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Australia’s retail sector rebounds and positions for future growth
Australia’s retail sector rebounds and positions for future growth
Following the tumultuous year of 2020, Australia’s retail sector has bounced back at a remarkable pace, well beyond any forecasts. Colliers latest Retail Research and Forecast report has found that as...
Erina Fair kicking sustainability goals
Erina Fair kicking sustainability goals
Lendlease’s Erina Fair on the Central Coast of New South Wales has delivered significant measures to improve the sustainability of the centre, which will benefit the local environment. The multimillion-dollar investment to...
Leading Australian designers set to join Karrinyup
Leading Australian designers set to join Karrinyup
A legion of renowned Australian designers is set to join the new Karrinyup later this year as part of the $800 million development which AMP Capital is managing on behalf...
Charter Hall delivers a newly refurbished centre for the Bass Hill community
Charter Hall delivers a newly refurbished centre for the Bass Hill community
In November 2019, Charter Hall commenced a redevelopment to refresh Bass Hill Plaza in Sydney’s west. The project has transformed the existing centre to celebrate the cultural diversity of the local...
Lendlease proposes adjoining office development at Lakeside Joondalup
Lendlease proposes adjoining office development at Lakeside Joondalup
Lendlease announced today that it has lodged a development application (DA) for an A-grade office development to adjoin Lakeside Joondalup, located at the gateway to the City of Joondalup in...
Two new parent support services open at Stockland Shellharbour
Two new parent support services open at Stockland Shellharbour
Expectant and new parents in the Illawarra can now access free specialised support services at not-for-profits Gidget Foundation Australia and Karitane’s newly opened co-located space at Stockland Shellharbour.  Arabella Gibson,...
Lakelands hosts Volunteer and Community Expo
Lakelands hosts Volunteer and Community Expo
To help local charities continue the amazing work they do within the community, Lakelands Shopping Centre (WA), owned by ISPT, partnered with the Peel Volunteer Resource Centre to host a...
Arundel Plaza innovates with Solar Carports
Arundel Plaza innovates with Solar Carports
Arundel Plaza at Parkwood on the Gold Coast has installed innovative new solar carports to create shade for 42 car parks, while offsetting carbon emissions for the centre. More than...
Neil Perry secures a new Stockland site to restart his charity initiative
Neil Perry secures a new Stockland site to restart his charity initiative
Acclaimed Sydney chef and restaurateur Neil Perry has secured a new site at Stockland Piccadilly located in Sydney CBD to restart the charitable initiative Hope Delivery.  Hope Delivery first launched...
Stage one completed at $2.8b Melbourne Square precinct
Stage one completed at $2.8b Melbourne Square precinct
It’s a milestone moment for Melbourne’s largest lifestyle precinct and luxury residential offering designed by COX architecture – the completion of Stage One construction at Melbourne Square, Southbank. Fitted with a...
Development application lodged for $70m Thornlands community hub
Development application lodged for $70m Thornlands community hub
The development application for a $70 million retail centre and green parkland in Brisbane’s Thornlands – has been lodged. Upon approval, the 7,750m2 Paradise Garden Shopping Village will include a full-line...
Eastern Creek Quarter celebrates first birthday
Eastern Creek Quarter celebrates first birthday
Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ) will celebrate its first birthday with a month-long festival of family fun.  Celebrations will kick off on Friday 28 May from 3pm with face painting, live...
Construction commences on Hobart’s Glebe Hill Village
Construction commences on Hobart’s Glebe Hill Village
Construction on Tipalea Partners’ brand new $35 million Glebe Hill Village retail centre has officially kicked off with a soil turning ceremony taking place on-site with Mayor of Clarence City...
QBD Books continues its expansion and invests in regional stores
QBD Books continues its expansion and invests in regional stores
Founded in the late 1800s, QBD Books – Australia’s largest Australian-owned and operated book retailer – is continuing its investment in regional Australia and opening two new stores. The Hervey...
Sydney’s new buildings soar towards net-zero
Sydney’s new buildings soar towards net-zero
New buildings will be more energy efficient, use more renewable energy and support the transition to net-zero emissions under an Australia-first plan to include energy targets in development applications. Under...
Eastland partners with local community groups to deliver Friendship Journals to local schools
Eastland partners with local community groups to deliver Friendship Journals to local schools
A new partnership between Eastland, the Maroondah Positive Education Network (MPEN), Communities of Wellbeing (COWB) and URSTRONG has facilitated the delivery of a new social and emotional wellbeing program at...
Elanor to meet 100% of shopping centre energy needs with renewables
Elanor to meet 100% of shopping centre energy needs with renewables
Solar Bay and Momentum Energy will partner to deliver a combination of on-site and off-site renewables that will meet 100% of the energy needs at Elanor Investors’ Waverley Gardens, making...
