Mount Stuart Water Tank Art - Tasmania

In April 2019 a group of street artists took to this 4.5 megalitre concrete reservoir and painted

colourful scenes depicting reels of movie film on the walls of the giant tank.

TasWater Facilities Officer Rachaelle Downey says it’s great to be able to add some colour to what

can otherwise be a pretty dull structure.  “The purpose however is more than just to make them stand out.”

“Across the state, TasWater’s reservoirs attract a significant amount of unwanted graffiti and by

inviting street artists to work with us; it’s less likely they will be randomly tagged.”

This is already the case following the painting of the facilities in Rokeby, Mornington and Bellerive.

And the benefits are more than just improving the landscape.

“Unwanted graffiti can cost up to $70,000 to remove from a reservoir and even more when other

vandalism occurs or damage is done gaining entry.”

Rachaelle Downey says TasWater is also concerned for the safety of people making unauthorised

entry to our facilities to carry out graffiti.

“If street art can discourage this activity it can not only reduce the risks to those gaining entry to our

sites without permission but provide financial benefits to TasWater which can be passed on to our

customers.” 

Source: TasWater

Additional Information

To reach this location it's via a winding and fairly steep road, so we suggest only driving a car to the location is best. Leave your van or motohome at the bottom of the hill. Benjafield Terrace is also a dead end but there is room to do a u-turn.