil art
along 2.5km of fencing along Sydenham Road, Sydenham and was completed in
February 2009. The project was supported by the Department of Infrastructure (at the
time the Department of Transport). In addition to the stencil art improving the overall
appearance of this area, regular monitoring of this site has found that the project has
helped to decrease the level of graffiti present in this location.
5.1.2.2. Youth engagement projects
Council works in partnership with young people, artists and the community, to provide
opportunities for creative projects for young people including aerosol art projects.
Aerosol art projects that are youth-led give young people a sense of ownership and pride
when the project is completed and can deter vandalism of public and private property.
A number of youth related aerosol art projects have been conducted in Brimbank since
2005. In most cases projects involved a professional graffiti artist as the facilitator and
involved young people attending workshops to build their skills in aerosol art. A
summary of some of the projects implemented is provided below.
West Sunshine Community Centre Mural, 2012
Brimbank Youth Services are currently coordinating an aerosol art mural project for the
West Sunshine Community Centre. The project will involve engaging with young people
referred through the Youth, Community and Law project (provides case management for
first time offenders) to participate in the design and development of the mural.
The young people will attend workshops facilitated by a professional artist to assist in
developing their skills in aerosol art. The mural is expected to be completed around mid-
2012.
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Shipping container mural, 2011
The young participants of this project worked alongside a professional aerosol artist to
design and complete a mural on a shipping container at the Salvation Army Community
Garden in Sunshine. The group also prepared an exhibition for National Youth Week on
April 7, 2011.
Skate Art Project, 2008
The Skate Art project involved a professional graffiti artist working with local young
people to turn Council’s three skate parks – Robert Bruce Reserve in Deer Park, Talintyre
Reserve in West Sunshine and St Albans (adjacent to the Leisure Centre) – into gallery
spaces to showcase local aerosol art. The project involved a series of graffiti art
workshops with the young people and the application of the final art designs at the skate
parks.
Sunshine Community Safety Day aerosol art competition, 2008
Aerosol art works developed by local young people were displayed as part of an art
competition at the 2008 Sunshine Community Safety Day event held at the Sunshine
Marketplace.
In the lead up to the event, the young people participated in a series of aerosol art
workshops to help them prepare their artworks for display.
Delahey Stencil and Spray Project, 2008
The Stencil and Spray project was an initiative to enhance community safety in Delahey
in partnership with Delahey Community Centre (at the time named Copperfields Family
Centre), Copperfields College and Brimbank City Council.
Students of Copperfield College were involved in creating stencil and spray art to
transform an outdoor courtyard area at the centre into an attractive new space for the
community. In doing so, the project also encouraged and promoted use of the
community centre facilities to the young people involved in the project.
An opening night was also held at the centre to mark the launch of the new space and
display of the artworks.
Art in Transit Exhibition, 2008
Young people involved in the Albion train station mural (mural project detailed below)
presented an exhibition of their work, and profiling the development of the mural at an
exhibition at the Hunt Club Community Art Centre, Deer Park.
Murals at Brimbank train stations, 2008
As part of the Department of Infrastructure (at the time the Department of Transport)
funding grant, Council commissioned two aerosol art murals to be installed at the Albion
and Sunshine train stations. These high quality murals were developed by young people
in the community, with the assistance of an experienced aerosol artist. The murals were
placed in highly visible areas at the train station precincts to enhance the appeal and
attractiveness of these sites and add a point of interest. Since the murals have been
installed in early 2008, there continues to be substantially less graffiti tagging on the
mural walls.
Aerosol Art on Council’s Waste Collection Trucks, 2005
This project involved the application of aerosol art on Council waste collection trucks.
Local aerosol art writers, artists and school students from Copperfields, St Albans, and
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Taylors Lakes Secondary Colleges prepared aerosol design options that were presented
to Council. These designs reflected the theme of waste reduction and recycling.
