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Westfield is a large chain of shopping centres owned by The Westfield Group.

The sign of Westfield Carousel.
The entrance of Westfield Carousel.
Redevelopment gallery between 1998 and 1999, located outside of centre management.

Westfield Carousel is a major shopping centre, owned by the Westfield Group and located in Cannington, a suburb of Perth. It is located approximately 12 kilometres from Perth on the Albany Highway, and approximately 600 metres from Cannington Train Station.

One of the major drawcards of the centre is the entertainment precinct known as The Street, which opens 24 hours. This precinct features a number of entertainment stores, book stores, cafes and a Hoyts Cinema. Westfield Carousel was developed extensively between 1998 to 1999, the area being expanded to about twice of its original size.

Part of Carousel shopping centre.
The food court in Carousel shopping centre.

Major retailers within Carousel including:

Innaloo

The sign of Westfield Innaloo.
The entrance of Westfield Innaloo.

Westfield Innaloo is a major shopping centre in the northern suburbs of Perth, located approximately 8 km north-west of the CBD at the corner of Scarborough Beach Road and Ellen Stirling Boulevard (formerly Oswald Street) in Innaloo. This location is now part of Stirling City Centre[1] and forms a larger shopping area with neighbouring Westfield Megacentre (formerly Centro Innaloo).

The shopping centre, originally known as Innaloo Shoppers Village, was developed in 1967 to service Innaloo and newly-developed Woodlands. It was the second shopping centre built north of the Swan River and opened with about 30 stores plus a Boans (later Aherns) department store and Woolworths supermarket. A Target store, which later became a Coles New World supermarket, was added in 1980.

The centre was acquired by Coles Myer in 1983. Nine years later, the centre's name was changed to Innaloo City Centre and a 375-seat food court and Kmart were added.[2]

In 1996, Westfield Group acquired the centre and changed its name to Westfield Innaloo. In 2004-05, the centre grew in size by over 25% as more than 30 specialty stores were added and the the Coles supermarket was relocated.[3][4] Currently Westfield Innaloo has over 120 specialty stores.

A new entrance was also built (pictured on the right) - which compares interestingly with the previously erected signage nearby (pictured on the left). After Westfield Innaloo's expansion, there are plans to improve the signage which are being considered by Stirling City Council. [5][6]

Major stores include:

Transport

Part of Innaloo shopping centre.
The food court in Innaloo shopping centre.

Westfield Innaloo is served by several bus routes from Stirling bus/train interchange, including routes 412 and 413 as well as the 98/99 CircleRoute. The centre is approximately 1km, or 3 minutes by bus, from Stirling Train Station.

Until 1992, Innaloo Bus Station on Oswald Street was the terminus for most routes now terminating at Stirling. When Stirling was built, the 419 bus was instituted as a regular shuttle service between Stirling and Innaloo. This service has now effectively been replaced by the CircleRoute.

Whitford City

The sign of Westfield Whitford City.
The entrance of Westfield Whitford City.
The interior of Westfield Whitford City, where the Target department store is at the end.

Westfield Whitford City is a major shopping centre, owned by the Westfield Group and located in Hillarys, a suburb of Perth. It is located approximately 18 kilometres north west of the Perth CBD on Marmion Avenue.

Whitford City opened on the 21st of March 1978, and is the currently the largest single level shopping centre on the Perth's Northside. Whitford City is Perth's largest shopping centre without a flagship department store, such as a Myer, David Jones, or Harris Scarfe. However former department store chain Aherns did have an outlet there until 1985. Currently Whitford City is home to over 240 specialty stores. Whitford City has been officially part of the Westfield Group since 2004.

While Westfield Whitford City has been gradually upgraded over the years, the most extensive development occurred between 2002 and 2004, with the area being expanded to about twice of its original size. Over 100 new stores have been added to the centre, including the relocation of Woolworths to the far west of the centre, a new fresh food mall, a new Best and Less store and a new restaurant precinct called The Piazza, which is located on top of the Dampier Avenue entrance. Upon completion, the centre was re-branded as a Westfield. Prior to this a Greater Union, currently a Grand Cinema complex and the now closed Intencity video arcade were developed in 1996. While there are no new development plans are in place, Whitford City could potentially host a full line department store, as the Northern suburbs continue to grow and consumer demand increases.

Action supermarket in Westfield Whitford City.
The food court in Westfield Whitford City.
The Piazza in Westfield Whitford City.

Major retailers within Whitford City include:

Transport

Westfield Whitford City is located on the corner of Marmion and Whitfords Avenues in Hillarys. Coming from the CBD, head north up Mitchell Freeway and exit at the Whitfords Avenue turnoff. Bus routes 460, 461 and 462 also service the centre from the Whitfords Train Station

See also

References

  1. ^ Town Planning Scheme No. 38 - Landscape Guidelines, City of Stirling, 2002, p.3 (accessed 28 July 2006)
  2. ^ Stirling Celebrates with Westfield Innaloo, Stirling Community (council publication), 23 August 2005, p1
  3. ^ Strong Tenant Demand Despite Record New Supply In Perth Industrial Expected In 2005 - Australia, Williams J., Kennedy G., Randall K. (Jones Lang LaSalle), 2005 (accessed 27 July 2006)
  4. ^ 'Westfield has announced it is proceeding with a $50m', The West Australian, 2004, p54
  5. ^ Minutes of Planning and Development Committee, City of Stirling, 11 July 2006, pp 88-91 (accessed 27 July 2006)
  6. ^ Minutes of Ordinary Meeting of Council, City of Stirling, 18 July 2006, pp 94-95 (accessed 27 July 2006)

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