Colonnades Shopping Centre is a

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, South Australia. The shopping centre is located in the

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, in the suburb of

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. Colonnades is located on a large allotment of land with access from Goldsmith Drive, Beach Road and Burgess Road. Colonnades is currently the 3rd largest shopping centre in metropolitan Adelaide behind both

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and

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. Since opening the centre has seen multiple expansions including the most recent being a $51m expansion adding an Aldi and more market feel area.

Transport

Colonnades Shopping Centre is serviced by both

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and Colonnades Interchange, and is the hub for public transport in the outer Southern Suburbs of

.
The shopping centre is also serviced by a

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just outside of the centre itself.

History

Colonnades Shopping Centre was built in 1979 and had a wing added to the northern end of the centre in the mid-late 2000s which included a

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. Colonnades Shopping Centre was acquired by

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in 2003, and underwent a A$125 million expansion, which has seen the building of a larger Woolworths, and the addition of a

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among many other shops. The new wing also added a number of speciality shops to the expanded area. The centre contains three supermarkets, two department stores and approximately 200 other specialty stores. The mall also contains a food court. In 2019, Myer permanently closed its doors after 40 years of operation. The shopping centre has laid and connected 5000 solar panels on its rooftop. The 1.8 megawatts (MW) system is generating renewable power to reduce dependence on the national grid and contribute towards the environment of the local community.

Gallery

Image:centro collonades 2.jpg, Inside Colonnades. Image:Centro colonnades entrance.jpg, Eastern wing entrance. Image:Noarlunga_Centre_Interchange_1.jpg, The nearby

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History

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