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,...
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...
SCCA Marketing Awards: Winners announced
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) have announced the winners of the 2021 SCCA Marketing Awards via a virtual Awards Ceremony filmed live from the Hyatt Regency in Sydney...
Precision Group partners with Life Education
Property investment company Precision Group have announced a three-year strategic partnership with Life Education Australia. The partnership will contribute to Life Education’s goal to reach at least one million children...
Mirvac launches all-inclusive body positive 50-day fashion festival Toombul Shopping Centre
Women of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and styles across Brisbane are invited to a 50-day fashion festival at Mirvac’s Toombul Shopping Centre. Kicking off on Wednesday 6 October, body-positive fashion...
VOGUE Australia presents Adelaide’s biggest shopping weekend
While other major capital cities remain in lockdown, Adelaide will become host to one of the biggest shopping weekend’s the city has ever seen from the 8th to 10th October....
2021 SCCA Marketing Awards – Finalists announced
This year, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) received a record 255 Marketing Awards nominations from across the country and have just announced the 2021 Finalists and changes to...
The Square Mirrabooka hosts The Empathy Project
With their continued focus on the local community, Perth’s The Square Mirrabooka in partnership with the local Balga Senior High School is hosting The Empathy Project. In a year full...
The Square Mirrabooka celebrates NAIDOC with community fashion event
In Perth, The Square Mirrabooka are proud to be supporting and advocating for local Aboriginal business owners, artists, aspiring models, youth and community leaders. This July, the centre celebrated diversity...
Architects of Beauty returns to Highpoint
Sought-after beauty event series, Architects of Beauty, is returning to Melbourne’s West at GPT managed centre Highpoint Shopping Centre. Over four days in July, the centre will come alive with...
Highpoint creates immersive zone Yeti-Ville
For Victoria’s two-week school holiday period, GPT managed Highpoint Shopping Centre has created Yeti-Ville, a free immersive and educational activity zone designed to stir creative thinking and mindfulness in children. After...
‘Safety Week’ Campaign launches at Armada Dandenong Plaza
Armada Dandenong Plaza, along with all RetPro Management Victorian Centres are launching a Safety Week Campaign to create awareness and educate the community on how to stay safe and shop...
The Square Mirrabooka supports local careers
Last week, The Square Mirrabooka in Perth hosted its inaugural Community Careers Fair event to help tackle unemployment in the local area. The local community were invited to discover new...
South Eveleigh unveils its program for Sydney Solstice 2021
Australia’s top artists are set to celebrate the longest night at Mirvac’s South Eveleigh with a festival of food, arts, and culture as part of Sydney Solstice. Celebrating the longest night...
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...
2021 Big Guns Lunch
SCN hosted a great event last Friday. Our ‘Big Guns Lunch’ was generally seen as the industry’s first major event since COVID entered our lives a year ago. People mingled,...
Riverdale Village officially welcomes retailers
A year on from becoming one of the only shopping centres in Australia to open amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Riverdale Village Shopping Centre has held a celebration day to officially...
The Square Mirrabooka celebrates Harmony Week
The suburbs surrounding The Square Mirrabooka make up one of the most multicultural areas in Australia. Harmony week is an opportunity to celebrate diversity in Australia and build a harmonious...
Eastern Creek Quarter celebrates wellness
Western Sydney locals are invited to be well, live well and eat well at Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ) with a new campaign focused on feeling healthy and looking great. The...
Lunar New Year brings Oxen strength to 2021
Lunar New Year 2021 falls on Friday 12 February this year, and although there isn’t the influx of Chinese tourists into Australia due to travel restrictions, the more than 1.2...
Highpoint’s interactive LEGO Play Zone
During the school holidays, LEGO legends and learners were invited to experience Highpoint’s LEGO Play Zone – an interactive play space for kids. The LEGO Play Zone brought the world’s most...
Shopping Centres ‘post pandemic’. How will they change and what will be different?
As SCN’s Premium Members tuned in to the live stream Panel Discussion on the future of shopping centres, a limited number of guests attended the luncheon at Sydney’s Establishment Ballroom...
IMAGINARIA to illuminate post-COVID Melbourne
In a Melbourne-first, future play experience, IMAGINARIA will open at The District Docklands, combining light, sound, sculpture and scent to amaze people of all ages. Held from Thursday 26 November 2020 to...
Caneland Central’s record yoga event goes online for 2020
Last year, Caneland Central set the Australian record for the largest yoga class held in a shopping centre. This year, during Queensland Mental Health Week (4-11 October), the centre’s Stretch...
Spring is in the air at Narellan Town Centre
Spring has well and truly sprung at Narellan Town Centre with visitors to the Centre able to enjoy a stunning display of springtime blooms. The Centre, positioned in the heart...
Re-concepting centre events and activations
In January 2020 my first daughter was born and my world shifted. She was born with her mother’s determination, and my loud voice. But in March 2020 Australia went into...
Highpoint Shopping Centre launches virtual school holidays program
Due to the lockdown in Melbourne, school holiday fun has ‘gone virtual’ for the first time ever at GPT’s Highpoint Shopping Centre. The centre’s youngest fans are set to enjoy...
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre celebrates its 50 year milestone
Prepare to walk down memory lane as one of Brisbane’s largest shopping centres, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, celebrates half a century of proudly local community and retailer stories. Brisbane locals now...
What will Christmas look like in shopping centres this year?
Kerry Stewart, Founder and Managing Director of Dovecote Design has a passion for transforming commercial spaces into Christmas destinations and creating unique visual experiences. In this article written for SCN, Kerry discusses...
WEBINAR | Leading the Retail Revival in the Pandemic Era
The full replay of the webinar is available here With Jennifer Cook, Customer 360 and Melissa Webber, Holy Cow! Creative Hosted by Belinda Daly, Shopping Centre News As shopping...
Lendlease’s Darling Quarter moves popular yoga online
Starting on Monday 6 April, Darling Quarter will be hosting kids yoga sessions to provide some entertainment during self-isolation. The popular program normally runs at Darling Quarter and has attracted...
oOh! and National Gallery of Australia launch nation’s largest art event
oOh!media and the National Gallery of Australia has joined forces to present the nation’s largest outdoor art event across the oOh!media networks. The art event commenced in late February and...
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