Australia Fair Shopping Center

Australia Fair

Upper level offices, 2015
Location	42 Marine Parade, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
Owner	Retail First Pty Ltd
No. of stores and services	Over 210
No. of anchor tenants	Event Cinemas Coles Woolworths Kmart Best & Less
Website	www.australiafair.com.au

Australia Fair Shopping Centre is a dual-level regional shopping centre covering 59,540 square metres (640,900 sq ft) located in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland. The centre also incorporates a five-level office tower comprising 5,824 square metres (62,690 sq ft) of office space, housing specialist services and commercial offices.

1984: Scarborough Fair was built incorporating a Coles Supermarket and Kmart Store.

1990: Australia Fair opened on 10 April 1990 a project which took more than a year and $300 million to complete. At completion, Australia Fair Shopping Centre had the largest concentration of specialty stores and was the only shopping centre in the Gold Coast let alone nation with three supermarket chains at the time: Woolworths, Coles and Franklins. 1991: The 52,000 square metre shopping development is the first of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in Queensland.

1993: An extension introduced the centre to a six-cinema complex and also created a Leisure Court Retail precinct.

1997–1998: Extensions were completed, cinemas expanded from 6 to 10 and reconfiguration of the Cinema Leisure Court Retail/Entertainment precinct.

2001: Gordon Fu purchases Australia Fair from Colonial First State.

The centre has undercover and rooftop parking for 2500 cars, located off Marine Parade.

Southport G:link station is located on the corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street and provides Tram connections to the Gold Coast University Hospital and south towards Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. Southport Bus Station, one of the main bus stations in the city provides regular and high frequency services to Helensvale Station, Robina, SeaWorld/ Main Beach and Biggera Waters.