Duncraig resident Neal Meakins channelled Muriel’s Wedding’s character Bill Heslop when describing how he was disappointed his local shopping centre would be demolished.

“It’s obviously a shame, but you can’t stop progress,” he said of the proposed redevelopment of the Glengarry Shopping Centre, which is set to be demolished to make way for a Woolworths supermarket — forcing out the local IGA — as well as new shops, eateries and commercial space.

Earlier this year, Woolworths — the country’s biggest supermarket chain — lodged a development application with the City of Joondalup to redevelop the 20-store centre, which is currently home to an IGA and several family-owned businesses.

“I’ve been shopping here for a long time and it’s a shame for me to go somewhere else because I know the sh

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