City plan for Stirling site still in limbo
In just seven days the State will celebrate WA Day.
The day grew out of Foundation Day, which commemorated the arrival at the Swan River Colony of Lt-Governor James Stirling and the first colonists aboard the Parmelia on June 1, 1829.
Many activities are planned.
But none will feature the statue of Stirling, who went on to become WA's first governor, which had stood near the town hall in Barrack Street.
The statue was removed in March 2012 to allow for redevelopment of the old Treasury building.
And more than three years later it is still in storage and in limbo.
The City of Perth says it will not go back to the site between the town hall and the treasury building, and no new site has yet been identified.
City of Perth chief executive Gary Stevenson said the statue was in a city storage depot.
"The plans for the old Treasury building redevelopment do not include the reinstatement of the James Stirling statue," he said.
"As a consequence, the City has to _determine a suitable site with mean- _ ingful connection to the work."
The statue was unveiled by Prince Charles in 1979 to mark the State's 150th anniversary.
It was first located in front of the old R&I bank head office in Barrack Street before the building was demolished in 1996.
