Mural painted at child care centre

Local artist Mr Anda Peterapsch has been working with a small group of young people from the Web Youth Service over the last three months to create a mural on the outside walls of the before and after school care centre in Woy Woy.

"I just love to paint and it was rewarding to work with the next generation of potential artists," Mr Peterapsch said.

"The Web youth involved were great to work with."

Mr Devine said the group of young people who carried out the artwork were very pleased with the final outcome.

"The visual impact is astounding," Mr Devine said.

"One thousand words could not describe it."

The Web Youth Service Paint Project has been "a great success", according to project manager Mr Aidan Devine.

According to Mr Devine, the idea of the project was to support young people to build better relationships within their community and to provide them with a sense of belonging.

Mr Devine and before and after school care supervisor Ms Katie Brown both said that forming and creating projects such as the Web Youth Service Paint Project can only benefit the community as a whole.

"It was great to be able to work with a professional artist and paint something like this and learn the proper techniques of painting," said Web youth worker Ms Julie Bird.

"It was a really enjoyable experience and it got everyone off their computers."

The Web Youth Service is a "drop-in" service for young people aged between 12 and 18 years of age who are attending high school.

The Web Youth Service is located at 93 McMasters Rd, Woy Woy.

Press release, 23 Sep 2008 Aidan Devine, Web Youth Service