The artists responsible for the six preferred designs had their designs transferred on to
the waste collection trucks.
The project:
Provided experienced graffiti writers with alternative outlets for their craft
besides illegal graffiti,
Engaged directly with young people in professional agreements,
Offered locally based artistic and creative opportunities, and
Recognised aerosol/hip hop art as a legitimate expression of youth culture.
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6. Graffiti data profile
6.1. Data and data sources
Indicators Measures
Data sources
1 Level of
graffiti present
1.1 Reported incidences of
graffiti per month
Brimbank internal Confirm data management
system.
1.2 Graffiti removal expenditure
(2010/ 2011)
Brimbank internal Confirm data management
system.
1.3 Self-reported level of graffiti
present in Brimbank town
centres
Brimbank Safety audits reports (Deer Park, St
Albans, Keilor) preliminary findings 2012.
2 Graffiti
related crime
2.1 Property Damage – no. of
offences recorded
Victoria Police Corporate Statistics 2011.
3 Graffiti
management
3.1 Resident’s reported level of
importance of, and satisfaction,
with response to graffiti
management
Brimbank Annual Community Survey 2011.
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6.2. Socio-demographic profile
In reading the graffiti data presented in this profile, it is important to understand the
level of socio-economic disadvantage within Brimbank and the distribution of the
population across the planning areas.
Disadvantage
The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage is derived from attributes such
as low income, low educational attainment, high unemployment, jobs in relatively
unskilled occupations and variables that reflect disadvantage. Low scores on the
index occur when the area has many low income families and people with little
training and in unskilled occupations.
All LGAs are ordered from the lowest to highest score, so that the area with the
lowest score (and the highest level of disadvantage) is given a rank of 1, the area
with the second lowest score is given a rank of 2 and so on, up to the area with the
highest score which is given the highest rank.
Within Victoria Brimbank LGA is ranked 3 – indicating that it has the third highest
level of disadvantage compared to all 79 LGAs within Victoria.
Population
The 2006 census data indicated that the resident population of Brimbank was
167,988 persons. The estimated resident population of Brimbank as at 30 June
2011 is 191,619 (ID Consulting 2012).
The resident population is spread unevenly across the planning districts and the
areas of highest expected growth are in the South West and South East (Figure 1).
25% of the Brimbank population are young people between the ages of 10 and 24
years. Brimbank has a high level of 10-19 year olds putting it significantly above
the Melbourne average (Brimbank City Council 2010).
Figure 1: Population by Planning Area (2006 and 2010)
46,566
10,431
45,461
25,275
40,255
48,029
10,955
48,153
37,115
44,312
North West
North East
Central
South West
South East
2006 Census Data
2010 Id Forecast
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Council as a whole has 32,303 persons aged between 12 and 24 (19.3% of the total
population), with the North West district displaying the highest number in this cohort
(n=9,888 or 30.6%) (table 1).
Table 1: Proportion of young people in Brimbank and local area districts, 2006
Brimbank LA 1
North West
LA 2
North East
LA 3
Central
LA 4
South West
LA 5
South East
Population
Young people
32,303 9888
1957
8526
5032
6900
Population
young people
(% of cohort)
100
30.6
6.1
26.4
15.7
21.4
12 – 17 yrs
(%)
8.8
10.5
8.8
8.1
8.9
7.6
18 – 24 years
(%)
10.5
10.8
10.0
10.7
11.1
9.6
The fact that almost one-fifth (19.3%) of the population is between the ages of 12 – 24
years suggests that graffiti will continue to form part of Brimbank’s environment for
years to come. This is simply because there will always be persons in this age range who
develop (for various reasons) either a passing interest in, or sustained passion for, the
elements of hip hop culture (whether this be skateboarding, music, graffiti or something
other).
Currently the North West and South West local areas have a higher proportion of young
people aged between 12 and 24 years compared to Brimbank overall (21.3% and 20%
respectively compared to 19.3%) (ID Consulting 2006).
