Wingate Planting
Planting out the rail corridor in Wingate was a small project tagged on to the current Wingate upgrade. After several weather postponements the event took place last Thursday. The rail corridor is a victim of continuous graffiti and numerous Wingate organisations have had their buildings tagged. Businesses agreed that it didn’t make sense to invest in promoting the entries to and upgrade of the industrial area without addressing this obvious issue.
Rather than just painting it out Council initiated a more permanent solution to the problem by organising for these building to be planted with shrubs and flaxes so that in the next few years there will be a natural barrier and cover to graffiti.
This project involved local volunteers from Wingate businesses carrying out planting. Special thanks go out to Aviat and Pertonics staff who together blitzed the planting in less than an hour.
The resulting planting will also improve the look and feel of the Taita shopping centre which oversees the rail corridor and the prominent graffiti through the station.
For more information contact Symond Ross 570 6713 or [email protected]