Wollongong residents are being challenged to brush up their creative skills for Graffiti Removal Day on Sunday.
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Local co-ordinator Mick Chamberlain said preventing graffiti is the focus this year.
"Graffiti vandalism costs our community over $300 million each year. Since 2012 volunteers have removed more than 141,000sqm of graffiti, saving the community $10.4 million. The focus is on not only removing ugly graffiti but also encouraging community groups to come up with creative and fun ideas to remove graffiti and stop it coming back".
Murals, planting trees and educating people to report graffiti are considered great ways to prevent it. The community is being encouraged to provide more ideas. There is also a Graffiti Removal Day competition to find the best mural in NSW.
Dapto Rotary, Dapto Girl Guides and volunteers are cleaning up graffiti at Guest Park, Fairy Meadow on Sunday.
All material and equipment required on Sunday is supplied for the volunteers to use by Dulux, NSW Government, Australian Rail Track Corporation and Southern Cleaning Supplies.
People can volunteer, suggest an idea, find out more about the mural competition or nominate a clean-up site by going to the Graffiti Removal Day website.
Graffiti Removal Day ambassador Mark Geyer congratulated Dapto Rotary and Dapto Girl Guides for throwing their support behind the event.
"Graffiti Removal Day is great way people can show they love where they live and it is great to see so many of our youth involved," Geyer said.
"This year's focus on encouraging people to come up with fun ideas to prevent vandalism at regularly targeted sites is a great opportunity for community groups to display their creative flair while removing ugly graffiti."
"I would encourage everyone to get involved in this great community event."
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