THORNLANDS parks have more street art with a turtle and fish decorating the walls on the spillway near the Crystal Waters Park lakes.
Cr Paul Golle said the artwork was part of an initiative to reduce graffiti and beautify the suburb.
Street art has been found to reduce tagging as vandals respect the work of street artists.
It is the second time street artist Ben Strand has been commissioned to install works at Thornlands.
In May last year, his work was trialled on a toilet block in William Stewart Park as a way to keep graffiti vandals at bay.
Cr Golle said people loved the artwork in the public spaces and there had been a reduction in new graffiti.
"The feedback that I have had is that people are excited and prefer it to a plain, grey wall or a graffiti-ed wall," he said.
"It is also an attraction that encourages people to visit the parks in the area where they live.
"One couple who lived just five minutes from the park didn't know the walkway was there until they heard about the artwork."
Street art received strong support in a poll run by the Bulletin in May last year. A total of 96 per cent (244 voters) said they would like to see street art in parks and public spaces in the Redlands, while just nine people voted against.
Cr Golle said that he wanted to incorporate street art in other park facilities and had been approached by street artists who wanted to be involved.
"It is reducing graffiti and the feedback has all been positive," he said.
