Graffiti Prevention Education Program Lower Primary 9 April 2014 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Graffiti Prevention Education Program Lower Primary 9 April 2014 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Graffiti Prevention Education Program Lower Primary 9 April 2014 What is graffiti? Graffiti is when someone marks someone else's property without their permission. For example, someone spray paints their name, tag or a picture on something
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What is graffiti?
Graffiti is when someone marks someone else's property without their permission.
For example, someone spray paints their name, tag or a picture on something that is not their property. The owner of the property has not said it is OK to do so.
Graffiti is illegal, ugly and expensive to remove
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
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Pat the Painter
Pat helps to keep the Gold Coast City clean by:
- Removing graffiti
- Helping to clean up rubbish
- Teaching people how they can
help to keep the Gold Coast City clean
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
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What does graffiti look like?
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Where does graffiti happen?
- Walls and fences
- Shop fronts
- Bus shelters/road signs
- Public toilets
- Parks
- Buses and train
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
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What do offenders use to produce graffiti?
- Spray paint
- Permanent markers
- Sharp instruments
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
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Why do offenders use to produce graffiti?
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
They think it is fun Peer pressure To show off To be naughty Because they are bored They think it is art
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Impacts of graffiti
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
Graffiti costs money Graffiti damages communities Graffiti is a crime
People feel unsafe when their area is graffitied Community service, fines, even jail Removal and prevention costs
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Reporting graffiti
Report it to the Graffiti Hotline
A: City of Gold Coast App P: 07 5581 7998 E: graffiti@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Report graffiti to: Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
- r Policelink on 131 444
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
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We all need to work together to keep
- ur communities safe and clean!
City of Gold Coast website: cityofgoldcoast.com.au/graffiti
PO Box 5042 Gold Coast MC QLD 9729 P 1300 GOLDCOAST E mail@goldcoast.qld.gov.au W cityofgoldcoast.com.au