‘A very Adelaide thing to do’: who is behind the city’s googly eyes wave?

Adelaide city planner Colonel William Light now looks a little cross-eyed as he gazes out over the city from a site called Light's Vision. A prankster has left a trail of googly eyes across the South Australian capital. Photograph: Walter Marsh

A serial prankster has been leaving a trail of novelty oversized googly eyes across metropolitan Adelaide, from fast food and liquor store mascots to one of the city’s most recognisable colonial monuments.

The eyes first appeared in the early hours of 11 January, when a pair of suburban Dan Murphy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken stores on opposite sides of the city were found sporting matching looks of bug-eyed confusion. Management of the Port Road Dan Murphy’s store sighed and shook their head when approached for comment.