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| Location | Preston, Victoria, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′18″S 145°1′47″E / 37.73833°S 145.02972°E |
| Opening date | 1966 |
| Developer | Myer Emporium |
| Management | Vicinity Group |
| Owner | 50% Vicinity Group & 50% GPT Group |
| No. of stores and services | 330 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 |
| Total retail floor area | 95,311 m2 (1,025,920 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 4800+ spots[1] |
| Website | www |
Northland Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Preston, approximately 11 km north of the Melbourne Central Business District in Victoria. It is the largest predominantly single-level shopping centre in Melbourne. It has more than 330 stores all spread over one floor apart from the cinemas, Timezone arcade and Pancake Parlour on a smaller top level.
The centre is anchored by a Myer department store (4 levels), Kmart and Target department stores, Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets, as well as Best & Less and JB Hi-Fi, and a Hoyts Cinema complex.
History
Opening in 1966, Northland Shopping Centre was one of the first self-contained shopping centres in Melbourne. The shopping centre was built and owned by the Myer Emporium. The original shopping centre consisted of 3 malls radiating north, east and west from a centre stage area. It housed 73 tenants and 6 professional suites. Some of the original retailers included Myer, Coles New World Supermarket, Buckley and Nunn Department Store, McEwans, Woolworths Variety Store and Coles Variety Store. A feature of the shopping centre was the Northland Market located at the south-west end of the shopping centre.
In July 1983, the Myer Emporium sold the shopping centre to the Gandel Group of Companies. It is currently owned 50:50 by GPT and Vicinity Group.
Legionnaires Scare
In early 2006 Northland shopping centre was one of 7 buildings suspected of harbouring legionnaires disease after an outbreak which killed one and infected 7 others in the area. Subsequent investigation by the Coroner - Dr Jane Hendtlass (Case No 729/06) confirmed that alleged buildings nearby did not contain the disease.[2][3][4][5]
Gallery
Panorama of the main entrance from Murray Road
Secondary entrance from Murray Road
The cinemas on the second floor
The main food court
The new Fresh Food Market, near Woolworths
Kmart and surrounding stores
The Playtime Arcade, near the cinema
The main entrance from Murray Road
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References
- ^ http://www.northlandsc.com.au/centreinfo/
- ^ New legionnaires' case confirmed By Jordan Chong (2 March 2006 – 3:41PM) theage.com.au
- ^ Killer bug kills elderly man By Michelle Pountney - Herald Sun (2 March 2006 12:00am) - News.com.au
- ^ (10 March 2006) The Australian
- ^ Coroner's Report (Case No 729/06) - Dr Jane Hendtlass (11 May 2006)
- Notes
- Northland Redevelopment Newsletter-June 2008 http://cms.cfspm.com.au/Assets/Files/NorthlandDevelopmentNewsletterJune.pdf