The City of Melbourne has finally got serious about eradicating illegal graffiti, pledging almost $30 million to its removal in the draft budget.

Tom Elliott said it was great to see.

“The City of Melbourne has finally woken up and realised it’s ugly,” he said.

“It makes Melbourne look ugly.”

While the investment itself was pleasing to see, Tom Elliott investigated its practicality on Tuesday.

He spoke with Jim Frid, owner of Ablate Graffiti Removal, to find out how hard it was to remove graffiti en masse.

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