Darebin Traffic Signal Box Project Jess Fraser Community Wellbeing Team Leader

1.Maintenance of public amenity 2.Promoting community responsibility for graffiti management 3.Supporting youth engagement and diversionary programs 4.Support for community art projects and artists 5.Enforcement of the law and participation in sentencing schemes Graffiti Management at Darebin

Aim 4 – Support for community art projects and artists Collaborate with local utility providers to investigate opportunities to create community art on privately owned signal boxes particularly in Darebin’s retail activity centres

Traffic Signal Box Community Art Project Aim: to reduce the incidence of graffiti on Vic Roads traffic signal boxes (TSB) in the City of Darebin Objective: select and paint 10 graffiti prone TSBs with community. Engage local artists, students and residents will be invited to paint the TSB

Building Partnerships Internal and external Vic Roads Transport Management Arts and Culture

Selecting your signal boxes Vic Roads requirements Traffic management plans High visibility v accessibility

Project management In house vs. external consultant

Engaging artists Community members vs. professional artists Engaging community Paying artists Artists agreements

Integrating your project Selecting themes Working with community agencies Building your project into wider graffiti prevention work

Questions Jess Fraser Community Wellbeing Team Leader