Forecast data show that by 2021, for the age cohort of 15 years or under:
the South West and South East local areas will experience the
highest growth
in
this cohort (increase by 59.5% and 27.2%, respectively)
the Central local area will
remain the same
(very slight increase)
the North West and North East local areas will experience a
decrease
(13.4% and
10.3% respectively)
(source: ID Consulting population forecasts 2010)
6.3. Graffiti removal
The cleanliness and attractiveness of public spaces can impact the community’s
perception of safety and feelings of pride. Council plays a role in the management of
reported graffiti.
Council currently devotes approximately $210,000 towards the vandalism and graffiti
budget per annum. Over half of this (58%) is attributed to reactive removal of graffiti as
a response to reports received from local residents and staff.
The figures below obtained from Council’s Confirm database indicate that there has been
an increase in the number of reports of graffiti vandalism over the last three years, from
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approximately 30 per month in 2008 to over 50 per month in 2010 (Figure 2). Sunshine
is the most significantly affected, followed by Sydenham (Figure 3).
Figure 2: Recorded graffiti incidents in Brimbank by month, Nov 2007 – Nov 2010
Figure 3: Recorded graffiti incidents in Brimbank by district, Nov 2007 – Nov 2010
Recorded graffiti incidents in Brimbank
by District
Nov 2007 to Nov 2010
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
District 1-Sydenham District 2 - Keilor District 3-St Albans District 4- DeerPark District 5-Sunshine
District
Incidents
Graffiti
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011
2007
2008
2009
2010
Month / Year
Recorded incidents
Graffiti – Linear (Graffiti)
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6.4. Graffiti removal expenditure, 2010/11
From 2006/07 to 2010/11, there has been a general, steady increase in reactive graffiti
removal expenditure per annum across the whole municipality. This does not necessarily
indicate that graffiti has become more of an issue over the years, rather that Council has
increased it’s commitment to addressing the issue.
From 2006/07 to 2010/11, graffiti removal expenditure for the Sunshine district was the
highest, accounting for 35% of the total expenditure.
In the past financial year (2010/11), the increase in graffiti removal expenditure was
highest for the Deer Park district (increased 46.6%) followed by the Sunshine district
(27.6%).
(source: Council Confirm data)
6.5. Findings from Brimbank Safety Audits
Safety audits of three of Brimbank’s major town centres were conducted during January
to March 2012. Day and night audits were conducted in each of the Deer Park, St Albans
and Keilor town centres.
The audits were conducted by a diverse range of local community members including
local traders, young people and people with disabilities. There were 18 community
members involved in this project (some participated in more than one town centre
audit), supported by Council and Victoria Police staff.
The auditing process involved training in the use of a ‘Toolkit’ that was specifically
designed to assess safety issues and record the findings. The toolkit identified eight key
areas to be considered when conducting the audit, one of which included ‘graffiti,
vandalism and littering’. Community members worked in pairs or in groups of three to
complete their Toolkits; as described:
Deer Park – 4 groups, 9 participants.
St Albans – 5 groups, 10 participants.
Keilor – 3 groups, 6 participants.
In response to the question in the Toolkit, ‘Is there any graffiti that is obscene/indecent
or offensive?’:
- 50% of the Deer Park groups could identify obscene graffiti and visible vandalism
in the
Deer Park town centre
. Types of vandalism identified included graffiti
tagging and broken glass on footpaths.
- 60% of the St Albans groups could identify obscene graffiti and visible vandalism
in the
St Albans town centre
. Types of vandalism identified included graffiti
tagging, particularly in alleyways, and broken glass on footpaths.
- 0% of the Keilor groups could identify obscene graffiti and visible vandalism in
the
Keilor town centre
. There was only a minimal amount of graffiti detected.
