Media Response - Graffiti

Published on 22 August 2024

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Response to The Advertiser.

The journalist asked for comments about graffiti:

  • The number of graffiti incidents reported each financial year from 2014-24 or back to the earliest reporting date.
  • Overall cost to Council of cleaning graffiti over the past two financial years (FY 22-24).

Comments attributed to Chris Cowley, Chief Executive Officer

Number of graffiti incidents reported each financial year from 2014-24

Year

Number of graffiti incidents

2013/14

813

2014/15

855

2015/16

294

2016/17

211

2017/18

272

2019/20

293

2020/21

416

2021/22

319

2022/23

460

2023/24

464

 

Overall cost to council of cleaning graffiti over the past two financial years (FY 22-24)

$2,895

ENDS

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