Cleveland Central shopping centre refurbishment begins
Cleveland Central shopping centre refurbishment begins
Refurbishment works began this month on the Cleveland Central Shopping Centre’s northern (Coles) building and will include new seating, lighting, fittings and furnishings. Artwork by Quandamooka woman Delvene Cockatoo-Collins will...
Stockland celebrates $2 million milestone for CARE Grants program
Stockland celebrates $2 million milestone for CARE Grants program
Stockland’s CARE Grants program, now in its eighth year, has this week celebrated a key milestone with more than $2 million donated to more than 2,000 local community groups nationally....
Woolworths begins construction of new neighbourhood shopping centre in Chatswood East
Woolworths begins construction of new neighbourhood shopping centre in Chatswood East
Woolworths has begun work on a new $30 million shopping centre development in Chatswood East. The new neighbourhood shopping centre promises to bring significant employment opportunities to the local community with...
Coles accelerates Coles Local supermarket rollout across three states
Coles accelerates Coles Local supermarket rollout across three states
Coles is accelerating innovation in its new store formats, revealing plans to open three new Coles Local small format supermarkets by the end of June.  Opening today, Coles Local York...
Mixed-used precinct Brookfield Place Sydney unveils exciting retail offerings
Mixed-used precinct Brookfield Place Sydney unveils exciting retail offerings
As the brand new Brookfield Place Sydney nears completion at Wynyard, Brookfield Properties has announced several new specialty retailers with Sydney Barbers, T2, Gojima and Priceline among latest retailers to join...
Wingate JV sells Byron Bay Mercato Shopping Centre for $120m
Wingate JV sells Byron Bay Mercato Shopping Centre for $120m
The Mercato on Byron Bay shopping centre and the adjoining development site comprising of 1.1 hectares of prime real estate has sold as one package to the Panthera Group in a...
Funlab to double its national footprint to support growth in experience-led activities
Funlab to double its national footprint to support growth in experience-led activities
Funlab, Australia’s leading Australian out-of-home entertainment business, is looking to double its footprint as the company sees strong demand for its industry-leading entertainment concepts. The company is currently seeking more than 40,000m2 of...
South East Queensland homemaker centre trades for $28 million
South East Queensland homemaker centre trades for $28 million
Independent property fund manager Argus Property Partners has expanded its South East Queensland portfolio with the $28.85 million acquisition of HomeCo Morayfield. CBRE Retail Capital Markets’ James Douglas, Joe Tynan...
Karratha City switches to solar in one of Australia’s largest property solar programs
Karratha City switches to solar in one of Australia’s largest property solar programs
Karratha City Shopping Centre has energised its new state-of-the-art solar energy system, as part of Vicinity Centres’ $73.2 million, industry-leading solar program. The twentieth centre in Vicinity’s national portfolio to...
The Galeries’ Artist in Residence program with City of Sydney takes flight
The Galeries’ Artist in Residence program with City of Sydney takes flight
The Galeries has unveiled the first piece in its new Artist in Residence public art series, an initiative proudly supported by the City of Sydney that both enhances creativity in...
Shopper Media partners with Lendlease
Shopper Media partners with Lendlease
Out-of-home media company Shopper Media is partnering with Lendlease to provide agency sales representation for national advertising campaigns across three shopping centres including Settlement City, Menai Marketplace and Northgate in...
TownCentre Victoria Point: Rare convenience-based shopping centre hits the market
TownCentre Victoria Point: Rare convenience-based shopping centre hits the market
The JLL Retail Investments team has been exclusively appointed to oversee the sale of Queensland’s TownCentre Victoria Point. Anchored by Woolworths, Bunnings Warehouse, Dan Murphy’s, Victoria Point Tavern and Healius...
NRA and ARA welcome Federal Budget, highlighting retail’s critical role in recovery
NRA and ARA welcome Federal Budget, highlighting retail’s critical role in recovery
The National Retail Association (NRA) and Australian Retail Association (ARA) have both come forward to praise the Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Both organisations welcomed the focus on...
80 Collins celebrates retail and dining openings
80 Collins celebrates retail and dining openings
Melbourne’s newest destination for luxury, 80 Collins, reinvigorates the ‘Paris End’ of Collins St with a new network of laneways leading to a discovery of highly curated flagship and concept...
Broadmeadows Central brings retailers and community together for Ramadan
Broadmeadows Central brings retailers and community together for Ramadan
Broadmeadows Central has delivered a unique multi-sensory art experience to the heart of Melbourne’s north in celebration of Ramadan. Every year, Muslims around the world anticipate the sighting of the...

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