"This is on the nature strip at the end of my street, there’s another one just one street over. Looks like solar panels and a microphone on top of the stick, the case in front is part of this as well. It’s been there for a few days at least."
A: "Monitoring the noise levels for council/government construction. They did that near my place when they did works on the train crossing, and I saw them in back streets near Vic Park station when they were digging up Hoddle St. They have to temporarily rehouse residents if they’re making over a certain level of noise!"
I like the Skull on a chain.
no it not, that dish would hold entirely too much wax for a seal, it it more than likely an aromatic oil burner.
https://www.amazon.com/Skillet-Warmer-Burner-Country-Primitive/dp/B00JL2O2TI
something similar to that.
It's a melting pot for lead, shaped for easier
pouring into molds.