What makes your suburb special?

What type of street art would you like to see on signal boxes, power poles, bridges and toilets around Bayside? We’ve already had some terrific ideas from the community and we would like to hear from you!

Louise from Beaumaris would like to see “artwork depicting the Beaumaris mid century architecture. Also art depicting the Australian impressionist artists that frequented the area.”

When Niki thinks about Hampton she “think(s) of the Life saving club, summer days at the beach, dogs having a ball at the dog beach, cafes, kids running around playgrounds and parks, rainbow lorikeets flying around and perching in the trees.”

Jill from Brighton would “love to see the black swans arrive when the sea grass appears. It’s fantastic that we still have the remains of indigenous maddens and lovely to see children enjoying themselves with such simple pleasures on the beach”

George suggests “Have an abstract mural that reflects colors of the ocean. …..The mural could even incorporate the colours of the red cliffs as well, rolling into the ocean”

Meg believes “Highett was/is the Bohemian part of our Bayside Community..it’s changing face is wonderful .. kicking off a music street fest a few years back.. I’d love to see some music based street art with one of those outdoor pianos painted in multi colours in the heart of the Highett shopping strip close to the bubbling restaurants near the station”

A history buff from Brighton East shared this interesting fact: “The terminus on Hawthorn Rd where it meets Nepean Hwy is apparently the southernmost tip of Melbourne’s public tram network. There is no regular tram stop closer to Antarctica anywhere in the world. I read this in a quaint book about Melbourne’s tram network in a shop in Brighton specialising in model trains. I’ve been testing the claim over the years as I have travelled and there is a tourist tram in Christchurch NZ but it doesn’t count as a standard PT network tram. Sit down for a coffee in Brighton East shops and there’s nothing that hints at this extraordinary but everyday fact. This might inspire a mural to the southernmost stop of the 64 tram.”

What makes your suburb special? What imagery would be fun/interesting/make you smile when you see it? Your feedback will provide inspiration for the mural artists to create designs that will ensure remains an attractive place to live, work, shop and visit. Why not make it a school holiday activity and get the kids involved? Head to our Have Your Say page and give us your ideas. Consultation closes on 6 July 2021.

Street art acts as a deterrent to graffiti as many taggers respect street art and prefer a blank canvas for their graffiti tags.

This project is fully funded by the Victorian Government as part of the Working for Victoria initiative at no cost to ratepayers

Share your ideas and read more about the project on Council’s Have Your Say web page at https://yoursay.bayside.vic.gov.au/graffiti-and-street-art-project

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