Amelia Vanderhorst, 19, was charged with property damage in Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia after applying googly eyes to a local sculpture. The installation, Cast in Blue (the "Blue Blob" to some locals) was reportedly controversial due to its high cost (about $89,000 in U.S. dollars) but the mythical megafauna (definitely not Max Rebo from the cantina band in Mos Eisley) is now described by the BBC as "well-loved."

"This wilful damage to a valued public artwork is inappropriate and disrespectful," City of Mount Gambier mayor Lynette Martin said in mid-September.

"It is not harmless fun, it is costly – it is also frustrating to those members of our community who have embraced Cast in Blue."

She said the council would pursue the "significant" repair costs from those r

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