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Ipswich amends graffiti policy for hard-to-reach roadside fences
Resolution C2026/00/377 provides for Council graffiti management on fences facing major thoroughfares where the affected face cannot be reached safely or reasonably from within or directly adjoining the property.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Ipswich City Council has amended its Graffiti Removal Policy to provide for graffiti management on some roadside fence faces that cannot be reached safely or reasonably from within, or directly adjoining, the property. The amendment, recorded as resolution C2026/00/377, was carried at the Council’s 29 October 2026 meeting, according to its unconfirmed minutes.
The revised wording applies to fences facing a major thoroughfare. It does not identify which roads qualify or set out a separate test for deciding whether access is safe or reasonable.
The policy now also states that active monitoring includes proactive monitoring of known and recurring graffiti hotspots, together with identifying new graffiti through Council’s routine operational activities. The resolution does not specify how often sites will be checked, how work will be prioritised or whether extra funding or contractor capacity will be needed.
Councillor Paul Tully moved the amendment and Councillor Andrew Antoniolli seconded it. The unconfirmed minutes record the motion as carried, with all listed councillors voting in favour and no votes recorded against.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes record the amendment as carried but do not specify which roads are major thoroughfares, how safe or reasonable access will be assessed, or what operational resources will be required.
The supplied record does not include the previous policy text, so it does not establish how much the amendment changes the policy's existing coverage.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Which roads or categories of roads will Council treat as a major thoroughfare?
What criteria will Council use to assess whether access to a fence face is safe or reasonable?
Will the monitoring and management provisions require additional staff, contractor capacity or funding?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The record is labelled unconfirmed minutes of an ordinary Council meeting on 29 October 2026.
Page 1 of 29 UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Held in the Council Chambers, Administration Building 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich The meeting commenced at 9.00 am 1.
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Open original minutes ↗Resolution C2026/00/377 amended the Graffiti Removal Policy to provide for management of graffiti on fences facing a major thoroughfare where there is no safe or reasonable physical access to the affected face from within or directly adjoining the property. It also added wording on proactive monitoring of known and recurring graffiti hotspots and identification of new graffiti through Council's routine operational activities. The motion was recorded as carried.
of the fence from within or directly adjoining their property." The seconder agreed to the proposed amendment. RESOLUTION C2026/00/377 Moved by Councillor Paul Tully: Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: That the following paragraphs be added to the Graffiti Removal Policy: That the second sentence of Section 10 of the Graffiti Removal Policy be amended to read as follows: "Council will undertake management of graffiti on fences that face a major thoroughfare where there is no safe or reasonable physical access to the affected face of the fence from within or directly adjoining their property." That an additional final sentence be added to Section 14 of the Graffiti Removal Policy as follows: "Active monitoring includes proactive monitoring of known and recurring graffiti hotspots, together with the UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Page 26 of 29 identification of new graffiti through Council's routine operational activities." AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Harding Nil Madsen Augustine Jonic Tully Doyle Antoniolli Martin Madden The motion was put and carried.
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Open original minutes ↗The amendment was moved by Councillor Paul Tully and seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli.
of the fence from within or directly adjoining their property." The seconder agreed to the proposed amendment. RESOLUTION C2026/00/377 Moved by Councillor Paul Tully: Seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli: That the following paragraphs be added to the Graffiti Removal Policy: That the second sentence of Section 10 of the Graffiti Removal Policy be amended to read as follows: "Council will undertake management of graffiti on fences that face a major thoroughfare where there is no safe or reasonable physical access to the affected face of the fence from within or directly adjoining their property." That an additional final sentence be added
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Open original minutes ↗The unconfirmed minutes record the motion as carried, with all listed councillors affirmative and none against.
to Section 14 of the Graffiti Removal Policy as follows: "Active monitoring includes proactive monitoring of known and recurring graffiti hotspots, together with the UNCONFIRMED MINUTES OF COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING 29 OCTOBER 2026 Page 26 of 29 identification of new graffiti through Council's routine operational activities." AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Councillors: Councillors: Harding Nil Madsen Augustine Jonic Tully Doyle Antoniolli Martin Madden The motion was put and carried.
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Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Ipswich City Council’s unconfirmed minutes of the ordinary Council meeting held on 29 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Resolution C2026/00/377 amended Ipswich City Council’s Graffiti Removal Policy.
- The change covers graffiti on fences facing a major thoroughfare where there is no safe or reasonable physical access to the affected face from within or directly adjoining the property.
- The policy now includes proactive monitoring of known and recurring graffiti hotspots and identification of new graffiti through routine Council operations.
- The motion was moved by Councillor Paul Tully and seconded by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli.
- The unconfirmed minutes record the motion as carried, with all listed councillors voting affirmative and none against.
Why it matters
- The amendment provides for Council to manage graffiti on roadside fence faces that are not safely or reasonably accessible from within or directly adjoining the property, while adding explicit hotspot-monitoring wording to the policy. The minutes do not set out the roads covered, inspection frequency or resource requirements.