Taskforce to take on graffiti vandals
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Police. Media Release
"The State Government’s commitment to crack down on graffiti took a major step forward with the first meeting of the promised Graffiti Taskforce. Police Minister Rob Johnson, said the taskforce would be responsible for implementing all of the Government’s ‘Tough on Graffiti’ initiatives and would oversee a shake-up of anti-graffiti measures in Western Australia. “Graffiti damages community pride, devalues property and can, if left unchecked, act as a signal to would-be criminals that residents don’t care what happens in their neighbourhood,” Mr Johnson said.

“The State Government is serious about getting tough on graffiti and we will be doing something about it - not simply letting the problem go unchecked for almost eight years as it did under the previous government.”

The taskforce will work to:

· ensure graffiti vandals are involved in cleaning up the damage they have caused
· expand the range and scope of clean-up activity and ensure ‘hot-spot’ funding is well targeted
· provide annual forums to drive expansion and expertise
· increase the range and number of groups involved in graffiti removal."