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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Mouse-terious prankers delight at Kwinana Marketplace
Co-workers at Kwinana Marketplace have taken workplace pranks to a new level. The sight of a small hatchback parked at the shopping centre wrapped completely in cling wrap delighted shoppers at the weekend. The harmless prank was complete with the addition of a set of Mickey Mouse's signature smile, nose, eyes and, of course, the iconic mouse ears. A photo of the car was posted on social media, where it received thousands of reactions. 'That's not a car … that's clearly Mickey's long-lost cousin 'Mick-Auto' out for a late-night grocery run! Whoever did this deserves a standing ovation and a permanent spot in the Kwinana Hall of Fame!' one commenter wrote. 'They're taking the Mickey!' another added. 'They'll be 'wrapped' to see their car,' a third joked. Commenters shared the car's new look was the creative work of night-fill colleagues from Big W. But the Sound Telegraph can reveal this prank war goes back to at least 2022. Photos shared in April of that year show the same car wrapped in cling wrap, but this time decorated with an Easter theme. The Easter version from 2022. Credit: Facebook The car sported festive bunny ears, rabbit teeth, a cute bunny tail and helium balloons. But we'd also love to know more! Email editor@ if you know the lore behind the Big W prank war.
Perth Now
06-05-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
South of the river tavern gets tick of approval despite fuss
State planners have approved the long sought-after expansion of Kwinana Marketplace and along with it a new, albeit controversial, watering hole that will be located in an area once designated purely for retail shopping. In granting approval last week, decision-makers also said the tavern could help create a safer street along Gilmore Avenue because it would include increased outward-facing CCTV cameras. 'It's very well located in the context,' Metro Outer Development Assessment panel member Karen Hyde said in response to views that another tavern so close to Kwinana Local would result in increased antisocial behaviour. Your local paper, whenever you want it. 'It provides a function which can be reasonably associated with shopping and retail, and create something of an entrance and additional surveillance to pedestrian activities, and offers an extra evening activity.' The owner of The Kwinana Local and other Chisham Avenue businesses told the panel last Thursday it was wrong to locate the new tavern in a designated retail precinct because it will split the destination and dining function away from Kwinana's 'main street' of Chisham Avenue. 'We are the people that brought a couple properties on Chisham Avenue . . . we liked the vision of the city to establish a main street with entertainment, it made a lot of sense to us,' Sullivan Property Consultants owner Brian Sullivan said. 'You are moving that entertainment precinct away, you are splitting it in two, and you will create, potentially, a dead main street. 'It is not better for the city and it is certainly not better for the residents to have the entertainment precinct split in two and have a weak, less vibrant and less workable main street.' Allerding & Associates Urban Planning owner Steve Allerding held a similar position on the 'inappropriate' move to build a tavern in the retail precinct. 'The proposal has the potential to undermine the purpose by creating a new entertainment destination,' he said. 'Through the city's various planning documents, Chisham Avenue has consistently been described as the main street to be promoted to consolidate uses related to entertainment and eating activities. 'We don't believe this is an appropriate development in its current form.' An artist's impression of how the proposed beer garden and outdoor seating at Kwinana Marketplace could look. Credit: Supplied / Lateral Planning Speaking on behalf of the shopping centre redevelopment, Lateral Planning's Sean Fairfoul reassured the panel the pub's planned location would not undermine the city's masterplan for the Kwinana town centre. 'In terms of the submitter's concern that the main street is going to be moved, relocated or fragmented, we don't share that belief,' he said. 'The scheme and the masterplan do make it quite clear that whilst there are precincts it is not the only location for each individual use and there was to be a mix of uses throughout the precinct.' A licensed restaurant, dining venues, shops, children's playground and an amusement centre will also all open in space created by the expansion, which spills into 19 existing car bays. The redevelopment will increase the size of Kwinana Marketplace by 406sqm.
