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. Council: Ipswich City Council Meeting: 29 October 2026, 9:00 am Recorded status: approved Source status: Draft minutes; recorded wording may change when confirmed. BRIEF Ipswich City Council’s unconfirmed minutes record an amendment to its Graffiti Removal Policy covering fences facing major thoroughfares where the affected face cannot be reached safely or reasonably from within or directly adjoining the property. The policy also adds wording on proactive monitoring of recurring hotspots and identification of new graffiti through routine operations. Resolution C2026/00/377 was recorded as carried without votes against. KEY FACTS - 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. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - 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? SOURCE PASSAGES 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." (Page 1, document title) 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." (Pages 25–26, Resolution C2026/00/377) 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" (Page 25, Resolution C2026/00/377) 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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