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Lakelands welcomes free community program to support tech skills
Lakelands welcomes free community program to support tech skills
ISPT will this week launch a free community tech skills program at Lakelands Shopping Centre which focuses on increasing IT literacy and connecting generations in the community. The new program...
Stake in regional shopping centre in Adelaide comes to market
Stake in regional shopping centre in Adelaide comes to market
Investors are presented with an opportunity to partner with one of Australia’s leading retail managers as a 50% interest in the Colonnades Shopping Centre in Adelaide is being offered to...
Colliers appoints Lachlan MacGillivray as Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets
Colliers appoints Lachlan MacGillivray as Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets
Colliers is expanding its regional retail investment offering as demand soars, today announcing the appointment of Lachlan MacGillivray to the new position of Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets | Asia...
Roll’d and KFC take to the skies with drone delivery
Roll’d and KFC take to the skies with drone delivery
In partnership with Wing Australia, healthy QSR brand Roll’d Vietnamese and global restaurant chain KFC, have taken to the skies in a bid to bring their range of freshly prepared...
Approval received for $100m Sunbury South major town centre
Approval received for $100m Sunbury South major town centre
SRL has received approval for its $100 million Sunbury South Major Town Centre. The Urban Design Framework (UDF) has been approved by the Hume City Council and Victorian Planning Authority....
Major Greater Western Sydney town centre site available for sale
Major Greater Western Sydney town centre site available for sale
Stonebridge Property Group has been appointed to sell a major town centre development site located at 1 Kellicar Road, Macarthur, NSW. The B4 Mixed-Use zoned site occupies an expansive 2.55-hectare...
Robust December retail sales but signs of an Omicron slowdown
Robust December retail sales but signs of an Omicron slowdown
The latest release (December 2021) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data indicates that the overall month-on-month estimate decreased by 4.4%, down by 7.3% from a particularly strong November 2021....
GPT sells Casuarina Square to Sentinel Property Group
GPT sells Casuarina Square to Sentinel Property Group
Joint owners GPT and the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund (GWSCF) have exchanged contracts for the sale of Casuarina Square for a net sale price of $397 million. The centre...
Scentre Group Included In 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index For Third Consecutive Year
Scentre Group Included In 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index For Third Consecutive Year
Scentre Group is one of nine organisations in Australia and one of 418 globally to be included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which measures gender equality across five pillars:...
Woolworths Schofields sells for $37.5 million setting a benchmark return
Woolworths Schofields sells for $37.5 million setting a benchmark return
A Woolworths shopping centre located in a rapidly evolving northwest growth corridor of Sydney has sold to a private investor for $37.5 million. The modern centre, located in Schofields, is...
Memorial to celebrate the life of Shopper CEO Ben Walker
Memorial to celebrate the life of Shopper CEO Ben Walker
Shopper will hold a Memorial and invite friends and colleagues to celebrate and pay tribute to its CEO and founder Ben Walker on Wednesday, 2 February at The Ivy Den,...
UNIQLO to open its first ever retail store in South Australia at Myer Centre Adelaide
UNIQLO to open its first ever retail store in South Australia at Myer Centre Adelaide
Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, reveals it will bring its world-class retail experience and famed service to South Australia. Responding to high demand from local customers, UNIQLO will open its much-anticipated...
Multi-attraction venue, The Funderdome opens its doors at Highpoint
Multi-attraction venue, The Funderdome opens its doors at Highpoint
The Funderdome “Home of unprofessional sport” makes its debut at GPT’s Highpoint. The large 2,000m2 space located next to HOYTS is zoned for maximising fun no matter your age, your skills,...
Scentre Group joins OMA in a move to help brands unlock the power of marketing within Westfield centres
Scentre Group joins OMA in a move to help brands unlock the power of marketing within Westfield centres
Scentre Group is the latest company to join the Outdoor Media Association (OMA), the peak industry body which represents most of Australia’s Outdoor Media Display companies. It also joins as...
Pop-up obstacle course launches at Seven Hills Plaza
Pop-up obstacle course launches at Seven Hills Plaza
Ninja World has launched at Seven Hills Plaza, delivering an exciting pop-up obstacle course for five to 12-year-olds to enjoy during the school holidays. The pop-up obstacle course is the...
YFG acquires Strathpine Centre, appoints Retail First as managers
YFG acquires Strathpine Centre, appoints Retail First as managers
Retail First Pty Ltd has been appointed to manage Brisbane’s Strathpine Centre, becoming part of the management company’s South East Queensland portfolio of now 21 shopping centres. The announcement comes...
