A new policy promises round-the-clock graffiti reporting and removal. But do these proposed changes accurately reflect Melbourne’s love-hate relationship with urban culture? I wrote an op-ed for Pursuit exploring this question and the numbers behind it.
Read the article here: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/melbourne-loves-graffiti.-so-why-is-it-spending-millions-to-remove-it
The article was published on 30 October 2026, ahead of the consultation closing date for the City of Melbourne’s Graffiti Management Policy 2026. Consultation on this policy is open until 5 November 2026 and a submission can be made here.
