Jolimont Centre

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Jolimont Centre
Jolimont Centre January 2014.jpg
Jolimont Centre in January 2014
Jolimont Centre
General information
Location Northbourne Avenue, Civic, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates 35°16′39″S149°07′45″E / 35.277585°S 149.129050°E / -35.277585; 149.129050 Coordinates: 35°16′39″S149°07′45″E / 35.277585°S 149.129050°E / -35.277585; 149.129050
Opening5 May 1983
Owner AMP
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area12,400 square metres
Design and construction
Architect Godfrey and Spowers
Developer Lend Lease Development
Main contractor Civil & Civic
Website
Public Transport Victoria

The Jolimont Centre is a commercial building in Canberra, Australia. It is also the city's long-distance coach station.

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History

In the late 1920s, a timber building named the Jolimont Building was erected on a block bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Alinga, Moore and Rudd Streets in Civic, Australian Capital Territory. It was partially damaged by fire in 1969 being demolished in 1977. The building had originally been manufactured in England in 1899 for use at Jolimont railway station in Melbourne. [1]

In 1978, approval was granted for the construction of a hotel complex with a long-distance coach terminal. [2] After the project failed to commence in 1981 Lend Lease Development commenced work on a six-storey commercial and office complex that was initially tenanted by the Department of Resources and Energy, Canberra Tourist Bureau, Prime Television, Trans Australia Airlines and 2CA. [1] [3] [4]

During the construction phase, it was sold to AMP. [5] A two-storey General Post Office was also built. [6] It opened on 5 May 1983 with Ansett Pioneer and Greyhound using the coach terminal for services to Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. [7] [8] Later CountryLink, Deluxe Coachlines, McCafferty's, Murrays, Transborder Express, Trans City and V/Line commenced using the terminal. [9] [10] [11] [12]

The 1993 Jolimont Centre siege saw the centre rammed by a vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters. [13] [14] [15] The commercial space has since been converted to a Novotel hotel. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 At last, a plan to develop the Jolimont site Canberra Times 13 October 1981 page 2
  2. ↑ Jolimont site to be used for tourist complex Canberra Times 24 October 1978 page 1
  3. ↑ Topping-Off Ceremony Canberra Times 16 September 1982
  4. ↑ $20m Jolimont Centre opens Canberra Times 6 May 1983
  5. ↑ AMP Society buys $18m Jolimont Centre project Canberra Times 16 December 1981
  6. ↑ Canberra GPO Canberra Times 10 April 1983 page 12
  7. ↑ "Jolimont tourist centre" Canberra Times 5 February 1985 page 6
  8. ↑ New Greyhound terminal Canberra Times 5 May 1983 page 21
  9. ↑ Travel times Canberra Times 30 May 1986
  10. ↑ Run across the Nullabor marks the beginning Canberra Times 30 November 1986
  11. ↑ Countrylink in Canberra Canberra Times 28 September 1994
  12. ↑ Sydney to Melbourne McCafferty's
  13. ↑ Announcers tell of escape Canberra Times 30 November 1993 page 6
  14. ↑ Siege Man Sent Note, Flowers Sydney Morning Herald 1 December 1993
  15. ↑ Jolimont IR workers take early holidays Canberra Times 8 December 1993 page 3
  16. ↑ Novotel Canberra Novotel
  17. ↑ Canberra - Melbourne Greyhound Australia
  18. ↑ Canberra - Sydney Greyhound Australia
  19. ↑ Timetables Murrays
  20. ↑ Canberra - Melbourne via Bairnsdale Public Transport Victoria
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