Community members were also asked to rank the level of priority for each of the issues
identified in the safety audit toolkit (ranked from 1=highest priority to 8=lowest
priority). The issues to be ranked included: land use; lighting and sightlines; signage;
footpaths; landscape design and provision of amenities; graffiti, vandalism and littering;
public transport; road safety and car parks.
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Overall, graffiti was ranked as a lower priority compared to the other issues. St Albans
had a higher average ranking for graffiti (priority 5 out of 8) compared to Keilor (priority
8 out of 8) and Deer Park (priority 7 out of 8).
Further comments and recommendations regarding graffiti specifically were received
during the St Albans and Deer Park audits. During the St Albans Safety Audits,
community members made a number of comments regarding the concept of introducing
more murals/aerosol art projects into the town centre (see Appendix D for list of specific
comments).
Through the Deer Park Safety Audits, when asked to list any identified specific
improvements or recommendations, the theme of ‘creating an attractive and inviting
space’ emerged and ‘installing street art’ was identified as one of the specific strategies
for this.
6.6. Property damage
Table 2: Recorded property damage offences in Brimbank
Offences recorded
Rate per 100,000 population
Property
Damage
2009/2010 2010/2011 % change 2009/2010 2010/2011 % change
1527
1726
13.0
820.9
911.4
11.0
(source: Corporate Statistics, Victoria Police 2011)
It is important to note that the figures in the table above account for all types of
property damage. Property damage involving graffiti only accounts for a relatively small
portion of the total offences recorded. In 2010/2011, offences involving graffiti
accounted for 14% of the total property damage offences in Victoria. It can be assumed
that a similar proportion would also be applicable at the Brimbank City Council level.
6.7. Brimbank City Council - 2011 Annual Community Survey
Since 2008, Brimbank City Council has conducted an annual community survey. The
2011 Annual Community Survey was conducted as a door-to-door interview style survey
of 800 households drawn randomly from across the municipality during the months of
November and December 2011.
In 2011, approximately 4,385 households were approached to participate in the survey.
Of these, 2,231 were unattended at the time, 1,354 refused to participate and 800
completed surveys. This provides a response rate of 37.1% (800/ (4,385-2,231)),
similar to that recorded in 2010.
The importance of and satisfaction with response of graffiti management within
Brimbank is reported within the annual community survey.
The importance of graffiti management increased marginally in 2011 (from 2010) to
8.39. This score ranks the service 28
th
in 2011, down markedly on the 19
th
recorded in
2010. It is noted that quite large changes in ranking can occur in the mid-range services
from year to year as the importance scores are all quite close together and relatively
small changes can have large impacts in the ranking.
Satisfaction with graffiti management declined marginally in 2011, with a mean result of
6.48, down 3.1% on the 2010 result of 6.69 (figure 4). The long term average for this
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service is 6.57. The 2011 satisfaction score is at a level best categorised as “solid”, but is
very close to the categorisation of “good” (6.50 out of 10).
The presence of graffiti appears to be associated with negative perceptions of the level of
maintenance/cleanliness and attractiveness of public facilities such as parks and council
owned public toilets, as per comments made by respondents in the 2011 Annual
Community Survey (see Appendix E for list of comments received).
Figure 4: Importance of and satisfaction with graffiti management, 2008 – 2011
Importance of and satisfaction with graffiti management
Brimbank City Council - 2011 Annual Community Survey
(index score scale 0 - 10)
8.04
8.12
8.06
8.39
6.60
6.50
6.69
6.48
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2008
2009
2010
2011
2008
2009
2010
2011
Importance
Satisfaction
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7. Good Practice Guidelines
Extensive consultation was undertaken with the community and internal staff during the
development of the Graffiti Management Strategy 2006. The general findings from this
consultation are relevant to the recommendations outlined in the revised Graffiti
Framework 2012.
The Graffiti Management Framework 2012 acknowledges that Graffiti forms part of a
suite of amenity issues which when taken together, can serve to influence actual or
perceived levels of personal safety.
