Eastlands is
Tasmania's largest shopping centre; it is located on the eastern side of the
Derwent River, in the shopping district of
Rosny Park
Rosny Park is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, located in the City of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is about five kilometres from the city centre of Hobart. Rosny Park is the commercial twin of its residential namesake, R ...
, and within the greater area of
Hobart
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,
Tasmania,
Australia
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. It has a gross lettable area of about .
Eastlands contains two major discount department stores (
Big W and
Kmart, two major supermarkets:
Coles, and
Woolworths
Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to:
Businesses
* F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores
* Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops ...
), along with approximately one hundred specialty stores, as well as a multi-level carpark. It is located adjacent to the Rosny Bus Ball.
The
shopping centre was the first of its kind in Tasmania, and has seen many refurbishments over the years. It has recently opened its new mall (facing
Rosny Hill Road
Rosny Hill Road is a major road in Hobart, Australia. Prior to the completion of the Rosny Bypass, Rosny Hill Road (in conjunction with Cambridge Road) was the major Trunk road connecting the city to the airport. Today the road provides a link ...
), containing a renovated Kmart and seventeen specialty stores.
History
In 2016, a woman was arrested after attempting to rob the centre's JB Hifi store with armed a syringe. In 2021, a 30 year old man doused customers at the centre's Caltex petrol station in turpentine and attempted to set a woman on fire. He was sentenced to a two years suspended sentence after the judge accepted his plea of being influenced by drug induced psychosis. The centre sustained minor flood damage in 2021, when stormwater gutters overflowed, causing water to rush into the centre's food court and through the roofs of some shops.
References
External links
Eastlands Shopping Centre*http://vicinity.com.au/centres/our-centres/eastlands-shopping-centre
{{Shopping centres in Tasmania
Shopping centres in Tasmania
Shopping malls established in 1965