Noosa Council continues to spend thousands of dollars annually cleaning up graffiti and other forms of vandalism.
This year, Council has spent almost $40,000 addressing graffiti and vandalism.
Noosa Council Director of Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh said graffiti remains a persistent nuisance across the shire.
However, Council greatly values the collaborative efforts of local business owners, precinct managers, and Council teams to promptly remove graffiti and maintain the high standard of appearance our community expects.
“In the case of Council’s experience, most graffiti occurs in urban towns such as Tewantin and Noosa Heads with minor incidents from time to time in smaller townships such as Cooroy and Pomona and typically increased during holiday periods,” Mr Walsh said.
“On average Council spends around $50,000 cleaning up graffiti and other vandalism per year. This year, to date, Council has spent $39,401 to address graffiti and other vandalism, compared with $50,810 in 2023-24 and $61,091 in 2022-23.”
“Council’s Building and Facilities team endeavours to remove graffiti as fast as possible to discourage others from adding further graffiti around it.”
“Typically, staff aim to remove offensive graffiti on the same day that it’s reported to Council, and within 24 hours for all other graffiti, as resources allow.”
“There are various arrangements in place depending on the department responsible for the site targeted by graffiti vandals, but often we employ contractors, and where our own Building and Facilities staff notice graffiti, and providing it can be easily removed, they will typically remove it while on site.”
“We use anti-graffiti paint where necessary for ease of cleaning.”
“We are also very appreciative of the community promptly reporting graffiti to Council so we can remove it and liaise with authorities to track tags and other identifying marks to assist in the identification of culprits.”
“The increasing CCTV network across Council facilities is also proving to be an invaluable deterrent and monitoring tool in the prevention of graffiti.”
