If graffiti appears on any City of Melbourne property, such as a Council-owned building, parking meter, bench, litter bin, public artwork, bridge or a street sign, it will be quickly removed.
If the graffiti is on private property, such as a house, a shop, an office, a factory or other building, a fence, a wall, a garage or a private letter box, it will also be quickly removed.
According to State Government law, City of Melbourne officers must provide written notice to the owner/occupier of our intention to remove graffiti. Once consent is obtained (or once ten days has passed) the City of Melbourne can arrange for the graffiti to be removed. The removal of obscene or offensive graffiti will be fast-tracked through immediate contact with the property owner or their representative.
What you can do
If you see graffiti anywhere within the City of Melbourne you can call (03) 9658 9658 or Contact us online to report it for removal.
If there is graffiti on the property you own or occupy and you would like to have it removed, the City of Melbourne will need your written permission to do so. Please complete the following form, sign it and return it to us.
Graffiti removal consent form (Text only, 242kb)
If you see graffiti on one of the following assets, it's a good idea to report the graffiti directly to the relevant property manager:
- Report graffiti on telephone boxes, pillars, cabinets and exchange buildings to Telstra by calling them on 13 22 03 (for pillars/phoneboxes) or 1800 622 203 (for green cabinets/exchange buildings)
- Report graffiti on fire hydrants directly to City West Water by emailing them on reportafault@citywestwater.com.au
- Report graffiti on post boxes or green distribution boxes directly to Australia Post by phoning the Customer Contact Centre on 13 13 18.
- Report graffiti on electricity poles, pillars/units and substations directly to Citipower by emailing msettle@citipower.com.au
- Report graffiti on traffic signal boxes and traffic light poles directly to VicRoads by emailing tmc@roads.vic.gov.au
By reporting graffiti directly to the asset owner/manager you will help us to make sure our staff time is focussed on quickly removing graffiti from buildings and assets owned by the Council and local residents and businesses.