Melissa Meehan

The man allegedly behind the notorious Pam the Bird graffiti has been arrested after he scaled and vandalised a major bridge, sparking an hours-long police standoff and traffic chaos.

Jack Gibson-Burrell has been arrested after he graffitied a pylon on Melbourne's Bolte Bridge. -AAP Image

A serial prankster and alleged vandal behind the notorious Pam the Bird graffiti has yawned his way through a court hearing, during which he learned he will spend at least the coming weeks in jail.

Jack Gibson-Burrell was arrested after allegedly scaling and spray-painting Melbourne's Bolte Bridge with a giant cartoon bird and he was charged with more than a dozen offences on Tuesday night.

A graffitied cartoon bird at the centre of a nine-hour police stand-off should be preserved rather than removed, according to an online petition with more than 4000 signatures.

The petition says the artwork has grown to become a ‘landmark’ of the city.

A last-minute government deal could avert childcare chaos for thousands of families as a major public school strike looms next week.

The jury deliberating on the case of an ex-police officer accused of killing a TV presenter and his partner will attend the crime scene where the pair died.

Parents will soon learn whether a public school strike will go ahead as a teacher's union meets to decide on a pay offer labelled a "watershed moment for education".

Jurors will be taken to the inner-city property at the centre of one of the state's highest-profile criminal cases as fresh court details emerge.