Westfield Parramatta
 Westfield Parramatta, as seen from the bus stand at Parramatta railway station |
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| Opening date | 1975 |
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| Owner | The Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | 488[1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 11[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 137,269 m2 (1,477,551 sq ft)[1] |
| Parking | 4,206 spaces[1] |
| Website | westfield.com/parramatta |
Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group. It has a net leasable area of approximately 137,269m² and contains 488 shops built over five levels, making it Australia's fourth largest shopping centre.[1] Among the stores include specialty retailers, cafes, restaurants, a cinema complex and a gymnasium.
Westfield Parramatta's trade area population is 718,735; one of the largest markets for shopping centres in Australia, and its 28.6 million customer visits per annum makes it Australia's busiest Westfield shopping centre.[2]
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[edit] Description
Westfield Parramatta first opened in 1975, on a site which had been a Grace Bros. store since 1933. The centre has been redeveloped several times, the first in 1988, and most notably in 1994-1996 when the centre increased in size from approximately 80,000 m² to a size of 126,000 m².[citation needed] It can not expand further West, due to the St. Johns Cemetery, the East due to Local, and state government offices, and the north due to the Western Line rail way, Expansion to the south is possible, however, has not yet been proposed.
In 2006, Westfield opened a multi-cinema complex across Fitzwilliam Street from the main building, connected by a glass bridge from Level 4 of the main building to the complex. Replacing the old Village Cinemas complex, the Event Cinemas complex contains 3 Gold Class Screens, 1 GMAX Theatre and 7 regular movie cinemas. The new 11-screen cinemas opened on 22 June 2006.
The centre houses three McDonald's outlets — the most in any one building, and the highest density of outlets outside of the Sydney CBD.[citation needed]
[edit] Location
The centre is located in the southern part of the Parramatta Central Business District (CBD) occupying a number of city blocks, bordered by Church Street, Argyle Street, Marsden Street, O'Connell Street and Campbell Street. It is connected to the Parramatta Transport Interchange and Parramatta railway station via an underground pedestrian link.
[edit] Industrial disputes
In May 2003, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union took action against Westfield Parramatta's cleaning contractor P&H Property Services, claiming employees are frequently paid late or on returning from vacations, which is in breach of their employment conditions.[3]
[edit] Community exhibitions
Westfield Parramatta, as a busy community thoroughfare, is used by community organisations to raise awareness of wide ranging issues. In November 2006, Federal Member for Parramatta Julie Owens opened the Seventy7 Shoes exhibition organised by YWCA to raise the issue of domestic violence.[4]
[edit] Celebrity appearances
Due to the size of the centre stage area Westfield Parramatta is frequently visited by celebrities and media personalities. In 2006 this included Australian Idol contestants, Dean Geyer, Ricky Muscat, Jessica Mauboy, Chris Murphy and Damien Leith, with a crowd of about 5000 in attendance.
In July 2006, three actors from the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours visited the shopping complex: Sam Clark as Ringo Brown, Natalie Blair as Carmella Cammeniti and Stefan Dennis as Paul Robinson. [5] .[6] Jennifer Hawkins also made an appearance, as did Trinny & Susannah in 2008. Actor Zac Efron also made an appearance to promote his film Charlie St. Cloud in September 2010. In October 2011, singer Jason Derulo appeared to promote his album Future History.[7]. Reece Mastin performed a mini concert performing 4 songs an attendance of 6174 people watched the X-Factor sensation.
[edit] Stores
Major stores at the centre include:
- Coles
- David Jones
- Kmart
- Lincraft
- Myer
- Target
- Woolworths - 18 Aisles
- Greater Union
- JB Hi-Fi
- Toys "R" Us
- Rebel Sport
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Westfield Parramatta Portfolio
- ^ Westfield Group - Westfield Property Portfolio
- ^ "Westfield Cleaners to Down Mops". Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union. 2003-05-02. http://workers.labor.net.au/176/news8_westfield.html61749357456.html. Retrieved 2006-11-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Seventy7 Shoes Exhibition". YWCA. 2006-10-06. http://www.ywca-sydney.com.au/events.asp. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ Daniel Dasey (2006-10-29). "Keen teens scream for Dean". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/10/28/1161749357456.html. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ Stephen Corby (2006-10-29). "Fans squeal for Idols". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20661192-5006009,00.html. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ^ http://parramatta-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/jason-derulo-plays-to-packed-westfield-parramatta/
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 33°49′04″S 151°00′07″E / 33.8177889°S 151.0020639°E
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