Since the incident, Vanderhorst has “taken meaningful steps to address the issues that contributed to her offending, including reducing her substance use and focusing on stabilising her personal circumstances”, Hill stated in a press release to the BBC.
“She is committed to making better decisions moving forward,” he stated.
Vanderhorst had initially began a crowdfunding marketing campaign for a lawyer, claiming that she was “young and jobless”, ABC reported. But she later determined to cancel the marketing campaign and return the donated funds, Hill stated.
Last July, town unveiled the sculpture Cast in Blue, which locals have since nicknamed the Blue Blob. When the sculpture was first proposed, it drew blended reactions from the area people as a result of its price ticket and design.
Local Mayor Lynette Martin stated the googly eyes was “wilful damage to a valued public artwork”, and that repairs to the paintings can be expensive because the stickers couldn’t be eliminated with out damaging the sculpture.
Costing A$136,000, the paintings represents a legendary megafauna, with the sculpture’s designers impressed by an historic marsupial ant-eater present in native caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”.
