The Minister for Police and Minister for Emergency Services, the Honourable Troy Grant, along with the NSW Attorney General, the Honourable Mark Speakman, were two special attendees who praised the work done in towns throughout New South Wales during Graffiti Removal Day recently.
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Over one hundred volunteers attended the function at the NSW Parliament House to receive congratulations from several top officials.
Groups of volunteers included the staff of several councils, air force cadets, church groups and families, but the greatest representation came from the many Rotary Clubs in the state that had been removing graffiti since the commencement of this initiative.
During the speeches, it was emphasised that “graffiti is not art but a criminal act and at times an invasion of a person’s privacy”.
John McKenny, representing Glen Innes Rotary Club and the teams of members who joined in on Graffiti day, said that there were five teams who went to work on identified sites around our town, and in four hours, had removed or covered almost all the graffiti in the Glen Innes township.
“It was an excellent effort and outstanding success,” he said.
“The whole clean-up state wide had the total support and sponsorship from Dulux Paints, resulting in the activity being free of expense to our club and council.”
