Whether he was affiliated to the deity Neptune/Poseidon was not explained in his backstory. He was in effect a predecessor to Aquaman. "The coastline along here is absolutely beautiful - it's primed for a fabulous tourism precinct based on the heritage and the framework that's already there," she said.King Neptune was a powerful ancient sorcerer who acted as the protector of the seas in his own time. Ms Benkendorf said the group of Two Rocks residents would continue to push for the area to be a community and tourism destination. "It is part of the Western Australia story and I am glad that the community is actively recognising that fact and getting behind its preservation." "I remember visiting Atlantis Marine Park in the 80s and it was like nothing else I'd ever seen, and I think there are many Western Australians who look back on their time at Atlantis fondly. "It really captured the essence of Perth and Western Australia in the 1980s. "The King Neptune statue is an iconic Perth landmark and is much loved by the Western Australia community," he said. Heritage Minister David Templeman acknowledged that King Neptune was special. The statue is one of more than 600 heritage places and precincts on the WA Heritage Council's assessment program, which could take several more years to process.Īccording to a state government spokesperson, only a small number of heritage evaluations could be processed each year, and the Sun City precinct was not scheduled for assessment by the Heritage Council given "competing priorities". King Neptune has been on a state register of heritage places list, waiting for heritage assessment, since 2003. "It always seems to have fallen on deaf ears, now we're in a situation where, you have a developer coming in, putting a Woolworths on a potential site that needs to be assessed for heritage," she said. Ms Benkendorf said, over the past 20 years, various members of the Two Rocks community had pushed for a heritage assessment of the statue. In a recent planning meeting, Michael Jorgensen, representing Brown Falconer Architects, said the overall height of the proposal was below ground level at the base of the statue and would not affect views. "Woolworths is supportive of the public open space vision and will participate in the creation of the statue heritage walk," he said. "Maintaining access to the King forever is a great result for the community, while the future heritage trails are a perfect opportunity to celebrate Atlantis Marine Park's history and contribution to Two Rocks and Western Australia. Mr Fini said the amount of public open space around the statue had increased to more than 1 hectare and would provide the best access in three decades. Landowner and developer Adrian Fini said King Neptune was an important part of the area's heritage and a "statue heritage trail" was a key feature of the proposed development. Improved public access, heritage preserved: developer The supermarket proposal is currently being assessed by planning authorities.Ī Metro Outer Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) deferred the decision about the placement of the supermarket until early May because the majority of panel members were not satisfied heritage matters were fully explained. "The overwhelming public opinion is that the area has heritage value, it also has significant tourism potential." "That sets the tone for the rest of that area, which should be based on a resort tourism economy, but it becomes just a commercial site," she said. Ms Benkendorf said the proposed shopping centre development would have a detrimental impact on the site. The development application's heritage impact assessment concluded nearby places, including the statue, would not be negatively affected.
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