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Througout Australia there are a large number of shopping malls owned by The Westfield Group. Generically these are known as a Westfields.

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Common Francises

Common throughout many Westfield locations are the following outlets:

Note:

list continues as many as users wish to add! I am not re-entering a directory

New South Wales

Westfield Hurstville

is a Westfield shopping centre in the suburb of Hurstville in Sydney, Australia at 33"57'58.06 S, 151"06'18.23 E.

Stores

Westfield Hurstville contains 260 retail stores including supermarkets, a fresh food market, banks, butchers, clothing shops, toy shops, department stores, a Car Wash, jewellers, a Food Court (35 food outlets in total), Optometrists, a Medical Centre, Newsagents, Medicare outlet and an occasional child care centre and small playworld.

Their major stores are:

Access

Westfield Hurstville has a very large carpark. Westfield can also be accessed by rail, from Hurstville Station on the Illawarra railway line, Sydney. The station is located opposite Westfield.

Their are also bus bays in Forest Road, which is between Westfield and Hurstville Station. These bus bays provide access to and from Drummoyne, Burwood, Bankstown, Strathfield, Rockdale, Kogarah and Kingsgrove. On the opposite side of Hurstville Station (Ormonde Parade), is another set of bus bays, providing services to and from Miranda, Blakehurst and Sylvania.

The bus companies that service Hurstville Westfield include Veolia NSW, Punchbowl Buses and Sydney Buses.

Westfield Hornsby

is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Hornsby, New South Wales. It is the oldest mall in the Westfield chain, although the first location was at Blacktown.

Construction and History

The original shopping centre was opened in 1961. It received its first upgrade in 1968, followed by a further upgrade in 1976.

The latest upgrade started in 1999 with the closure and subsequent demolition of the existing Westfield centre and closure of part of the existing Northgate centre. On January 22, 2000, Westfield temporarily shut the centre to pave the way for a two-year A$360 million redevelopment project which doubled retail space and brought more major retailers on board, including restaurants and cinemas.

The four-stage revedelopment saw Westfield take over and incorporate the adjacent Northgate shopping centre (known for a while as Westfield Northgate) into the new centre.

  • Stage 1, the redevelopment of the Westfield Northgate side, opened on October 26, 2000. The Northgate name was dropped and it became known as part of Westfield Hornsby. The initial stage included construction of 50 specialty shops and a Coles supermarket.
  • Stage 2 opened on May 31, 2001. This was the old Westfield Hornsby side, and was physically separate from the Stage 1 deveopment until August, when the Level 1 underground walkway opened. Stage 2 included a Woolworths supermarket, more than 40 specialty shops, and two levels of parking.
  • Stage 3 was completed on September 13, 2001, with the opening of David Jones, Target, Gowings, a Food Court, and 100 specialty stores. At this stage, the centre has increased from 48,000 m² to 98,000 m².
  • The Grand Opening of the new centre was held on September 26, 2001.
  • Stage 4 opened in November and included a nine-screen cinema complex and alfresco restaurant precinct.

Besides its numerous smaller and specialty stores, Westfield Hornsby contains the following major stores:

Westfield Eastgardents

Westfield Eastgardens is a major Westfield shopping centre in the suburb of Pagewood in Sydney, although now the shopping centre itself and the surrounding area is commonly referred to as its own suburb of Eastgardens, separate from Pagewood and the surrounding areas of Maroubra and Hillsdale. It has a major bus stop and taxi rank, and also contains many car parking spots. It contains many shops including supermarkets, a fresh food market, butchers, clothing shops, toy shops, department stores, it also contains a large cinema complex, a large food hall and a child care centre. So far, all of its stores are:

Department stores

Discount department stores

Supermarkets

Other

Westfield Burwood

Westfield Burwood is a large regional shopping centre in Sydney's Inner West suburb of Burwood. The centre currently features a 3 floor Myer, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, a food court, around 250 specialty stores and a 12 screen Greater Union cinema complex. The Myer store will be closed in March 2007, and will be replaced with a David Jones store [1]. The food court features balcony seating overlooking Burwood Road and Burwood Park.

Westfield Bondi Junction

Westfield Bondi Junction is a large shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs of Bondi Junction. The centre is regarded as an upscale shopping centre, with over half of its 330 stores being names like Max Mara and Armani Exchange. Many of these stores are firsts for Australia, or if not New South Wales or Westfield. [citation needed]

Stores

The centres major retailers include:

Westfield Miranda

Westfield Shopping centre, Miranda

Westfield Miranda (also known as Miranda Fair), owned and managed by the Westfield Group, is a large shopping centre (mall) in the suburb of Miranda in the Local Government Area of Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

History

Miranda Fair was originally opened in 1964 and was purchased by Westfield in 1969. There have been two major renovations and extensions since then, once in 1971 and again in 1994 giving it 107,000 m2 of retail space. In both instances it was the largest shopping centre in Australia at the time the extensions were completed. For several years it was widely known as the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.[citation needed] Since these openings, other shopping centres have been built and expanded, including long-time rival Westfield Parramatta, now making it the 8th largest in Australia and the 2nd largest in Sydney.

