Legal logjam: bid to build Australia’s finest public toilet dubbed ‘Cistern Chapel’ runs into trouble

Creative differences emerge between small-town organisers and passionate Hungarian artist who brought their dream to life

A big stink is brewing over a public toilet billed as Australia's best, with legal threats exchanged between the committee that commissioned it and the painter who lavishly adorned its walls.

The Cistern Chapel of Maryborough" was unveiled in mid-May to much fanfare, with its extravagant murals and golden throne" splashed across TV screens countrywide.