The Framework recognises the importance of working with local traders and residents to
combat graffiti issues within shopping and residential precincts, as well as provide
opportunities for young people to engage in meaningful and positive activities within the
community.
Council can also take a proactive approach to removing graffiti swiftly (in cases where
the graffiti is present on Council assets) from areas that are known to be commonly
targeted by graffiti such as fences abutting parks and reserves, sites within shopping
precincts, near transport hubs and areas within Brimbank that provide large blank
canvasses/ walls.
Council continues its commitment to managing graffiti through application of five broad
frameworks: engagement; education; elimination; enforcement; and evaluation
7.1. Engagement
Generally speaking Council’s approach to engagement with writers should be one which
seeks to balance out the needs of writers against the needs and concerns of the
community more generally. It is important to emphasise that Council does not endorse
the illegal actions of young people in writing graffiti, but seeks to provide alternative
engagement opportunities for young people so they can contribute positively to the
broader community.
This framework focuses on continuing the successes of previous engagement programs
to empower young writers to:
harness their interest in graffiti in a more positive way (e.g. through aerosol
artworks)
develop skills and knowledge in designing and creating aerosol art
connect with other local youth
strengthen their sense of ownership, pride and feeling of belonging in the local
community.
Aerosol Art Workshops
Council has endorsed and overseen a number of aerosol art projects. These projects
generally involve a series of workshops facilitated by experienced/ professional aerosol
artists, with final works by project participants displayed in community settings. The
workshops provide the opportunity for the participants to develop their design skills and
work collaboratively with other local community members.
Effort should be made to link aerosol art projects with other relevant Council initiatives,
events and exhibitions.
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Aerosol Art / Hip Hop Murals
Council recognises that aerosol art, including murals and other graffiti artworks, can
contribute positively to the community aesthetic and reduce the impact of illegal graffiti
in surrounding areas. Permission needs to be granted by the respective owners of the
artwork site prior to artwork being installed. Aerosol art projects are most effective when
developed by young people in the community, with the assistance of an experienced
aerosol artist.
Stakeholders
Council should further engage with trader groups and strip shopping centre owners to
develop an agreed course of action for both Council and the traders in a unified bid to
improve the appearance of defined areas. This may involve the implementation of mural
based projects in these areas and/or clean-up projects.
There is also a need for Council to engage with other stakeholders with regards to the
management of graffiti on public assets. Stakeholders include VicRoads (bus shelters,
signal boxes), Origin Energy, AGL (power relay stations), and Metro Trains (the
Sydenham and Sunshine rail corridors). There is a need for Council to vigorously pursue
a systematic and effective response to graffiti with these service providers and improve
current practices in this area.
Engagement should also occur with Council’s internal stakeholders, enabling the roles
and responsibilities of graffiti management to be negotiated and understood by all the
key players. This will allow better delivery of graffiti removal programs (particularly in
reference to the services we offer private property owners and trader groups) and
ensure graffiti projects and initiatives benefit from the expertise of all the relevant
officers.
There is also a need for Council officers whose work takes them out into the community
to note and report cases of graffiti in a pro-active way. Every Council officer has an
obligation to notify the appropriate department of incidences of graffiti in order for it to
be removed in a timely fashion.
7.2. Education
Graffiti education should focus on the following:
informing young people of their rights and responsibilities under the Graffiti
Prevention Act 2007 (Youth Law 2009)
communicating Council’s approach to addressing graffiti management inclusive of
the programs available for youth, how graffiti can be reported and support for
private/ commercial property owners
educating the community about graffiti and its impacts (as well as its potentials)
can be achieved through local district working groups and various programs
coordinated by Council, documents (e.g. brochures, fact sheets, reports) and local
media.
The most important thing the community will want to know with regard to graffiti
management is what the Council is doing and why they are doing it. How is Council
protecting the rights of property owners? How is Council improving the appearance of
the municipality? What opportunities is Council providing for people to engage in hip hop
art in legal ways? It is also important to educate the community around Council’s rights
and responsibilities in regards to the removal of graffiti on non-Council owned property.
