GRAFFITI BUSTERS BRIGADE

The Graffiti Busters Brigade is a major initiative of the PAV Group.

There are currently several graffiti removal schemes operating in Western Australia. Local governments undertake to remove graffiti from council facilities and the state government likewise removes graffiti from state government assets and facilities. There is however, no uniform initiative for the removal of graffiti from businesses and residences. Even if local or State Governments were willing to assist in this area there is the legal problem of obtaining permission from property owners before entering their property to remove graffiti.

A new Graffiti Busters Brigade operated by PAV will remove graffiti from local businesses and residences, ideally within 24 hours of it occurring. In order to have graffiti removed from you home or business you will be required to become a member of PAV.

Members of PAV will be required to sign a waiver permitting the brigade to clean off graffiti on their property. In the event of graffiti accruing they will then be able to phone a hotline and report it. The brigade will then remove it. PAV will trial the program in the Brighton Estate (the suburb of Butler) in the first instance, with the aim of expanding it gradually to include the whole of the Wanneroo local government area and hopefully beyond that further into the future.

The State Government has provided a grant of $5,000 to train local volunteers who will run the Graffiti Busters Brigade. The brigade has been operating since September 2006.

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