Member for Davidson, Mr Jonathan O’Dea encouraged locals to ‘Love Where We Live’ by getting involved in Graffiti Removal Day 2017 on Sunday 29 October.
“On Graffiti Removal Day, I encourage people to volunteer and roll out with a paint roller to help remove graffiti in our local community,” said Mr O’Dea.
People who volunteer on the day at their local site will be supplied with cleaning material, paint, safety equipment and training on how to safely remove graffiti.
Last year volunteers across NSW removed more than 20,000m² of graffiti from 460 sites in 57 local government areas, an area larger than each side of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Graffiti vandalism costs the NSW Government, councils, local businesses and households over $300 million each year.
Mr O’Dea encouraged locals who cannot volunteer on the day to support this event by promoting it on social media using the hashtags #GRD17 and #LoveWhereWeLive.
The NSW Government is proud to be working with community organisations such as Rotary, Scouts Australia, Girl Guides, Surf Life Saving Australia and sponsors such as Dulux, Selleys and Smart Graffiti on this great community event.
For more information, or to register and suggest a clean-up site, go to www.graffitiremovalday.org.au
