Graffiti is a punishable offence and we encourage the community to report all incidents to Victoria Police.

• If you see a graffiti vandal at work, call the police on 000. NEVER attempt to confront a graffiti vandal.
• If graffiti has already been done and there is no sign of the person responsible, call your local Police station. Provide them with the location of the graffiti and photographs:

• Graffiti on Your Property - 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.  
• Graffiti on Other Property - Contact the relevant responsible authority

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
• Use textured or rough surfaces
• Use high density, lower absorbency material such as hard-burnt bricks
• Use a fence to prevent access to a large blank wall

The owner of the property is responsible for removing graffiti. Council can provide a free graffiti removal kit or paint voucher for standard acrylic paint to assist property owners remove graffiti.

Upon request, Council may remove graffiti from private properties* if the graffiti is visible from a public space and consent is granted by the property owner. It is recommended that graffiti be removed as soon as possible. Fast removal (within 24 hours) lessens the exposure time of the graffiti and can deter the graffiti vandals from “retagging”. It is best to get advice before attempting to remove graffiti.

Council can provide you with a graffiti removal kit. Contact Council via the online form to request a kit.

Additional graffiti removal information is available from Community Crime Prevention.

*It is at Council’s discretion whether we supply graffiti kits/vouchers or remove graffiti from private properties based on factors such as type of surface, height of graffiti, specialist colours/coatings required, state of the surface (in disrepair and further damage may occur) and any other variants as determined by Council. If Council choose not to remove graffiti based on factors above, recommendations can be provided.

** Graffiti kits/vouchers are for surfaces that face into public space (For example a front fence or side wall abutting a Council park) and not within property boundary itself.