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Where required, written communications should be translated into community languages
to encourage a wide range of participants.
7.3. Elimination
All national and international evidence points to the fact that the complete elimination of
graffiti is an unrealistic goal. More realistic is an approach which seeks to reduce as far
as is practicable the less aesthetically pleasing manifestations of graffiti and supports
property owners in their efforts to maintain their homes and have well maintained local
streets and neighbourhoods.
It should be acknowledged that what constitutes a socially desirable aesthetic is a much
contested issue. Still, there seems to be broad consensus across stakeholders within
Brimbank (including writers themselves) that mass tagging and hate oriented graffiti has
a negative impact to the overall level of community pride and perceptions of safety
within Brimbank.
There are, therefore, three sound and inseparable reasons for at least
attempting
to
eliminate (more accurately,
manage
) particular types of graffiti.
1) Brimbank City Council recognises the rights of property owners to have their
properties free from defacement and vandalism;
2) Responding to tagging graffiti with a ‘zero tolerance’ rapid and targeted approach
will make a difference to the aesthetic of particular areas; and
3) It is well known that graffiti features prominently on community safety surveys
(both at the State level and within Brimbank more specifically) as an indicator of
social decline.
Graffiti is, for many stakeholders, a highly visible public litmus test demonstrating
Council’s connection with and responsiveness to those problems which touch on
constituents day to day lives.
In responding to this, Council should continue to follow the Graffiti Management Policy
for responding to reports of graffiti on Council assets, private property, commercial and
public assets.
Graffiti removal assistance program (GRAP)
This program assists local community members to remove graffiti from their private
property through the provision of graffiti removal vouchers. Council should continue to
implement the GRAP and increase the uptake and awareness of this program to local
residents and traders.
Targeting of identified ‘high risk’ sites
In areas identified as ‘high risk’ for graffiti, Council can implement strategies to decrease
the opportunity for graffiti to occur. Such strategies may include coordinated rapid
response to removing graffiti at identified sites, installing murals and/or implementing
Crime Prevention Through Design principles to that site (e.g. through the landscape
design) to act as a natural deterrent and to limit vandal access to the site (Crime
Prevention Victoria 2005).
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7.4. Enforcement
Generally speaking, enforcement should be balanced against early intervention
measures. It is far more cost effective and beneficial to concentrate on approaches which
deal with graffiti and its authors prior to the enforcement stage. This means providing a
focus on programs centred on education and engagement, and also programs that
appropriately support property owners in removing graffiti.
Council’s enforcement activities in relation to graffiti management are governed by the
Victorian Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 and Council’s General Local Law 2008. Council can
enforce owners of property with “unsightly” graffiti (as determined by an authorised
officer) to remove the graffiti as per clause 12 in Council’s General Local Law 2008.
Section 28 of the General Local Law 2008, provides for the general offence of ‘Damage
to Assets’ whereby ‘a person must not graffiti, deface, disfigure, remove or affix any
document to or otherwise interfere with, damage or destroy Council property or Council
assets including any drain, fire prevention appliance, drainage pit or lid, gate, fence,
notice board, sign, pole, stonework, tree, tree guard, line marking or automatic traffic
counting equipment, seat or structure of any kind on Council property or in a public
place’ (28.1).
Council has the provision to issue infringement notices to anyone caught ‘graffitiing’
within the municipality, and wherever possible Council Local Law Officers will pursue this
course of action. The General Local Law also has provision to issue a Notice to Comply
and, where necessary, an Infringement Notice to the owner of private property that have
been defaced with graffiti to compel property owners to remove the graffiti. This action
should be taken as a final resort in certain circumstances in which private property
owners have failed to take responsibility for the graffiti present on their property. For
residential properties, a preferred option is to support owners to removal graffiti through
providing graffiti removal vouchers (redeemable for graffiti removal supplies), via the
Graffiti Removal Assistance Program
Under the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007, Council can also serve an infringement notice on
a person who the officer has reason to believe has committed an offence against section
10 (2) of the Act: ‘a person must not sell an aerosol paint container to a minor unless
the minor produces to the person a letter or statutory declaration from the employer of
the minor stating that the minor requires an aerosol paint container for the purposes of
his or her employment’.
