The Labor member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford said the grants help local councils team up with community groups, police, schools and local businesses to deliver anti-graffiti projects.

$20,000 has been approved for ARC for the delivery of an anti-graffiti program at Ararat Secondary College.

The funding will also help establish a mural or sculpture made of old skateboards to be installed at Bill Waterson Skate Park.

$16,000 has been approved for Northern Grampians Shire Council to deliver an anti-graffiti program at Stawell Secondary College as well as an art project at North park.

The two projects are among 19 across Victoria sharing in almost $420,000 in funding.

Approximately three years a go Stawell resident Llewelyn Clark’s fence was graffitied. 

“It had filthy language on it and people were enraged,” he said. 

“Volunteers helped offer to paint it.

“There’s graffiti from time to time in Stawell, but there’s nothing to the extent of the fence.” 

Ms Pulford said graffiti vandalism is costly for communities and property owners.

“Graffiti vandals may think they’re not hurting anyone when they tag a wall or a building, but it can cost businesses, councils and property owners thousands of dollars to remove it,” Ms Pulford said.

Since July 2015, the Labor Government has allocated more than $1.7 million towards 91 anti-graffiti projects across Victoria.