Curb or remove graffiti

It’s the responsibility of Council to remove graffiti from Council-owned properties and assets.

This includes buildings, footpaths, bike lanes, public bathrooms, playgrounds and play equipment, bus shelters, Council signage and street furniture such as benches. 

If you see graffiti on Council property, please contact us on 03 5471 1700 or via email at info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au. Alternatively, you can report it online. 

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Once reported, we will remove the graffiti promptly.

On private property, it is the responsibility of the owner to remove any graffiti.

Helpful ways to manage graffiti are to:

• Prevent: try to keep your property tidy, clean and rubbish-free
• Report: you can report graffiti on your property to Victoria Police so they can add to their database
• Remove: aim to remove graffiti from your property within 48 hours. By removing it quickly, it’s less likely to reoccur.

Council has taken the following steps to continue prevention and management of graffiti:

• We’ve increased cleaning of graffiti on Council assets and, when necessary, have engaged specialised contractors to support its removal.
• We’ve written to residential and commercial property owners where graffiti is present to inform them of their responsibility to remove it as per Council’s law. Where a property owner requires assistance with this, we’ve facilitated connecting them with community volunteers who have expressed an interest in helping remove graffiti.
• We have held discussions with various state government agencies including VicRoads, VLine and PTV to highlight the importance of prompt removal of graffiti from their assets.
• We’re assessing the opportunity for establishing sites for community art under our Public Arts policy.

If you notice graffiti on other buildings or assets, please contact the relevant authority from the list below.