Mayor joins graffiti clean-up
TWEED Mayor Kevin Skinner got down and dirty yesterday and all for a good cause.
Saturday marked Graffiti Action Day and Cr Skinner led a team of about 15 Tweed volunteers to clean up illegal graffiti in Chinderah.
“Graffiti continues to be a blight on our society and it's a shame that it detracts from our beautiful scenic waterway here at Chinderah,” Cr Skinner said.
“I personally believe it's something that if we have the opportunity to do something about it, we should.”
Keep Australia Beautiful chief executive officer Peter McLean said graffiti costs tax- payers and the New South Wales economy more than $100 million each year.
“We know that removing graffiti quickly is the best way to discourage graffiti vandals, it boosts civic pride, and minimises crime and the perception of crime,” Mr McLean said.
Last year's inaugural Graffiti Action Day cleaned off more than 4000 square metres of illegal graffiti across the state.
