News 2015

Concern over racist graffiti in Midland

22/12/15 THE Ethnic Communities Council of WA has labelled as “most disturbing” racist graffiti left in two locations in the City of Swan earlier this week.

Teens tagged for graffiti spree that caused $90,000 damage

22/12/15 TWO teenagers have been charged following a police investigation into more than 600 graffiti incidents across the City of Gosnells.

Teens facing hundreds of graffiti charges

16/12/15 Two teenagers are facing a combined 250 graffiti charges after a police investigation across the City of Gosnells.

Teenager Charged with 117 charges of criminal damage

10/12/2015 Man, 19, charged with 117 counts of criminal damage after graffiti investigation in City of Gosnells

Access information if you suspect your child is participating in graffiti vandalism

14/10/15 Parents can now access information

Graffiti vandal pays for defacing pole

14/10/2015 GRAFFITI damage to a power pole and street sign cost a man more than $1300 in fines and court costs

$1000 to clean graffiti

22/9/15 The City of Gosnells is trying to clean up the city by removing graffiti and offering $1000 to commercial property owners who remove it.

Bill steps up graffiti fight

29/7/15 GRAFFITI is a mindless, intimidatory form of visual pollution

New anti graffiti laws introduced into WA State Parliament

15/9/15 TOUGH new laws to make graffiti vandalism a stand-alone offence

Artists hop to it at Blue Gum centre

18/8/15 AS part of urban art project PHAZE, Blue Gum Community Centre has had its toilet block transformed into a modern urban artwork

Youths make their mark on carpark

18/8/15 Seven local artists, aged between 17 and 25 years, have left their mark on the carpark walls

Weapons and drugs found in raid

5/8/15 Rockingham police seized a homemade weapon, crossbow and drugs during a search warrant at a Rockingham home

Raid part of crackdown

11/8/15 CASH, spray cans, markers, cannabis and drug paraphernalia were recovered by police during a raid in Bateman last week.

Anger after ambulance defaced by graffiti

24/7/15 AN ambulance had graffiti scrawled on it earlier this week, while paramedics were attending to a patient in Rockingham.

Artist getting mural helpers on board

15/7/15 A NEW art mural is being created in Pinjarra and everyone is welcome to contribute.

Community urged to report graffiti

2/7/15 Community urged to report graffiti - The West Australian

Sydney Trains sniffs out graffiti vandals with Mousetrap sensors

7/5/15 Sydney's trains are being fitted with sniffing technology to catch graffiti vandals in the act.

Local street art proves perfect antidote to graffiti woes

5/5/15 If critics still need convincing that street art is not vandalism, a business in North Perth recently commissioned a piece of street art to deter graffiti vandals.

Aim to Deter Damage

9/4/15 THE State Opposition will move to increase penalties for criminal damage and graffiti on places of worship

Graffiti clean-up bill hits $2.5m

8/1/15 The cost of cleaning graffiti off Perth's streets has topped $2.5 million, with $520,095 spent in the City of Perth alone.