A man has admitted to destroying his own house and car by fire, as well as defacing an Aboriginal heritage site.
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Christopher Burslem, 31, appeared at the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Tuesday via video link from the police cells.
He was arrested on Sunday, November 1 after a fire at his Newbridge home that afternoon.
The court was told Burslem poured a can of petrol over a 2002 Toyota Corolla sitting about two metres from his home and set it alight.
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The blaze then spread to the house, destroying both it and the vehicle.
Burslem's mother had purchased the one-bedroom fibro home and the car for her son's use.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Mick Arnott told the court that Burslem said at the time he had set the car on fire because his mother had "put him out in the middle of nowhere".
Burslem pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of arson in relation to the incident.
He also pleaded guilty to criminal damage in relation to graffiti he did in the Kooyoora State Park, which saw him deface trees, rocks and a rock shelter that was of Aboriginal heritage significance.
Between September 21 and October 4, Burslem went to the state park and spray-painted trees, rocks and rock shelters.
On one rock shelter, he drew a serpent with a large mouth at the entrance, a peace symbol and the word 'welcome', while inside he spray-painted his 'Honey Baked' tag and a distinctive bee symbol.
Burslem also graffitied surrounding rocks and trees with the words "Freedom" and "Spread the love".
Beer bottles, spray paint cans and brushes were left at the site.
Burslem posted photos of the graffiti to social media, which he later deleted, and his tag and the bee were matched to artwork found at his home last week.
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Defence lawyer Tass Antos told the court Burslem suffered a brain injury when he was attacked in 2017, and since then "his life has spiralled somewhat out of control".
Mr Antos said his limited criminal history dated back to this year.
Magistrate Patrick Southey noted he had been placed on a good behaviour bond without conviction in May, on another charge of criminal damage, as well as breach of bail.
Mr Antos said he sought to have Burslem sentenced to a community corrections order.
Burslem told the court he wished he had not set the car on fire, and had attempted to put the blaze out.
He said he would not have touched the rock shelter had he known it was of Aboriginal heritage significance, and thought he was allowed to paint the trees.
Mr Southey remanded Burslem in custody for community corrections order and mental health assessments.
Burslem will return to court later this week.
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