Eastland educates kids on the fight against food waste
Local children are getting a first-hand lesson in sustainability with school tours of QIC’s Eastland shopping centre. The tours take in Eastland’s ground-breaking organic recycling technology as it converts mountains...
Poppy Remembrance Wall brings communities together in tribute to soldiers
Haben Shopping Centres in Melbourne Pay Tribute to Anzac Day with Poppy Remembrance Wall. Forest Hill Chase, The Pines Shopping Centre, Casey Central and Croydon Central are acknowledging the importance...
Bathurst Large Format Retail Centre transacts for $31.5 million
Sydney-based property fund manager Argus Property Partners, working in collaboration with development and investment firm Kaipara Property Group, has sold a large format retail complex in Bathurst for $31.5 million...
Stockland and Ampol launch ultra-fast EV charging partnership
Stockland has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Ampol to roll out one of the biggest Australian shopping centre networks of AmpCharge fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure....
A Community Reflection Day, Thursday 18 April
A Community Reflection Day will be held today, Thursday 18 April at Westfield Bondi to commemorate the tragic events that occurred in the centre on Saturday that resulted in six...
Newmark to sell Brandon Park Shopping Centre
A 100% interest in Brandon Park Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s established south-east is being offered for sale by Newmark Capital in response to strong investor interest. CBRE’s Simon Rooney, James...
The Barangaroo Artisan Market returns in May
The annual Barangaroo Artisan Market is back and bigger than ever, with more than 60 stallholders taking over the streets on Saturday 11th of May, for a fun-filled day of...
ISPT appoints CBRE as national property services partner across more than 120 assets
ISPT and CBRE have announced a national partnership that leverages the combined power of both firms to drive tenant partner satisfaction and property performance. The partnership will see the consolidation...
Vicinity welcomes Monopoly to 47 shopping centres across Australia with $4 million in prizes on offer
Vicinity’s popular Monopoly Shop Scan Win campaign, in partnership with HASBRO, is back for a third year, returning to 47 centres across Australia with the biggest ever prize pool of...
Centennial buys stake in Parkstone Funds Management aiming to create $1bn niche retail portfolio
Last month’s sale of Bundaberg’s largest shopping centre – Hinkler Central – for $107 million through a partnership between Centennial and Parkstone Funds Management has cleared a path for Centennial’s...
The shopping centre industry grieves in the aftermath of Westfield Bondi attack
On 13 April 2024, Westfield Bondi Junction was the location of a tragedy that resulted in six innocent people losing their lives, including one of Scentre Group’s security team members....
Warrawong Plaza unveils new Woolworths Supermarket as final stage of its redevelopment
A new Woolworths Supermarket has opened at Warrawong Plaza, marking the final piece to the $30 million redevelopment project completed by Elanor Investors Group. An official ribbon cutting ceremony was...
Newly built sub-regional shopping centre hits the market
McVay Real Estate have been exclusively appointed to market for sale the 100% interest in Queen Street Village via an Expression of Interest campaign. Queen Street Village represents a rare...
Revo Fitness on track to open 100 gyms with latest opening at Westfield Plenty Valley
Revo Fitness has expanded its offering in Victoria, launching a new 1,600m2 gym in Scentre Group’s Westfield Plenty Valley Shopping Centre. The site marks the gym’s first club North of...
Michael Hill set to shake up the premium jewellery category with new brand era just around the corner
Fine jewellery brand, Michael Hill has today revealed elements of its new brand refresh and what is rumoured to be its first ever brand Ambassador. Set to launch on 15...
Revelop acquire key sub-regional shopping centre development site in Western Sydney
Renowned developers and shopping centre owners Revelop have acquired a key sub-regional shopping centre development site which is set to be the first new sub-regional development in Sydney in more...
Dopamine Land to open Australian-first in Uptown, Brisbane
International attraction Dopamine Land will make its Australian debut at Uptown, in Brisbane’s CBD. The multi-sensory, immersive destination that is currently only available in London, Washington DC and Madrid is...
An icon of the Alice Springs community hits the market in readiness for a new development
The heart and soul of the Alice Springs town centre and a much-loved facility within the local community, Yeperenye Shopping Centre proposes to build a new five-storey carpark and retail...
International Valuation Standards to incorporate ESG from 2025
Landlords across APAC will need to start preparing for more questions from valuers about an array of different ESG elements for assets following changes to the International Valuation Standards (IVS),...
Caneland Central gets a makeover
Major tenancies at Caneland Central shopping centre in Mackay have been getting a makeover, with RM Williams completing a full refurbishment to become only the second store in Queensland to...
$6 million campaign a success, but retail crime, reoffending and violence continues to be a challenge
Retail crime, including reoffending, theft and violent behaviour, continues to be a challenge for shopping centres and retailers. This comes amidst a successful campaign over the Christmas 2023 retail trading...
Marquee Retail Group appoints voluntary administrators
The Board of Directors of Marquee Retail Group (MRG) has appointed Domenic Calabretta, Mitchell Ball, and Richard Lawrence of Mackay Goodwin as voluntary administrators. MRG owns the brands Colette by...
Footy festivities gather in Rundle Mall
The city of Adelaide is set for one of its busiest weeks of the year as Rundle Mall embraces footy fever for AFL’s Gather Round, with activations, interactive experiences and...
Waterford Plaza completes phase one of its High Street redevelopment
Waterford Plaza in the City of South Perth has marked its transition from suburban shopping centre to contemporary urban village with a name change. Phase one of its High Street...
Kardinya Park Shopping Centre commences stage two redevelopment works
Kardinya Park Shopping Centre has awarded a $44.5 million construction contract to Focus Building Company to complete stage two of redevelopment works with construction on site commencing on 2 April...
Lendlease secures formal go-ahead for $1.7b project at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market
Lendlease’s plan to transform the southern site of the Queen Victoria Market (QVM) precinct has been approved by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. Formal approval of Lendlease’s Development...
Haben Shopping Centres in Melbourne to host free Carrot Patch Hunt over Easter weekend
Forest Hill Chase, The Pines Shopping Centre and Casey Central are getting in the spirit of Easter, offering a free and fun Carrot Patch Hunt activity for kids this holiday...
Smithfield Shopping Centre sells for $138 million
A major shopping centre in the Northern Cairns suburb of Smithfield has sold to investment manager Alceon and CPRAM Investments. JLL’s Sam Hatcher and Nick Willis, alongside Stonebridge’s Carl Molony...
SCN Big Guns Lunch 2024
SCN‘s 2024 Big Guns Lunch took place last Thursday 21 March at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. The annual event which celebrates the best of the shopping centre industry was...
Charter Hall’s Two is Better than One initiative, Part two
Charter Hall continues its ongoing partnership with the social enterprise Two Good Co. into its sixth year. Supporting their mission to empower survivors of domestic violence with the Two is...
ISPT to divest Dee Why Grand Shopping Centre
Amidst growing demand for retail property due to improving underlying fundamentals of the asset class, Dee Why Grand is being marketed formally for sale at a time where supply of...
GPT appoints Merran Edwards as Chief Financial Officer
The GPT Group has announced the appointment of Merran Edwards as Chief Financial Officer effective no later than 1 July 2024. Edwards will join GPT from Investa where she has...
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