Parkmore Shopping Centre

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Parkmore Shopping Centre
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Parkmore Shopping Centre
Location Keysborough, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°59′34″S145°10′27″E / 37.99278°S 145.17417°E / -37.99278; 145.17417 Coordinates: 37°59′34″S145°10′27″E / 37.99278°S 145.17417°E / -37.99278; 145.17417
Opening date27 November 1973;47 years ago (1973-11-27)
Management GPT Group
OwnerGPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund
No. of stores and services128 [1]
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 36,800 square metres (400,000 sq ft)
No. of floors1
Parking2,600 [2]
Website www.parkmoreshopping.com.au

Parkmore Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre located in the outer south-eastern suburb of Keysborough in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre services the suburbs of the City of Greater Dandenong [3] such as Keysborough, Noble Park, Springvale as well as other local suburbs. There are 128 stores at Parkmore along with 2,600 car parking spaces, 130 of which are located undercover. [2]

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History

Opening on 27 November 1973, the centre held extravagant opening celebrations, including Santa Claus arriving in the world's largest hot air balloon of the time, as well as a performance by John Farnham. [4]

Anchors

The Fresh Food Court with Coles PMoreFreshFoodCourt.jpg
The Fresh Food Court with Coles

Transport

Parkmore provides free parking for approximately 2600 vehicles and is serviced by five bus routes and taxis.

The centre is surrounded on all sides except the east side by ground level uncovered parking. Rooftop parking is provided with two separate carparks on top of Coles and Kmart. Limited undercover parking is available near Coles.

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References

  1. "Parkmore Shopping Centre - GPT". www.gpt.com.au.
  2. 1 2 "Parkmore Shopping Centre - Parkmore Shopping Centre". Parkmoreshopping.com.au. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Spaceship centre draws crowds - Dandenong Star Journal". 10 November 2013.