Melbourne hotel targeted by mystery ‘Pam the Bird’ graffiti artist

By PRANAV HARISH FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:17 EST, 21 January 2025 | Updated: 23:31 EST, 21 January 2025 A viral graffiti trend featuring a cartoon bird known as ‘Pam’ by Melburnians has reached new heights as a hotel becomes the latest landmark to be targeted. ‘Pam the Bird’, as the character is known by locals, was painted on the top of the Novotel Hotel on Collins Street in Melbourne‘s CBD on Sunday.  A clip shared to social media this week showed Pam the Bird coloured in black underneath the sprawling Novotel logo.   The words ‘He He Meow’ was written below the beak of the bird.  The graffiti has divided Melburnians, with some welcoming the public artwork akin to that in the city’s famed alleyways, while others regard it as vandalism.  ‘This is disgraceful,’ one person wrote.   ‘Sick of seeing this c**p all over Melbourne!’ another said.  ‘It’s not art, why is everyone liking this? It’s property damage for the sake of it,’ a third added. Others struggled to understand why someone would go to such great lengths to paint the cartoon on the side of the hotel.  ‘Imagine risking your life and or probably jail to graffiti a...