One of two men charged over the desecration of the culturally significant rockface at Paradise Falls near Cheshunt earlier this year intends to plead guilty.

The man in his 20s from Frankston appeared at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court online on Monday, sporting a beard, bushy hair and lip piercings.

Defence counsel James Loftus, also appearing virtually, said the matter was resolved and sought for an adjournment for his client to plead guilty.

The man was charged with criminal damage as well as charges against the Aboriginal Heritage Act for damaging a culturally significant site after large-scale graffiti was discovered on the Paradise Falls rockface on 12 May this year.

Melbourne police arrested the accused along with another man in his 20s from the Mornington Peninsula area in July following an extensive investigation involving specialist graffiti analysts.

The graffiti, about 10 metres wide and two metres high, is yet to be removed due to the cultural sensitivity of the area.

Mr Loftus said his client was also facing three additional charges of graffiti-related offending in the Melbourne area and he would be pleading guilty to those matters at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 24 November.

The lawyer applied to have the Paradise Falls matter moved to the Melbourne court to be heard with his client’s other matters.

This was "vehemently opposed" by police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Stuart Pritchard, who said local Aboriginal Elders and the community deserved the chance to have their say.

“The local community interest needs to be addressed... it's a particularly sensitive issue with regards to Aboriginal culture,” he said.

"This is not consistent with other normal graffiti matters."

Magistrate Ian Watkins denied the application to move the matter to Melbourne and adjourned the plea hearing to 21 January next year at Wangaratta.

“He made it to Cheshunt on one occasion, I’m not sure travelling to Wangaratta should be difficult for him,” he said.

The defendant's alleged co-offender is wanted on warrant after he failed to appear at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Led Sen Const Pritchard said prosecution had received no communication from the man or any legal representation since the charges were laid.