Graffiti Removal Day in the Hawkesbury

8 March 2021

Graffiti Removal Day will be held on Sunday, 28 March 2021. Hawkesbury City Council is encouraging Hawkesbury community members to volunteer their time to help remove graffiti and prevent graffiti as part of this State-wide initiative.

One of the best ways to prevent graffiti is to create murals over regularly vandalised sites. The Rotary Club of Windsor is now raising funds for a mural on the water tank on The Terrace in Windsor, with Sydney Water's permission. Rotary will use some funding provided through Graffiti Removal Day to assist with the mural costs.

Graffiti Removal Day organisers are also running a competition to find the best mural in NSW with a $1,000 first prize. Entry is open to any community group, individual or council. To find out more about the competition, contact Barry Antees from the Graffiti Removal Day support team on 1300 665 310 or email info@graffitiremovalday.org.au

Graffiti vandalism costs the NSW Government and residents more than $300 million every year. Since Graffiti Removal Day was established in 2012, volunteers have removed 141,000 square metres of graffiti, saving about $10.4 million in cleaning costs.

From 2015 to 2020, graffiti removal has cost Council $220,000. Council has a regular inspection schedule for graffiti and has contractors on call to remove graffiti. Community reports are still encouraged by calling Council on 4560 4444 or reporting it on Council’s website using Council’s online services at www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/online-services

Graffiti Removal Day is sponsored by the NSW Government, Rotary, Dulux and Southern Cleaning Supplies, so all material and equipment is supplied at no cost to organisations involved or volunteers.

For more information about how you can help on Graffiti Removal Day, visit https://graffitiremovalday.org.au or call 1300 665 310.