Wagga council's manager of parks operations Dave Walker said mopping up after graffiti vandalism was a daily occurrence and a constant drain on council resources.

"There's a crew working on graffiti removal every weekday," Mr Walker said.

"It's a constant thing and would be costing at least $1000 a week, probably a lot more.

"It's really disappointing because we want to present the city in the best possible way."

He said "offensive" graffiti was removed within 24 hours while other graffiti was normally removed within five business days.

It's part of council's get-tough approach on graffiti tags, erasing "artwork" so vandals are denied the attention they crave.

He said while no part of the city was immune to the scourge, high-profile parks like Botanic Gardens and Riverside were regular hotspots.

One of the city’s leading anti-graffiti campaigners believes inroads are being made into the problem in Wagga as it heads into a traditional danger period for vandalism.

Paul Gooden, publicity officer at The Actions Awareness Group, said the school holidays often saw a spike in graffiti-related activity, with kids often left bored and unsupervised with nothing to do during the day.

Mr Gooden said graffiti could have an “intimidating” effect in parts of Wagga, such as some heavily vandalised laneways in Glenfield Park.

“People are threatened by it – a couple of walkways in Glenfield have been heavily graffitied and people see them as confronting areas,” he said.

“It can change the whole atmosphere, make it less user friendly and seen as intimidating.”

But with graffiti tags becoming more recognisable around the city, coupled with a greater police presence surrounding the issue, according to Mr Gooden, the problem is on the way down in Wagga.

It is far from being completely eradicated though, with several graffiti tags on a shed at Wagga Beach found by the Advertiser on Monday still only the tip of the iceberg for the issue.

Inspecting the damage, Mr Gooden said perpetrators needed to show respect for public property, rather than deface it.

“We want to encourage the perpetrator of this to recognise we’re a community and if someone did this to their property, how would they feel,” he said.

“Respect starts in the home but it’s also a responsibility for all of us in the community.”