'A Slice of Heaven'

Some folks will do anything to get attention.

THE shop owners call it clever marketing, the locals call it pornography.

The cut-out drawing of a naked woman with a pizza slice covering her nether regions in the window of Pizza Supremo in Murray Bridge has had tongues wagging.

But owners Damien Eve, 37, and Sarah Budarick, 35, who have had to remove the artwork after a visit from the police, say they don't know what all the fuss is about.

They moved into the Swanport Rd premises earlier this year and proudly displayed the eye-catching piece - painted by Mrs Budarick and entitled "A Slice of Heaven" - above the shop's verandah.

But since then, there have been complaints about the sign, with residents describing it as offensive and even porn.

Gloria Booker, Murray Bridge Council's manager of development and environmental services, told the Sunday Mail she had received four written complaints and six phone calls about the sign on Pizza Supremo's roof, which is close to a primary school.

"May I remind the council that teen and childhood pregnancy is on the rise and this form of advertising only increases curiosity in children and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, sexually transmitted diseases and infectations (sic)," one concerned mother wrote.

I wonder if they have an extra sausage pie?