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A young person from the Land Down Under has appeared in court after reportedly vandalizing a large art piece of a legendary being by affixing googly eyes to it.

Amelia Vanderhorst, 19 years old, participated via phone at the local court in the state of South Australia on that day, facing with one count of damaging property.

In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the local council said that surveillance video captured a individual placing fake eyes on the sculpture, which locals have dubbed the “Blue Blob”.

Ms Vanderhorst made no plea and informed the judge she was ill, as reported by news outlets, with the judge recommending her to find a lawyer before her upcoming hearing in December.

The following day the alleged incident, the city leader said that repairs to the popular public artwork would be costly as the stickers could not be detached without damaging the sculpture.

“This intentional vandalism to a valued public artwork is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those members of our society who have welcomed Cast in Blue.”

She added the council would seek the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the damage.

At the time the artwork was initially suggested, it drew varied responses from the area residents due to its cost and appearance.

Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; sixty-eight thousand pounds), the artwork represents a legendary giant animal, with the creators influenced by an prehistoric marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”.