Access

There are several large car parking areas around the complex with numerous. Rail access is provided by Miranda railway station on the Illawarra railway line immediately adjacent, making it easily accessible from southern and eastern suburbs of Sydney.

There is a bus stop under cover at the main entrance on The Kingsway, as well as a terminus on Kiora Rd, which Westfield Miranda passes over. Cronulla and Caringbah are serviced by BusLink and Caringbah Bus Service buses. Sutherland, Sylvania and Hurstville are serviced by Veolia NSW services. Taren Point, Ramsgate and Rockdale are serviced by Sydney Buses services.

Location

The official street address is 600 The Kingsway, Miranda, but adjacent streets include Kiora Road, Wandella Road, Jackson Avenue and Urunga Parade.

Stores

Stores in the centre include:

Westfield Mount Druitt

Westfield Mount Druitt, owned and managed by The Westfield Group, is a shopping centre in the west-most suburb of Blacktown, Australia. Most retail outlets are on the ground level.

It is located in the heart of the Mount Druitt CBD, 42km west of the Sydney CBD. Westfield is currently further expanding the centre, adding more retail outlets and entertainment/dining spaces.

As of 2006 there are 236 retail outlets. Major stores at the centre include:

Westfield Penrith

Westfield Penrith is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales central business district. Until 2005 it was known as the Penrith Plaza. Originally built in the 1970's, it underwent extensive redevelopment throughout the 1990's. It was aquired by the The Westfield Group in 2005, subsequently changing it's name to Westfield Penrith.

It is a multi-level complex inlcuding the following outlets:

Westfield Parramatta

Westfield Parramatta is the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere [citation needed].The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group and has a net leasable area of approximately 125,000 square metres and built over five levels, as of June 2006 it contains approximately 560 shops.The shoppingtown is now connected to Parramatta Railway Station.

The centre is located in the heart of the Parramatta CBD, 24km west of the Sydney CBD and has a history of growth and redevelopment, the biggest in 1994-1996 seeing the centre increase in size from approximately 80,000 square metres to its current size.

Westfield has just recently opened its new building complex across the road

Other major happenings are occurring at Westfield Parramatta at the moment such as the renovation of approximately 10-20 stores and Shop For Your School 2006.

Major stores at the centre include:

It is also believed that in some land next to the cemetry which Westfield owns, there are planned extensions for an Australian branch of the American department store Bloomingdales. [citation needed]



Westfield Hurstville

is a Westfield shopping centre in the suburb of Hurstville in Sydney, Australia at 33"57'58.06 S, 151"06'18.23 E.

Stores

Westfield Hurstville contains 260 retail stores including supermarkets, a fresh food market, banks, butchers, clothing shops, toy shops, department stores, a Car Wash, jewellers, a Food Court (35 food outlets in total), Optometrists, a Medical Centre, Newsagents, Medicare outlet and an occasional child care centre and small playworld.

Their major stores are:

Access

Westfield Hurstville has a very large carpark. Westfield can also be accessed by rail, from Hurstville Station on the Illawarra railway line, Sydney. The station is located opposite Westfield.

Their are also bus bays in Forest Road, which is between Westfield and Hurstville Station. These bus bays provide access to and from Drummoyne, Burwood, Bankstown, Strathfield, Rockdale, Kogarah and Kingsgrove. On the opposite side of Hurstville Station (Ormonde Parade), is another set of bus bays, providing services to and from Miranda, Blakehurst and Sylvania.

The bus companies that service Hurstville Westfield include Veolia NSW, Punchbowl Buses and Sydney Buses.

Westfield Hornsby

is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Hornsby, New South Wales. It is the oldest mall in the Westfield chain, although the first location was at Blacktown.

Construction and History

The original shopping centre was opened in 1961. It received its first upgrade in 1968, followed by a further upgrade in 1976.

The latest upgrade started in 1999 with the closure and subsequent demolition of the existing Westfield centre and closure of part of the existing Northgate centre. On January 22, 2000, Westfield temporarily shut the centre to pave the way for a two-year A$360 million redevelopment project which doubled retail space and brought more major retailers on board, including restaurants and cinemas.

The four-stage revedelopment saw Westfield take over and incorporate the adjacent Northgate shopping centre (known for a while as Westfield Northgate) into the new centre.

