An Anzac monument in Melbourne was destroyed prior to Australia Day, with a monument for the founder of the city and was destroyed.
The Victoria police investigate both incidents that took place early on Saturday morning.
The Anzac Memorial at The Avenue in Parkville was covered with red paint and the monument for John Batman, the founder of Melbourne, was destroyed.
The Batman monument on the Queen Victoria Market in the CBD seemed to have been torn from its base and in half during the attack around 2.20 am before it was pushed over and broke into several pieces on the ground.
The inscription on the monument stated that Batman 'entered Port Phillip on 29 May 1835 as the leader of an expedition he had organized in Launceston VDL to form a settlement and to found one at the place of Melbourne, which then still empty stood '.
A plaque has been added in recent years to recognize indigenous Australians.
'The city of Melbourne acknowledges that the historical events and perceptions to which this monument refers are incorrect. Apologies are offered to the indigenous population and to the traditional owners of this country for the wrong beliefs from the past and the personal unrest that this caused, “said the addition.
The Anzac image with the inscription 'We died in front of the country, live for it' was covered with red paint around 3 o'clock in the morning. The words 'land back' were engraved on the statue.
The John Batman monument was destroyed early on Saturday morning in the Melbourne CBD
The monument had an inscription that referred to Melbourne as 'unoccupied' when the city was founded in 1835 by John Batman
Red paint was also lubricated over an Anzac statue to The Avenue in Parkville, together with the expression 'Land Back' (the statue before it was destroyed, is depicted)
The statue was founded in 1925 in honor of soldiers from the area who fought in the First World War.
On Saturday morning the staff was busy cleaning up both locations.
Elsewhere in the city, in Ringwood Lake Park, the words 'the colony will fall' and 'This country was stolen' were sprayed at a party tent that was used for citizenship ceremonies.
Anyone who has information about the incidents is requested to contact the police.
