‘Cook the Colony’: 2nd Statue Toppled and Drenched in Red Paint in Melbourne

Victorian Police confirmed with the Epoch Times they are investigating the incident.
‘Cook the Colony’: 2nd Statue Toppled and Drenched in Red Paint in Melbourne
Red paint covers a vandalised statue of Captain James Cook at Catani Gardens in St Kilda on Jan. 26, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. Diego Fedele/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Another Captain James Cook statue was toppled in Melbourne’s north, just two days after Australia Day, with red paint and the phrase “Cook the colony” sprayed on it.

In the morning, visitors at the park found the statue, commemorating the explorer, broken and fallen on the ground in Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy.

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