'Blue blob' vandal who gave sculpture googly eyes ordered to pay compensation
By Samuel O'Brien
A 20-year-old woman who made headlines by putting googly eyes on a controversial sculpture in the middle of Mount Gambier is ordered to pay $2,000 to the city's council.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/mount-gambier-blue-blob-sculpture-googly-eyes-graffiti-convicted/106405276
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'Blue Blob' vandal sentenced for sticking googly eyes on sculpture
A 20-year-old woman who made headlines by putting googly eyes on a controversial sculpture in the middle of Mount Gambier is ordered to pay $2,000 to the city's council.
Anger as 19th-century historic flour mill structure faces wrecking ball
By Samuel O'Brien
The remnants of a 140-year-old historic flour mill will be demolished to make way for a housing development despite a regional community calling for the city's history to be preserved.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/heritage-flour-mill-wall-demolition-mount-gambier-decision-sa/106450530
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Architecture #History #SamuelOBrien
Anger as 19th-century historic flour mill structure faces wrecking ball
The remnants of a 140-year-old historic flour mill will be demolished to make way for a housing development despite a regional community calling for the city's history to be preserved.
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