Graffiti wipeout set to start

THE City of Casey’s latest bid to wipe out local graffiti does not involve a new by-law.
As part of the city’s zero tolerance graffiti stance, council is moving to make graffiti vandals pay repair costs or undertake local community service.
However, Casey mayor Kevin Bradford said while the zero tolerance stance was not a bylaw or local law, the council was committed to enforcing the next step in its widely acclaimed Casey Graffiti Management Program.
He also encouraged other Victorian municipalities to adopt a similar approach.
“The City of Casey will work in partnership with Victoria Police to apprehend graffiti vandals through the use of its graffiti database and will prepare an appropriate cost estimate for individuals on a case-by-case basis,” Cr Bradford said.
“The City of Casey is a leader Australia wide in the fight against graffiti and was the first council to introduce a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week graffiti hotline.”
As part of the program, Casey has enacted a local law prohibiting the sale of aerosol paint cans to people aged under 18 years and requiring retailers to store such cans in a locked cabinet.