Australia Fair Shopping Centre

Australia Fair
	Upper level offices, 2015
Location	Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
Coordinates	27°58′08″S 153°24′56″E / 27.9689°S 153.4155°E
Address	42 Marine Parade
Owner	Retail First Pty Ltd
No. of stores and services	Over 210
No. of anchor tenants	5
Website	www.australiafair.com.au

Australia Fair Shopping Centre is a dual-level regional shopping centre covering 59,540 square metres (640,900 sq ft) located in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland. The centre also incorporates a five-level office tower comprising 5,824 square metres (62,690 sq ft) of office space, housing specialist services and commercial offices.^{[citation needed]}

History

1983: Australia Fair West, originally known as Scarborough Fair, was built and anchored by Franklins. It was constructed on the former site of administrative and bottling buildings for the South Coast Co-Operative Dairy Association, which was designed by architects T.R. Hall and L.B. Phillips in 1936 on the corner of Scarborough and Young Streets.^[2] The dairy buildings were demolished in 1972.^[3] Australia Fair West contained Franklins, Treasureway, and 40 specialty shops with off-road parking.^{[citation needed]}

1984

Scarborough Fair was built incorporating a Coles Supermarket and Kmart Store.^{[citation needed]}

1989: The Scarborough Fair Shopping Centre doubled its size and extended through to the pedestrianised Nerang Street Mall. Work on the Australia Fair Shopping Centre was centred around the old Scarborough Fair Retail Centre, with retail anchors including Kmart, Coles, Woolworths, and Franklins.^{[citation needed]}

1990: Australia Fair opened on April 10, 1990, after a project that took more than a year and $300 million to complete. Upon completion, Australia Fair Shopping Centre boasted the largest concentration of specialty stores and was the only shopping centre in Australia to feature three supermarket chains: Woolworths, Coles, and Franklins.^{[citation needed]}

1991: The 52,000 square metre shopping development is the first of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in Queensland.^{[citation needed]}

1993: An extension introduced the centre to a six-cinema complex and also created a Leisure Court Retail precinct.^{[citation needed]}

1995: The Fashion Boulevard, Broadwater Food Court and Fresh Food Marketplace were refurbished and renamed to establish these precincts. The owner acquired the ex-State School site next to Australia Fair West for expansion purposes.^{[citation needed]}

1997–1998: Extensions were completed, cinemas expanded from 6 to 10 and reconfiguration of the Cinema Leisure Court Retail/Entertainment precinct.^{[citation needed]}

1998–1999: Colonial First State acquired joint-venture ownership of Australia Fair with MEPC. The sale deal also included the former state school redevelopment site on Garden Street. 'Australia Fair set for $16m upgrade'... Owners announced a $16 million refurbishment and upgrade. A significant aspect of the refurbishment involves upgrading the Fig Tree Food Court, remodeling tenancies, adding a weatherproof structure, and replacing an escalator.^{[citation needed]}

2001: Gordon Fu purchases Australia Fair from Colonial First State.^{[citation needed]}

2002–2004: $2.7 million spent on an upgrade to flooring, directional signage and Amenities/facilities upgrade which enhances the centre's appearance and image for Southport.^{[citation needed]}

Anchors

Parking & public transport

The centre has undercover and rooftop parking for 2,500 cars, located off Marine Parade.^{[citation needed]}

The Southport light rail station is located on the corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street and provides tram connections to the Gold Coast University Hospital and south towards Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. Southport Bus Station, one of the main bus stations in the city provides regular and high frequency services to Helensvale Station, Robina, Sea World/Main Beach and Biggera Waters.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Centre Info - Australia Fair". Australia Fair Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ "MINISTER OPENS NEW FACTORY". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1936. p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Possibly the owner of the demolition company with his family at South Coast Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd, Scarborough Street, Southport, Queensland, June, 1972". Gold Coast City Libraries. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

Australia Fair Shopping Centre - Website

[1] "Centre Info - Australia Fair". Australia Fair Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[2] "MINISTER OPENS NEW FACTORY". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1936. p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Possibly the owner of the demolition company with his family at South Coast Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd, Scarborough Street, Southport, Queensland, June, 1972". Gold Coast City Libraries. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

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