  • Stage 1, the redevelopment of the Westfield Northgate side, opened on October 26, 2000. The Northgate name was dropped and it became known as part of Westfield Hornsby. The initial stage included construction of 50 specialty shops and a Coles supermarket.
  • Stage 2 opened on May 31, 2001. This was the old Westfield Hornsby side, and was physically separate from the Stage 1 deveopment until August, when the Level 1 underground walkway opened. Stage 2 included a Woolworths supermarket, more than 40 specialty shops, and two levels of parking.
  • Stage 3 was completed on September 13, 2001, with the opening of David Jones, Target, Gowings, a Food Court, and 100 specialty stores. At this stage, the centre has increased from 48,000 m² to 98,000 m².
  • The Grand Opening of the new centre was held on September 26, 2001.
  • Stage 4 opened in November and included a nine-screen cinema complex and alfresco restaurant precinct.

Besides its numerous smaller and specialty stores, Westfield Hornsby contains the following major stores:

Westfield Eastgardens is a major Westfield shopping centre in the suburb of Pagewood in Sydney, although now the shopping centre itself and the surrounding area is commonly referred to as its own suburb of Eastgardens, separate from Pagewood and the surrounding areas of Maroubra and Hillsdale. It has a major bus stop and taxi rank, and also contains many car parking spots. It contains many shops including supermarkets, a fresh food market, butchers, clothing shops, toy shops, department stores, it also contains a large cinema complex, a large food hall and a child care centre. So far, all of its stores are:

Department stores

Discount department stores

Supermarkets

Other

Westfield Burwood is a large regional shopping centre in Sydney's Inner West suburb of Burwood. The centre currently features a 3 floor Myer, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, a food court, around 250 specialty stores and a 12 screen Greater Union cinema complex. The Myer store will be closed in March 2007, and will be replaced with a David Jones store [2]. The food court features balcony seating overlooking Burwood Road and Burwood Park.

Westfield Bondi Junction is a large shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs of Bondi Junction. The centre is regarded as an upscale shopping centre, with over half of its 330 stores being names like Max Mara and Armani Exchange. Many of these stores are firsts for Australia, or if not New South Wales or Westfield. [citation needed]

Stores

The centres major retailers include:

Westfield Miranda

Westfield Shopping centre, Miranda

Westfield Miranda (also known as Miranda Fair), owned and managed by the Westfield Group, is a large shopping centre (mall) in the suburb of Miranda in the Local Government Area of Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Construction and History

Miranda Fair was originally opened in 1964 and was purchased by Westfield in 1969. There have been two major renovations and extensions since then, once in 1971 and again in 1994 giving it 107,000 m2 of retail space. In both instances it was the largest shopping centre in Australia at the time the extensions were completed. For several years it was widely known as the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.[citation needed] Since these openings, other shopping centres have been built and expanded, including long-time rival Westfield Parramatta, now making it the 8th largest in Australia and the 2nd largest in Sydney.

Access

There are several large car parking areas around the complex with numerous. Rail access is provided by Miranda railway station on the Illawarra railway line immediately adjacent, making it easily accessible from southern and eastern suburbs of Sydney.

There is a bus stop under cover at the main entrance on The Kingsway, as well as a terminus on Kiora Rd, which Westfield Miranda passes over. Cronulla and Caringbah are serviced by BusLink and Caringbah Bus Service buses. Sutherland, Sylvania and Hurstville are serviced by Veolia NSW services. Taren Point, Ramsgate and Rockdale are serviced by Sydney Buses services.

Location

The official street address is 600 The Kingsway, Miranda, but adjacent streets include Kiora Road, Wandella Road, Jackson Avenue and Urunga Parade.

Stores

Stores in the centre include:


Westfield Mount Druitt, owned and managed by The Westfield Group, is a shopping centre in the west-most suburb of Blacktown, Australia. Most retail outlets are on the ground level.

It is located in the heart of the Mount Druitt CBD, 42km west of the Sydney CBD. Westfield is currently further expanding the centre, adding more retail outlets and entertainment/dining spaces.

As of 2006 there are 236 retail outlets. Major stores at the centre include:

Westfield Penrith

Westfield Penrith is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales central business district. Until 2005 it was known as the Penrith Plaza. Originally built in the 1970's, it underwent extensive redevelopment throughout the 1990's. It was aquired by the The Westfield Group in 2005, subsequently changing it's name to Westfield Penrith.

It is a multi-level complex inlcuding the following outlets:

Westfield Parramatta

Westfield Parramatta is the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere [citation needed].The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group and has a net leasable area of approximately 125,000 square metres and built over five levels, as of June 2006 it contains approximately 560 shops.The shoppingtown is now connected to Parramatta Railway Station.

The centre is located in the heart of the Parramatta CBD, 24km west of the Sydney CBD and has a history of growth and redevelopment, the biggest in 1994-1996 seeing the centre increase in size from approximately 80,000 square metres to its current size.

Westfield has just recently opened its new building complex across the road

Other major happenings are occurring at Westfield Parramatta at the moment such as the renovation of approximately 10-20 stores and Shop For Your School 2006.

Major stores at the centre include:

It is also believed that in some land next to the cemetry which Westfield owns, there are planned extensions for an Australian branch of the American department store Bloomingdales. [citation needed]


Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

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