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- By James Chambers
- 17 Apr 2026
A teenager from the Land Down Under has appeared in court after allegedly defacing a sizable blue sculpture of a legendary being by applying plastic eyes to it.
Amelia Vanderhorst, aged 19, participated remotely at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in the state of South Australia on that day, facing with one count of property damage.
Officials commented at the time of the September incident, the local council said that surveillance video captured a person placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”.
The accused made no plea and informed the judge she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the judge advising her to find a lawyer before her next court date in December.
The following day the alleged incident, the local mayor said that restoration to the popular community sculpture would be costly as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be removed without harming the sculpture.
“This intentional vandalism to a cherished public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin remarked in mid-September. “It is not harmless fun, it is pricey - it is also disappointing to those members of our community who have embraced Cast in Blue.”
The mayor added the council would pursue the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the damage.
At the time the sculpture was first proposed, it drew mixed reactions from the area residents due to its cost and appearance.
Priced at A$136,000 ($89,000; sixty-eight thousand pounds), the artwork represents a legendary giant animal, with the creators influenced by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”.
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