Westfield Burwood is a large
shopping centre
A shopping center ( American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known colle ...
in the suburb of
Burwood in the
Inner West
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of
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Inner West & Leppington Line
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offer frequent train services to
Burwood station which is a short walk from the centre.
Westfield Burwood has bus connections to
Sydney CBD
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Inner West
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, as well as local surrounding suburbs. The majority of its bus services are located on Burwood Road, Victoria Road and Shaftsbury Road.
Westfield Burwood has multi level car parks with 3,014 spaces.
History
The original Westfield Burwood first opened on 11 October 1966 by
Premier of New South Wales
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Robert Askin, and was one of the first shopping centres in Australia.
The centre was known as Westfield Shoppingtown Burwood and was the first Westfield to contain the Westfield logo and to be branded as "shoppingtown". Shoppingtown was the idea that the centre would contain more than just shops, but professional services like cinemas, petrol stations, doctors and dentists.
Westfield Burwood was built on a slope which meant that it was the first centre that facilitated an "incline mall" design. This meant that the centre was a gently-ascending grade and that the levels were connected via a system of ramps, stairs and escalators. The centre also featured a circular stage and an ornate air fountain which shoots controlled compressed air with metallic coloured balls in the air.
The original centre was half the size it is today, and was first to have a
Hoyts
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cinema inside the centre (later closed sometime in the 1980s). Westfield Burwood was partially built on the site of the old Hoyts Astor theatre which was rebuilt as the Hoyts Burwood. Westfield Burwood featured Farmers,
Coles New World,
Mark Foy's
Mark Foy's Limited or Mark Foy's was a department store in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, founded by Francis Foy and his brother Mark Foy. The department store was named after their father, Mark Foy (senior) and traded between 1885 an ...
and Winns. In 1972 the centre expanded by acquiring land south on Victoria Street and a
Fossey's store opened on that site which operated until its closure in 1993 and was taken over by
Target
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* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
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. Westfield Burwood was again redeveloped in 1976 with the addition of
Nock & Kirby
Nock & Kirby was a Sydney-based retail store trading in hardware and general household goods.
History
Nock and Kirby began as a partnership of Thomas Nock and Herbert Kirby in 1894. It became a limited liability company in 1906. It had a subsid ...
(later rebranded to
BBC Hardware
Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian household hardware chain. The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand.
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until its closure sometime in the 1990s when Hardwarehouse now
Bunnings Warehouse
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Bunnings was founded in Perth, Wester ...
opened in
Ashfield). In November 1976, the Farmers store was rebranded to
Myer
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which was then renamed
Grace Bros on 18 April 1983.
In January 1999, the centre underwent a $300 million redevelopment, and was the first Westfield to be completely demolished and rebuilt. This redevelopment doubled the size of the original centre and allowed for more stores in the centre. Westfield Burwood featured
Grace Bros (rebranded to
Myer
Myer (stylised MYER, sometimes known as Myers) is an Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of products ...
in 2004),
Kmart
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The company was inc ...
,
Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
,
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 shop ...
. Westfield Burwood was the first Westfield in NSW to feature 'The Street' entertainment and lifestyle precinct with a 12 screen Greater Union (now
Event Cinemas) cinema complex. The centre also featured 'Food on the Park', an 800-seat food court that extends to a balcony overlooking the park, and 'The Market' precinct, which feature fresh food retailers outside Coles. The new Westfield Burwood was opened on 17 August 2000.
On 24 March 2007 Myer closed and was replaced by
David Jones which opened on 5 May 2007 by model
Megan Gale
Megan Kate Gale (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Gale won a model contest when she was 18 in her home town. In 1999 she was cast in a series of commercials for the Italian telecommunicat ...
. The change from Myer to David Jones paralleled a swap in the opposite direction (from David Jones to Myer) at
Bankstown Central
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in 2008, which was attributed to demographic change. After these two changes, Burwood replaced Bankstown as the location of the only David Jones store west of the City stores (on
Market Street and
Elizabeth Street) and east of the
Parramatta
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store. A new cosmetics department was built, the whole top floor was renovated and carpets were relaid in some sections. Store fittings in other departments remained the same.
In July 2014, as part of a restructure of the Westfield Group, it came under the control of the
Scentre Group. However, on 20 May 2019, Scentre Group has sold a half stake for $575 million to Perron Group, which was established by the late Perth-based billionaire Stan Perron.
Tenants
Westfield Burwood has 63,204m² of floor space. The major retailers include
David Jones,
Kmart
Kmart Corporation ( , doing business as Kmart and stylized as kmart) is an American retail company that owns a chain of big box department stores. The company is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States.
The company was inc ...
,
Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
,
Coles,
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 shop ...
and
Event Cinemas.
References
External links
Westfield Burwood Official Website
{{Shopping centres in New South Wales
Shopping centres in Sydney
Shopping malls established in 2000
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Burwood, New South Wales