Paradise Centre, Surfers Paradise
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| Location | Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 28°00′09″S 153°25′47″E / 28.00240°S 153.42982°E |
| Address | 2 Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 |
| Opening date | January 1981 |
| Management | Elanor Investors Group |
| Owner | Challenger Group |
| No. of stores and services | 90+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 23,609 m2 (254,125 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 460 spaces |
| Public transit access |  Cavill Avenue |
| Website | paradisecentre |
Paradise Centre is a shopping centre in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is located in the tourist district on Cavill Avenue.[1]
History
[edit]20th Century
[edit]Mid 1970s: purchase of land
[edit]Paradise Centre is built on land that were originally occupied by the Surfers Paradise Hotel, Paradise Shopping Court and the beachfront section between Hanlan Street and Cavill Avenue.
Australian property developer Eddie Kornhauser purchased the sites in 1975 and spent the rest of the decade designing the complex.[2]
The Surfers Paradise Hotel which opened in the 1920s was built Jim Cavill. It was located on the corner of Cavill Avenue and Surfers Paradise Boulevard.
The Paradise Shopping Court was a small shopping arcade that feature a 36-hole mini golf course and an open carpark that backed out onto the beergarden.
The beachfront section between Hanlan Street and Cavill Avenue was jointly owned by the Crown and Gold Coast City Council. Eddie Kornhauser purchased the lease from The Crown and Gold Coast City Council for 50 years to build the centre in return for building a new lifesaving club and pedestrian bridge across the esplanade.[3]
Paradise Centre opened in December 1981, comprising a multi level shopping centre and two apartment buildings. In 2006, Paradise Centre was sold to Centro and rebranded as Centro Surfers Paradise. The two apartment buildings were sold to a different company. In 2012 Centro Surfers Paradise was sold to Challenger and the centre was rebranded back to Paradise Centre.[4][5]
Shops
[edit]Paradise Centre comprises Woolworths (supermarket), the largest Timezone family amusement arcade centre in the world, a variety of restaurants, fast food restaurants and eclectic shops.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paradise Centre". Elanor Investors Group. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "EDDIE KORNHAUSER". Australian Financial Review. 6 April 1990. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Potts, Andrew (13 January 2021). "Paradise Centre: 40 years since Surfers Paradise shopping centre opened". www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Challenger acquires Centro Surfers Paradise Mall for $162.5 million Property Observer 20 January 2013
- ^ Paradise Centre up for sale The Australian 26 August 2015
- ^ Stores Paradise Centre
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