7.5. Evaluation
Council needs to devote resources for measuring and studying the impact of various
programs to determine the success of its Graffiti Management Framework. It is essential
not just to develop initiatives but to know their intended and unintended effects through
time.
In evaluating specific graffiti management initiatives, key indicators of
social capital
(levels of community safety and involvement) and
crime
(level and type of displacement
(temporal, offence, and spatial) should be considered.
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8. References
Brimbank City Council 2010,
Youth Policy & Action Plan 2010-2014
Brimbank City Council 2012,
Brimbank City Council – 2011 Annual Community Survey
.
Crime Prevention Victoria 2005,
Safer Design Guidelines for Victoria, Department of
Sustainability and Environment
.
Department of Justice 2011 (1),
Action on Graffiti
, viewed 10/4/12,
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/home/community+crime+prevention/action+on+graffiti/
Department of Justice 2011 (2), ‘Community Crime Prevention and Graffiti Grants’,
presented at the
Grants Network Victoria 2011 Conference
, viewed 10/4/12,
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/files/GNV/ElizabethHolden.pdf
ID Consulting 2006, Brimbank Community Profile,
How old are we?
ID Consulting 2010, population forecasts, Summary & key results,
How old will we be?
http://forecast2.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=103&pg=5160&gid=310
Morgan, A & Louis, E 2009, ‘Research in Practice No. 06 Key issues in graffiti’,
Australian
Institute of Criminology
, Summary Paper.
Victoria Police 2011, ‘summary of offences recorded (LGA – Brimbank)’, Victoria Police
2010/ 2011 crime statistics,
Corporate Statistics
.
Youth Law (Young People’s Legal Rights Centre Inc) 2009, ‘Victorian Graffiti Laws: One
Year On’
,
Graffiti Laws Monitoring Forum Report – April 2009
.
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9. Relevant Documents
Council strategies/ plans/ polices
Brimbank Community Plan 2009-2030
Brimbank Cultural Plan 2005
Brimbank Council Plan 2011-15
General Local Law 2008
Graffiti Management Policy 2012
Youth Policy & Action Plan 2010-2014
State Act
Victorian Graffiti Prevention Act 2007
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10. Appendix A
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11. Appendix B
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12. Appendix C
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13. Appendix D
St Albans Safety Audits 2012 – comments regarding graffiti issues/
activities
Comments provided in debrief sessions:
The mural on the wall in the alleyway off Alfrieda Street (on the wall of U & I café) is
very impressive.
A joint aerosol art project could be established with local traders along Alfrieda Street
to create aerosol artworks onto the roller shutters in front of their shops. This could
improve the attractiveness of the shutters and feeling of safety in the street.
The alleyway sections off Alfrieda Street (behind U & I Café and behind the East
Esplanade shops), has the potential to become a street art gateway similar to that in
Bourke St Mall.
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14. Appendix E
2011 Annual Community Survey – comments regarding graffiti
Comments regarding provision of parks:
Not good cleaning, problem with graffiti (n=1)
Not kept well, no shades, swings dirty. Graffiti and glass on the ground (n=1)
Comments regarding maintenance and appearance of parks:
Graffiti damage (n=3)
Comments regarding council owned public toilets:
Graffiti (n=3)
Public toilets are dirty, full of graffiti and sometimes there is not toilet paper. Public
toilets are not maintained properly on a regular basis (n=1)
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15. Attachment 1
Leisure Strategy Action Plan 2010-2014