Table 2.0 Existing Council Murals in Wyndham City Mural Site Date Created Graffiti Hits Priority H, M, L, N Condition Pre Mural Creation Post Mural Creation Hit Total Ave Hits P.A Hit Total Ave Hits P.A Barnes Place, Werribee 2006 2015 N/A N/A 20 2 3 1 N Mural major fading and scratching Vincent Crescent, Werribee 2007 2014 N/A N/A 37 1 5 1 N Mural major damage Mural re-done Kookaburra Avenue, Werribee 2007 N/A N/A 5 1 M Mural moderate fading Warringa Crescent Shops, Hoppers Crossing 2007 2016 N/A N/A 6 0 1 0 N Mural fading Mural re-done Morris Road Bridge 2011 2014 21 ** 7 74 13 19 7 N Review mural – mural damaged. Mural re-done Sidney Nolan Reserve 2009 2016 6 6 13 0 2 0 N Mural faded Mural re-painted Boardwalk Skate Park 2012 17 **** 4 27 5 M Mural beginning to fade Mossfiel Reserve Skate park 2012 2015 94 * 23 16 0 4 0 N Mural beginning to fade Mural re-done Hoppers Crossing Station Shops 2008 15 ******** 15 13 2 N Good Condition Station Place, Werribee 2009 28 ******* 28 8 1 N Good Condition Grange Reserve, Hogan’s Road 2010 19 ****** 9 14 2 N Good Condition Ballan Road Floodway 2008 2014 28 ** 28 23 10 3 3 N Good Condition Mural completed on opposite side Presidents Park Skate Park 2014 65 ** 9 10 2 N Good Condition *Each star is one year on latest mural.
Key Result Area 1 – Engagement Table 3.0 – KRA – Engagement Activity Activity Partners Action Success Measure (KPI) KRA1.1 Engage with up to 2 local schools per year to deliver preventative graffiti mural workshops. Local Schools WCC Community Services WCC Youth Services Identify graffiti hot spot areas through auditing data and conduct graffiti mural workshops, focusing on diversion programs to re-engage youth and up skill the local students on the impact of graffiti within the community. Work with internal stakeholders in developing a mural design to fit in with Council’s themes and City Image. Deliver up to 2 workshops per year Deliver workshops to a minimum of 10 students per class Create a minimum of 2 murals per year KRA1.2 Upgrade and review graffiti management information on Wyndham City’s website and provide supporting information. Communications and Events Information Service On a minimum monthly basis, check and update graffiti information on Council’s website, Including graffiti statistics, upcoming projects, tips and hints and removal and support information. Annual recording and monitoring of the number of webpage hits Update/review website monthly to ensure information is current KRA1.3 Promote graffiti management processes and graffiti projects through Wyndham’s media outlets twice per year. Communications and Events Publish graffiti support information and street art projects through Council’s media outlets, including Wyndham News and local papers. Deliver a minimum of 2 media articles per year Information reaching the wider Wyndham community KRA1.4 Review brochure to be distributed to the local community, local businesses and traders. Communications and Events Review graffiti management brochure to include proactive and reactive information, including, graffiti Law and Legislation on the sale of spray paint cans, removal timeframes, how to report graffiti on utility assets, Council assets, commercial assets and private assets, preventative approaches and Council support. Distribute a minimum 200 brochures per year; Information reaching the wider Wyndham community KRA1.5 Establish a partnership with special interest community groups. Community Services Establish partnerships and arrange network meetings to involve special interest community groups to discuss graffiti management process and preventative projects. Attend a minimum of 2 network meetings per year Circulate minutes and actions within 1 week from the meeting
Key Result Area 2 – Prevention Key Result Area 2 – Prevention Activity Activity Partners Action Success Measure KRA2.1 Assist in establishing a community safety summit and network meeting to be held quarterly, facilitated by Community Services. Victoria Police Legislative Services Community Services Youth Services Arts Department Attend network meetings and discuss current graffiti issues and hot spot areas. Develop joint preventative projects as an outcome of the network. Identify and socialise key graffiti issues within Wyndham and build strong relationships with the local police. Attend a minimum of 2 meetings per year Reduced graffiti in hot spot areas (monitored through AUSGR statistics) KRA2.2 Apply for the Department of Justice funding initiatives, including the graffiti prevention grant. Department of Justice Youth Services Community Services Arts Department Community Groups Work in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders to draft applications in-line with the Department of Justice’s funding initiatives to conduct graffiti prevention projects. Subject to availability, seek to achieve a minimum of 1 successful application per year Increased external funding to conduct graffiti prevention projects KRA2.3 Review implementation of the legal ‘hit up wall’ and if successful, investigate further sites. Work with the design team in the construction of new legal hit up walls at new sites. Youth Services Community Services Arts Department Local Community Design Team Work in conjunction with internal stakeholders to determine the best location for installation of further legal ‘hit up wall’s’. Implement an on-going maintenance program to audit the hit up wall weekly and cleaned monthly. If found to be successful, implement 1 new wall on a 2-year cycle. Decreased graffiti on Council Assets in the location surrounding the hit up wall (monitored through AUSGR statistics)
