We work with local artists and community groups to install artwork as a graffiti prevention strategy. Our
projects can transform graffiti hotspots into beautiful art experiences in your neighbourhood.
Get involved in a project
Are you an artist, school, group or organisation that wants to help prevent graffiti?
Email us to communitysafety@goldcoast.qld.gov.au.
Learn about some of these initiatives
Artbox
For information about Artbox, an initiative that helps prevent graffiti by installing artwork onto traffic signal boxes, please visit the Artbox Virtual Gallery.
Pedestrian underpass – Helensvale (Gold Coast Highway)
"Estuary Dawn" by nationally recognised artist Al Stark has transformed the pedestrian underpass that links Westfield Helensvale and Helensvale Plaza.
The graffiti preventative artwork celebrates Helensvale's rich ecological history, featuring local species such as the eastern yellow robin, mangrove jack, powerful owl, dwarf banksia and mangrove fern.
This project brings new life to the underpass, making it safer, brighter and a place the community can be proud of.
This project was supported by the Australian Government.
Retaining wall mural – Gemvale Road, Mudgeeraba
To prevent graffiti on the retaining wall located along Gemvale Road, artist Charleen Morris worked with the
Mudgeeraba community to create artwork that reflected its local heritage. The artwork showcases the original
Mudgeeraba Exchange Hotel now known as the Wallaby Hotel. It also includes the main street of Mudgeeraba in its
pioneering days, the church, the train station and the timber logging bullocks. The design features the
area's rolling hills and gumtree forest. To create a sense of joy for the viewer, bright colours were used
in the design.
Basketball rebound wall mural – Stoner Family Park, Merrimac
We worked with Merrimac Neighbourhood Watch (Nerang 7) and artist Libby Harward to complete a mural on a
basketball rebound wall at Stoner Family Park, Merrimac. Following numerous reports
of graffiti in the park, it was identified that a mural would help to prevent graffiti. It would also
beautify the area, enhance community pride and deliver a sense of safety.
The Stoner Family Park mural was inspired by members of the community who have a proud connection with the
history of the local area. With farm animals, local flora and fauna, the mural reflects the area's earlier
dairy farming activities. It is painted in bright colours to promote a feeling of freedom and celebration.
The artwork was first installed in 2012 and further refreshed in 2017 to extend its longevity.
