The success of Marrickville Council's experimental 2014 Perfect Match Mural Program has ensured its return in 2015.

The program set out to match property owners and mural artists in an attempt to combat graffiti and tagging.

Children play in front of Heidi Axelson and Hugh Moline's McNeilly Park mural in Marrickville. ( 702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan )

The council initially aimed to match five artists with five property owners, but received an overwhelming response and expanded the venture to match demand.

Council approved extra funding which led to 24 murals being painted across the local government area on a mix of private and council property.

A mural by Ears graces the Clara Street wall of this Newtown home. ( 702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan )

Cr Jo Haylen, Marrickville mayor at the time of the first initiative, said the program brought tourists to the area which in turn supported local businesses.

"It tackles the entrenched problem of tagging," Cr Haylen said.

Mural art in Camperdown by Phibs, Numskull and Friends. ( 702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan )

"Good street art and murals discourage tagging."

The evidence 12 months later supports the councillor's claim with none of the murals defaced with tags or graffiti.

Taggers show their respect for this Alice Lane, Newtown mural by Hugues Sineux, tagging the walls around the artwork, but leaving the mural untouched. ( 702 ABC Sydney: John Donegan )

The council also funded street barbecues to promote community engagement.

The barbecues and street parties were hosted by the residents and coincided with walking tours of the artworks.

Some of the murals were completed by solo artists while others involved a collaboration of many artists working together to cover vast expanses of drab, tagged walls.

Artists and property owners can register expressions of interest for this year's program in March.