Railway bridges, underpasses and a substation are the unlikely gallery walls for 5 new Boroondara works of art.
The mural locations were identified by the City of Boroondara as graffiti hotspots and now display vibrant street-art murals commissioned as part of the Urban Canvas Mural Festival.
The festival brought together 6 metro councils in a creative approach to deterring illegal graffiti, with 30 artists painting large-scale murals on graffiti-prone areas in Melbourne’s inner south and east in April.
You’ll find the 5 new Boroondara murals — representing the theme of Belong/Nugal (a Woi-wurrung translation, pronounced ‘Naar-Gaw’) — at:
- High Street railway bridge, Ashburton — artist: Ana Armillas
- Hawthorn Station, Burwood Road railway bridge, Hawthorn – artist: Angharad Neal-Williams
- Lynch Street substation wall, Hawthorn — artist: Ling
- Underpass wall at Myrtle Road, Canterbury — artist: Yan Yan Candy Ng
- Underpass wall at Canterbury Road, Canterbury — artist: Justine McAllister
The murals are intended to inspire and engage — take a walk past to brighten your day, delight a child, or use as a photo or selfie backdrop.
To find more recently painted Boroondara murals, visit our Murals page.
How to report graffiti
While murals are made with the building owners’ permission, graffiti involves tagging or drawing on a property without consent.
If you notice illegal graffiti in your neighbourhood, we encourage you to report it.
Graffiti on private property
- Report it to the police.
- Contact us to receive:
- a voucher for 4L of free paint to cover graffiti on painted surfaces
- a free removal kit for non-painted surfaces like brick.
Graffiti on Council or public property
- Report it 24/7 using our Report an issue form.
- Download the Snap Send Solve app for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and report it.
- Or you can call us on (03) 9278 4444.
We remove graffiti from Council property within 24 business hours of it being reported, and offensive graffiti within 4 hours.