KRA2.4 Work with the Landscape Design Unit in the design and construction phase of new facilities to investigate options in decreasing graffiti likelihood. Graffiti Auditor Local Community City Presentation Arts Arrange weekly graffiti audits on hot spot areas and skate parks to ensure rapid graffiti removal. Enter data into Wyndham City’s graffiti audit system and monitor statistics. Work with the City Presentation Department to implement graffiti reduction treatments along with mural and street art designs at the construction phase of skate parks to decrease graffiti at future sites. Audit skate parks and hot spot areas weekly Annual reporting on M2 of graffiti removed from identified sites Be involved at the design phase of all new and upcoming facilities KRA2.5 Conduct suburb audits on all streets and parks within the Wyndham Municipality. Graffiti Auditor Local Community Arrange graffiti audits on all suburbs, streets and parks monthly. Enter data into Wyndham City’s graffiti audit system to monitor statistics. Visit all hot spot sites monthly Collect data reactively on other areas. M2 of graffiti removed from the municipality annually
Key Result Area 3 – Enforcement Key Result Area 3 - Enforcement Activity Activity Partners Action Success Measure KRA3.1 Engage with local businesses and traders that sell spray paint cans and ensure retailers comply with section 10 (2) of the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 which prohibits the sale of spray paint cans to persons under the age of 18 years. Victoria Police Legislative Services Local Community Visit local retailers and discuss the penalties associated with the graffiti prevention Act. Provide all local retailers with a brochure outlining the penalties of selling spray paint to minors. Work with Victoria Police to spot check retailers and enforce the Graffiti Prevention Act regarding retailers selling spray paint cans to minors. Conduct 12 businesses spot checks per year Reduced graffiti M2 (per resident) throughout the Municipality (monitored through AUSGR statistics) KRA3.2 Establish relationships and work closely with Victoria Police on reporting specific gang tags and issues in graffiti hot spot areas. Victoria Police Legislative Services Community Services Local Community Collate information from graffiti audits and reports to assist Victoria Police with prosecution of offenders and reoffenders. Follow up Victoria Police to determine the outcome of the report and document findings through Wyndham’s auditing system. Provide monthly graffiti activity reports to Victoria Police Obtain Police outcomes monthly KRA3.3 Establish a process for enforcement via WCC Legislative Services including fines and court proceedings. Victoria Police Legislative Services Community Services Local Community Collate information from graffiti audits and reports to assist Legislative Services with issuing fines and court proceedings for offenders and reoffenders. Follow up Legislative Services to determine the outcome of the report and document findings through Wyndham’s auditing system. Provide the legislative services with 1 graffiti activity report per month Obtain Legislative Service outcomes monthly
KRA3.4 Liaise with Utility companies and Service Authorities to implement an on-going audit system. Liaise with utility services in providing information on preventative approaches such as mural street art designs. Utility Companies Service Authorities Legislative Services Liaise with utility companies and Service Authorities and provide them with a copy of the Graffiti Management Strategy which outlines the graffiti management process. Implement an on-going audit system to monitor graffiti on commercially owned assets on a regular basis and assist with the possibility of implementing mural street art designs on assets to lift the aesthetic appeal of the Municipality. Monthly audits of utility assets in hot spot areas Collect data reactively on other areas. Liaise with utility services monthly Decreased graffiti on utility/authority owned assets (monitored through AUSGR statistics) KRA3.5 Liaise with local businesses to implement an on-going audit system and preventative approaches. Local businesses Legislative Services Local Traders Offer assistance to local shop owners by providing removal kits as well as providing a removal service where visible graffiti is below 5m2 and to a maximum of 2 times per year. Implement an on-going audit system to monitor graffiti on local businesses and assist local shop owners with graffiti prevention options. Monthly audit of businesses in hot spot areas Collect data reactively on other areas. Reduced visible graffiti on local businesses (monitored through AUSGR statistics) Overall improvement of the aesthetic appeal of the Municipality