Vandals have caused $140,000 damage to several bronze statues of prime ministers in Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

In short:

Police are investigating a vandalism attack on 20 bronze statues of Australian prime ministers in Ballarat.

The heads from the busts of former Labor leaders Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating were severed and stolen.

What’s next?

The sculptor who created the busts says plaster moulds are available to recreate the statues.

  • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, maybe if it was the words on its own, but also knocking off Rudds head? That doesn’t make much sense.

    My first thought was aussie day related, but Rudd is a PM who actually did something meaningful, symbolic, but still meaningful.