Macarthur Square

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Macarthur Square
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Macarthur Square's "Kellicar Lane" precinct
Macarthur Square
Location Campbeltown, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 34°04′30″S150°47′53″E / 34.075020°S 150.798132°E / -34.075020; 150.798132
Address200 Gilchrist Drive, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Opening date10 September 1979;44 years ago (1979-09-10) [1]
Management Lend Lease Corporation
Owner GPT Group (50%)
Australian Prime Property Fund (50%)
No. of stores and services331 [2]
No. of anchor tenants 9
Total retail floor area 107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft)
No. of floors3
Parking2,560 spaces
Public transit access TfNSW T.svg Macarthur
Website macarthursquare.com.au

Macarthur Square is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre located in the south western Sydney suburb of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. The shopping centre was opened by the Lend Lease Corporation and GPT Group on 10 September 1979. [1] The shopping centre is situated adjacent to Macarthur Railway Station, where trains terminate on the Airport & South Line.

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An $160 million expansion in 2005, which expanded the centre's floor area from 29,000 to 90,000 m2 (310,000 to 970,000 sq ft), saw Macarthur Square become one of the largest shopping complexes in Sydney. [3] A further development in 2017 increased the retail floor area to 107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft). [4]

History

Macarthur Square was opened on 10 September 1979 [5] by The Hon. Paul Landa, Minister for Planning and Environment. Macarthur Square was seen as a major regional shopping centre for the Macarthur Growth Centre in south-western Sydney. The NSW State Planning Authority purchased large tracts of land in the Campbelltown area in the 1960s. The Authority produced a structure plan in 1973 under the title of the Campbelltown-Camden-Appin Three Cities Plan. State and Commonwealth funding established a growth centre in the region. An agreement between the Liberal Government in NSW and the Whitlam Labor Government in Canberra provided funds for land acquisition and urban development. The Growth Centre was called Macarthur Growth Centre and established a development board. The Macarthur Development Board bought and sold land, developed industrial estates and the Macarthur Square shopping centre. [6] In December 1983 a 3 year old boy named Ali Elassad while looking at Christmas decorations with his older brother plunged 10 metres from one of the balconies to the floor below and fractured his skull however he survived and returned home in time for Christmas and was dubbed "The miracle boy of Sydney". [5]

Shopping / Facilities

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Interior

Major retailers of Macarthur Square include David Jones, Big W, Target, Coles, Rebel, Lincraft, H&M, Aldi, Woolworths, Dan Murphy's, JB Hi-Fi, Cotton On, Kingpin Bowling and Event Cinemas. [7] The centre also features an outdoor entertainment and restaurant precinct known as "Kellicar Lane". [8] [9] This area opened during the expansion in November 2005. [3] Above Kellicar Lane is a food court that has large glass windows that look over Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown and the surrounding countryside.

2016/17 Development

This $240 million development added a relocated and refurbished Coles supermarket, a redeveloped flagship David Jones store, and a new H&M, as well as a new fresh food hall, dining terrace and 45 speciality stores. In addition, a new Aldi supermarket and full line Harris Scarfe store were developed end of 2017, in order to cement the destinations title as the most important shopping centre in the Macarthur region. Harris Scarfe has since closed down.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Campbelltown City Library Local Information Blog – Macarthur Square".
  2. ↑ "GPT Group - Macarthur Square".
  3. 1 2 Herron Todd White Property Advisors: The Month in Review Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine , 1 February 2004.
  4. ↑ "Macarthur Square". Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Campbelltown City Library Local Information Blog - Macarthur Square".
  6. ↑ Toon, John; Falk, Jonathan (2003). Sydney Planning Or Politics : Town Planning for Sydney Region Since 1945. University of Sydney. ISBN   1864876018.
  7. ↑ "Macarthur Square- Store Directory".
  8. ↑ "Macarthur - Dining" . Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "About - Macarthur Square". www.macarthursquare.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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