Graffiti

The City manages graffiti through a multi strategy approach including

1. Ensuring rapid removal of graffiti from Council assets
2. Providing preventative initiatives such as youth diversionary programs and crime prevention through environmental design
3. Providing information and support for graffiti prevention and removal
4. Engendering community ownership and responsibility

Document Downloads

• Graffiti Reduction Pamphlet (PDF 725 KB)
• Graffiti Policy (PDF 263 KB)

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Graffiti Removal

The City of Armadale removes graffiti from its own properties and assets.  Such assets include; City owned properties, boundary fences or walls facing onto ovals, parks, public access ways and open public space, park furniture and playground equipment, City signage, rubbish bins, lighting columns, bus shelters and bus stops

Graffiti removal from private residential and/or private commercial property is the responsibility of the property owner and/or manager.

A volunteer community group called Civic Pride Action Group remove graffiti free of charge from private properties and small locally owned businesses within the City if Armadale.  To request their services contact 9399 0111.

To Report Graffiti

• In order to report graffiti on City properties contact 9399 0111.
• For graffiti on any other building/asset report on 1800 44 22 55 or online

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Preventative Initiatives

• The City runs workshops designed to engage and redirect graffiti youth. Workshops have included Skatescape and Wearable Art. Contact the Youth Officer 9399 0637 for further information
• The City has been successful in securing a grant from the Office of Crime Prevention for mobile cameras. From late 2009 onwards the cameras will be located in graffiti hotspots within City parks and buildings etc.

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Information for Graffiti Prevention and Removal

A series of graffiti prevention leaflets are available on the Good bye Graffiti Website including

Document Downloads

• Designing out Graffiti (PDF Ext.)
• Landscape and Planting (PDF Ext.)
• Lighting and Surveillance (PDF Ext.)
• Protecting Surfaces and Rapid Removal (PDF Ext.)

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Engendering community ownership and responsibility

The City has paid for "Constable Care" to provide a series of anti graffiti and anti bullying puppet shows/interactive drama plays to all state primary schools in Armadale 2008-2010.  The delivery of early intervention "life skills" education can raise children's awareness about crime prevention and respect issues

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