News - Berwick - 30th January 2014

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Cool to be back in class STUDENTS from Berwick Lodge Primary School were smiling on Wednesday as they returned to school for 2014. New student Stephanie, 5, was excited to meet her school captains Kaaviyan, 11, and Ruby, also 11. Picture: ROB CAREW

■ City calls for united front in its anti-graffiti campaign...

Anti-tag team THE City of Casey has urged State Government authorities to clean-up their act in the fight against graffiti and has offered to take lead responsibility. Following the proliferation of graffiti across the municipality in the past month, particularly on the Monash Freeway and rail overpasses, Casey has called on the responsible authori-

ties to work with the council to take immediate action. At a council meeting last week, councillors resolved to advise VicRoads and Public Transport Victoria that the council was prepared to remove the graffiti within the boundaries of city immediately, on a cost recovery basis. VicRoads Metropolitan South East regional director Adam Maguire said VicRoads would be willing to discuss

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this proposal with the council. Casey councillor Sam Aziz, who moved the motion, said this would be the council’s preferred option to ensure the matter was resolved quickly. He said the council was frustrated by the lack of action taken by state authorities to remove graffiti tags swiftly. “In recent weeks, more and more graffiti tags have appeared on the sound walls and overpasses along

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the Monash Freeway, and on the rail overpass at Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road - this is completely unacceptable,” he said. “Council has resolved to write to VicRoads and Public Transport Victoria requesting the immediate removal of graffiti from the Monash Freeway and this rail overpass. “Council is prepared to remove graffiti from these assets on a cost recovery basis if permission is received

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from these state authorities.” Cr Aziz said the council had no tolerance for graffiti. “Since council’s graffiti management program commenced in 2002, there has been a marked decrease in the visibility of graffiti tags across Casey,” he said. “We encourage these state authorities to work with council and to follow our lead.” Continued page 5. 402085-HR20-9

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