Harbour Town is a shopping centre concept in Australia that incorporates multiple factory outlets in one centre. As of February 2021, there are two locations owned and operated under the Harbour Town brand: Biggera Waters, on Queensland's Gold Coast, and at Adelaide Airport, in South Australia. Harbour Town centres also operated in Perth, Western Australia and Docklands, Victoria before being sold off and rebranded.

Current centres

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Gold Coast

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Harbour Town Gold Coast
 
Fountain at Harbour Town Gold Coast, with symbol of facility
 
LocationGold Coast, Queensland
Coordinates27°55′53″S 153°23′16″E / 27.93139°S 153.38778°E / -27.93139; 153.38778
Opening date1999; 25 years ago (1999)
OwnerLewis Land Group (50%)
Vicinity Centres (50%)[1]
Websitehttps://harbourtowngoldcoast.com.au/

Harbour Town Gold Coast is situated on the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Oxley Drive Biggera Waters, Queensland. Opening in 1999 and located on the Gold Coast Highway just 20 minutes north of Surfers Paradise en route to theme parks, Harbour Town was the first and is still the largest purpose-built brand direct factory outlet shopping centre in Australia.[citation needed]

Adelaide

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Harbour Town Adelaide
 
Harbour Town Adelaide exterior view
 
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
Coordinates34°56′49″S 138°31′13″E / 34.94694°S 138.52028°E / -34.94694; 138.52028
Opening date2003; 21 years ago (2003)
OwnerLewis Land Group
Websitehttps://harbourtownadelaide.com.au/

Harbour Town Adelaide opened in 2003,[2] and is situated next to the Adelaide Airport, South Australia. It features over 130 outlet stores along with supermarkets, chemists, cafes and eateries, fresh food, homewares and outdoor products.[3][4]

Former centres

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Perth

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A Harbor Town centre in Perth, Western Australia opened in 2003. In October 2013 it was sold to the Far East Organization of Singapore and rebranded to Watertown Brand Outlet Centre.[5][6] Consisting of about 120 outlet stores, the shopping centre covers 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) and is located at 840 Wellington Street, West Perth.[6] It was constructed and formerly owned by the Lewis Land Group in a joint venture with ING Real Estate Development Australia.[6]

Melbourne

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A Harbor Town centre in Docklands, Victoria opened in 2008. It was sold in March 2014 and rebranded to The District Docklands in 2017.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.vicinity.com.au/portfolio/our-properties/harbour-town-premium-outlets-gold-coast [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Harbour Town - Retail Outlet Shopping, Adelaide and Gold Coast". harbourtown.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ Commission, corporateName=South Australian Tourism. "Error". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Harbour Town Adelaide shopping opening hours, location map". Adelaide Shopping Guide. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Perth to get second outlet shopping centre". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Fox, Mara (28 October 2013). "Harbour Town in Perth sold for $205m". PerthNow.
  7. ^ Danckert, Sarah (18 March 2014). "Docklands sale city's biggest in seven years". The Australian.
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