Charter Hall appoints Ben Ellis as Retail CEO and CQR Fund Manager, as Greg Chubb departs
Charter Hall appoints Ben Ellis as Retail CEO and CQR Fund Manager, as Greg Chubb departs
Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) has appointed Ben Ellis as Retail CEO and CQR Fund Manager, as Greg Chubb resigns to take up a senior role as Chief Operating Officer...
JLL Research shows transaction volumes of neighbourhood shopping centres up 64% in 10 years
JLL Research shows transaction volumes of neighbourhood shopping centres up 64% in 10 years
Two separate neighbourhood shopping centres have sold for a combined value of more than $69 million, as the resurgence of COVID-19 across Australia spotlights the performance of this type of...
GPT leadership team changes
GPT leadership team changes
The GPT Group has announced today changes to its Leadership Team and adjustments to its organisational structure to reflect the growth in the Group’s Logistics portfolio, provide greater sector alignment...
Revelop finalises plans for Calderwood Village and Chisholm Village
Revelop finalises plans for Calderwood Village and Chisholm Village
Within six months of Revelop acquiring the Calderwood Village town centre site from Lendlease and in consultation with Shellharbour City Council and Architects BN Group, plans have been finalised, lodged...
Kaipara Property Group marks 10 years with Wagga Wagga LFR deal
Kaipara Property Group marks 10 years with Wagga Wagga LFR deal
Sydney-based investors Kaipara Property Group, in conjunction with Argus Property Partners Group, has acquired the former Masters property in Wagga Wagga from HomeCo. The acquisition by Argus Kaipara Fund 2 (a...
Chadstone Airways is now boarding
Chadstone Airways is now boarding
Children of all ages are invited to board Chadstone Airways for a fun, interactive, and educational journey through Chadstone – The Fashion Capital, where they can enjoy photo moments and...
Link Appoints Greg Chubb as COO – International
Link Appoints Greg Chubb as COO – International
Charter Hall’s Retail CEO, Greg Chubb, has been appointed by Link Asset Management Limited, the manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT), as Chief Operating Officer – International....
Founder and CEO of Shopper, Ben Walker, passes away aged 47
Founder and CEO of Shopper, Ben Walker, passes away aged 47
Shopping Centre News is saddened to report that Shopper CEO and founder Ben Walker passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, 15 January at the age of 47. Ben...
Mirvac announces architects for its $2billion redevelopment of Harbourside
Mirvac announces architects for its $2billion redevelopment of Harbourside
Mirvac is moving forward in its plans to transform Harbourside, Darling Harbour into a new, world-class destination for Sydney, with the appointment of Snøhetta+Hassell Studio to lead the design for...
Vicinity reveals plans to transform Buranda Village into mixed-use precinct
Vicinity reveals plans to transform Buranda Village into mixed-use precinct
Vicinity Centres has revealed plans to transform Buranda Village into a bustling new mixed-use precinct of the future, delivering lifestyle retail, more than 600 residential dwellings and 50,000m2 of commercial...
Summer Festival launches at Cockburn Gateway
Summer Festival launches at Cockburn Gateway
Christmas may have come and gone, but the fun is just getting started at Perth’s Cockburn Gateway with the launch of its Summer Festival. Throughout the summer holidays, the activity-filled...
Stockland sells Townsville sub-regional centre to Sydney-based investor
Stockland sells Townsville sub-regional centre to Sydney-based investor
Stonebridge Property Group & JLL are pleased to announce the sale of Coles Kmart Plaza Townsville on behalf of Stockland and AMP Capital for $47.25 million. The asset was sold...
AMP strikes $760m retail deal – Australia’s largest direct retail transaction in 2021
AMP strikes $760m retail deal – Australia’s largest direct retail transaction in 2021
AMP Capital Retail Trust (ACRT) has acquired the remaining 20% interest in Gold Coast’s Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, while the AMP Shopping Centre Fund (ASCF) has acquired a 25% stake...
New restaurants and bars join 25 Martin Place
New restaurants and bars join 25 Martin Place
The heart of Sydney’s CBD has a new dining scene to indulge in with new restaurants and bars opening at 25 Martin Place. The new venues add to 25 Martin...
Sydney shopping centres show resilience
Sydney shopping centres show resilience
The retail sector across Australia’s CBDs has felt the tightening of purse strings throughout the past 24 months, with CBD centres seeing large rental declines and a rise in vacancies....
Bayside’s new office precinct to supercharge Frankston’s CBD
Bayside’s new office precinct to supercharge Frankston’s CBD
Vicinity Centres has taken a significant first step to transform Bayside into a diverse mixed-use precinct, revealing approved plans for a new state-of-the-art, 8-storey A-Grade commercial office building, 12 Balmoral...

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