Norwood and Payneham Council puts stop to street sign pranks One of the stop signs around Norwood and Kensington. Picture: Roger Wyman Source: adelaidenow A PHANTOM artist's humorous work has been put to a stop by Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council. Under the cover of darkness, the artist had been adding words to stop signs in Norwood, Kensington and Beulah Park to create song lyrics or phrases such as "Don't Stop Dreaming," "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "I Just Can't Stop Lovin' You." But last week the council crashed the party and replaced the signs, labelling the witticisms vandalism. Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Mayor Robert Bria said the artist had defaced council property, which was an offence under the Local Government Act. Picture: Roger Wyman "While the additional words on the stop signs may be humorous to some, and interpreted as a form of street art by others, they also have the potential to divert drivers' attention away from the road and cause accidents," Mr Bria said. Argo on The Parade owner Daniel Milky believed the person behind the signs was also responsible for a picture of former US President the late Theodore Roosevelt made out of tiny teddies, which appeared on the cafe's outside wall about a fortnight ago. "I think it's great ... it adds to the overall character of Norwood," Mr Milky said. He added: "The idea is trying to get people to take notice of what's going on around them." But Kensington resident Cate Shirley said she had mixed views about the altered signs. "I think that the signs are amusing but at the end of the day, it's still a form of vandalism," Ms Shirley said. A council spokeswoman revealed the added wording could not be removed so four signs were replaced at a cost of $176. The council alerted the Transport Department about five other signs which fell under the department's responsibility. The fine for defacing council property is $187.