Mural painted at skate park

A mural was designed and painted at Umina Beach Skate Park as part of Graffiti Action Day on May 2.

Clean Up Australia organised the national Graffiti Action Day event that enabled people across the country to show pride in their community and help remove graffiti in areas identified by local councils.

"Young skate park users told us that they would really like the area cleaned up, and on the day some of them pitched in to help" said Gosford Council community development worker Ms Sue Verhoek.

"Council provided a free sausage sizzle during the clean up and this was well received.

"Local artist Tony Garland was responsible for organising a design for a mural to go on the skate park wall.

"He also organised for the mural to be painted and some of the skate park users helped out."

"The Peninsula Community Drug Action Team participated in the clean up and provided the funds to pay for the artist and the paint for the mural.

"The Umina beach Skatepark now has an impressive mural on the wall facing Umina Oval.

"It is intended that this mural will be renewed on a regular basis with the assistance of the skate park users."

Press release, 7 May 2010 Sue Verhoek, Gosford Council