ASPENDALE train station is getting a Spring racing carnival makeover in a bid to tackle illegal graffiti.
Large horse stencils have been used to create a mural along the Station Street side, while large seahorse murals have been painted, decorated and installed along the Nepean Highway side of the station.
The equine-inspired art has been funded by a state government $25,000 Graffiti Prevention Grant – with an additional $8700 provided by Kingston Council.
The new visuals were created by Friends of Aspendale Train Station group, children from schools and kindergartens, the Aspendale Life Saving Club, scout groups and Victoria Police.
The artwork is fitting for Aspendale station, which was originally built for the racing crowd in the early part of the 20th century.
The project also provides an anti-graffiti education program for students, a new graffiti removal trailer and tree planting.
Launching the mural last week, Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson congratulated students and community groups who had “come together to brighten up Aspendale station and help put an end to illegal and unsightly graffiti”.
“The new mural will greatly improve a decades-old, standard brick block station and will be a source of great community provide for the future,” he said.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 14 September 2016