Bayside has joined five inner-city councils in a bid to tackle the scourge of graffiti.
The collaborative project, Urban Canvas, with Boroondara, Glen Eira, Kingston, Port Phillip and Stonnington is part of the Inner South Metropolitan Mayors Forum (ISMMF).
It will see new art created on and graffiti vandalism removed from Victorian Government and corporate third-party assets such as post boxes, tram stops and substations.
Usually, councils can’t remove graffiti or touch assets owned by the Victorian Government and third parties, such as utilities suppliers and transport providers.
Under the Urban Canvas project, however, government agencies and companies including Telstra, VicRoads, Australia Post, United Energy, South East Water and MTM have given the councils permission to remove graffiti and commission art for their assets.
“Bayside is working to rid our beautiful municipality of unsightly graffiti whilst bringing colour and life to our neighbourhoods, ” City of Bayside Mayor Alex del Porto said.
As well as providing a proactive approach to tackling unsightly graffiti in public spaces, the Urban Canvas project provides employment opportunities for many Melbourne artists.
