Southland Shopping Centre
The shopping centre alongside Nepean Highway
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| Location | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia |
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| Opening date | September 1968 |
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| No. of stores and services | ~400 |
| Total retail floor area | ~129,180m² |
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| Parking | 5,980 |
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| Website | www.westfield.com.au/southland |
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Westfield Southland is a super regional retail complex located in the suburb of Cheltenham, in Melbourne, Australia. Southland has a floor area of 129,180m², making it one of the biggest shopping centres in Australia by size. There are approximately 400 retailers in Southland, including Myer, David Jones and Harris Scarfe. According to the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, Southland is recognised as one of 26 Principal Activity Centres. The centre is also one of the most profitable shopping centres in Australia, with an annual turnover of $806.5-million recorded in 2015.
Southland shopping centre was designed by Melbourne architects Tomkins, Shaw & Evans, who had previously designed Westfield Miranda (then Miranda Fair) in 1964. At the time of its opening in September 1968, Southland was one of Melbourne's premier shopping centres. It was a relatively small shopping centre with only a few stores such as a Myer department store, Safeway supermarket, and a special roof garden. Architects Tomkins, Shaw & Evans received the Victoria Award in 1969 for their design of Southland, beating the National Gallery of Victoria for the award. This was during a period when shopping centres were recognised "for the quality of their design or amenity". Prior to the mid–1980s Southland was owned by the Myer Emporium, and the centre would not rival the nearby Chadstone Shopping Centre in size, until the Westfield Group took over management.
During Southland's history, many renovations and face-lifts have shaped the centre, such as the first expansion in 1987 and the development of a Village Cinemas complex and food court in 1990. The rooftop garden was removed upon first redevelopment and was replaced with a third level of stores.
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