Northland Shopping Centre
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 Northland Shopping Centre in May 2019 | |
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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 | 4 October 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 | 97,922 m2 (1,054,020 sq ft)[1] |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 4800+ spots[2] |
| Website | northlandsc |
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 on one floor, with the top floor containing just the Hoyts cinemas, Pancake Parlour and indoor golf venue X-Golf (both mini golf and golf simulators).
The centre is anchored by a Myer department store (4 levels), Target and Kmart department stores, Coles, Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets, as well as mini majors Best & Less, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport, TK Maxx and Chemist Warehouse, and international retailers H&M, Uniqlo and Sephora. The small top floor is centred around the Hoyts cinemas, also containing a Pancake Parlour and indoor golf venue X-Golf (both mini golf and golf simulators).
History[edit]
Opening on Tuesday, 4 October 1966,[3] 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[edit]
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.[4][5][6][7]
Gallery[edit]
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Panorama of the main entrance from Murray Road, 2009 -
Secondary entrance from Murray Road, 2009 -
The cinemas on the second floor, 2009 -
The main food court, 2009 -
Outside Woolworths, then called Safeway, 2009 -
Kmart and surrounding stores, 2009 -
The Playtime Arcade, near the cinema, 2009. X-Golf is now in this location -
The main entrance from Murray Road, 2009 -
Exterior of entertainment precinct, August 2023 with extensions such as a playground and bar opened in June 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "Northland - Vicinity Centres".
- ^ "Northland".
- ^ "The Sun". 24 September 1966.
- ^ 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