Kingsway is a shopping, dining and entertainment precinct at the

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, a southeastern suburb of

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, Australia. It starts off at the northern end from High Street, and runs north-south parallel to Springvale Road before curving east at its southern end to join the latter as a

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. Along Kingsway are two major

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Centro Properties Group - Property Overview, accessed 10 June 09 at its northern end, which offers more than 3,500

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s; and Century City Walk at its southern end, which contains a

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, other entertainment retailers (such as

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), a

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and various eateries, as well as

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and

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. The

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and

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, the Glen Waverley Public Library,

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Office are also located at Kingsway.

Retailers

Kingsway has a range of shopping, dining and entertainment retailers, but is best known for its eateries. Retailers include

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influenced and other restaurants and

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, clothing stores,

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s, a newsagency, after school tuition centres,

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and mobile phone dealers. Larger retailers include

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and Intencity. Other major retailers such as Woolworths, Coles, David Jones,

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and

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are located inside

. Service providers include Real Estate agents, four bank branches and dry cleaners. Other service providers are located within

.
Centro The Glen Store Listing, accessed 10 June 09

Hotels

Nearby hotels include

, Hotel Ibis, Waverley International Hotel and Quest Serviced Apartments.

Public transport

The Kingsway shopping precinct is served by buses and trains. The

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for the

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. The

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north of the station on Railway Parade North acts as a hub for transport activity in the

area.

Bus

Redevelopment

In January 2006, the Monash City Council agreed in principle to the redevelopment of the transport hub and began to negotiate with VicTrack Access to develop a mixed-use multi storey building located in the forecourt area of the Glen Waverley Railway Station.
Council Meeting - Report (Development Of Hub Precinct, Glen Waverley Activity Centre), accessed 8 June 09 This development is part of the Victorian Government's ''Melbourne 2030'' plan. The redevelopment will include a multi-deck car park, multi-story residential and commercial buildings and a pedestrian bridge or underground crossing linking both buildings. The Glen Waverley Railway Station is also planned to be redeveloped. The first stage of redevelopment, entailing preliminary roadworks is due for completion in October 2009.
Council Media Release (Kingsway Realignment Works Now Underway), accessed 8 June 09 The Kingsway Realignment Project is jointly funded by Monash City Council, the Department of Planning and Community Development's 'Creating Better Places Program' and VicTrack.

Festivals

Kingsway hosted Glen Waverley's inaugural Food and Wine Festival in November 2009.
Waverley Leader: Food fest, culture on menu for Glen Waverley (21/10/2008), accessed 8 June 09 The festival was primarily funded through the Monash City Council having approved $80,000 in funding in 2008, and included many Kingsway retailers and Victorian wineries. The streets surrounding Kingsway was closed off to traffic. An inaugural Chinese New Year

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was held in February 2009.
Monash Leader: Glen Waverley swinging to a Chinese beat (28/10/2008), accessed 8 June 09

Major intersections

References

Sources

Metlink Melbourne

Monash City Council
* Glen Waverley Trader Association

External links

City of Monash Website
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