- Westfield Belconnen
infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Westfield Belconnen
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owner=The Westfield Group
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number_of_stores = 287 [ [http://westfield.com/belconnen/ourstores/ Westfield - Cotton on Kids ] ]
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website = [http://www.westfield.com/belconnen westfield.com/belconnen]
footnotes =Westfield Shoppingtown Belconnen, also known colloquially as "Belco Mall", is managed by
Westfield Group and located in the suburb of Belconnen,Canberra, in theAustralian Capital Territory . The shopping centre is one of the largest inCanberra , featuring around 270 speciality stores.Westfield Belconnen is serviced by
ACTION buses. The Belconnen bus interchange is connected by a walkway which leads right into the centre. Westfield has a large carpark, which can be accessed by Benjamin Way. The carpark is on the lakeside, and runs around to the other side of the centre. The regular carpark leads into Myer, whereas the lakeside carpark leads into the centre.tores
* Virgin Mobile
*Myer
*Best and Less
*Kmart
* Woolworths
* Coles
*Toys "R" Us
*Hoyts
* Rebel Sport
*Intencity
* The Coffee Club
*JB Hi-Fi
*Dick Smith Electronics
* 200+ speciality storesHistory
December 1975 - The bulk earthworks on the site for the Belconnen Mall were commenced.
September 1976 - Construction of the $24 million Belconnen Mall commenced for the Canberra Commercial Development Authority.
August 1977 - The final concrete was poured in stage-1 of the Belconnen Mall construction.
February 1978 - First day of trading following the completion of stage-1 construction and the initial fit out of the Belconnen Mall. The Mall was designed by Cameron, Chisholm & Nicol and built by the joint venture partnership of T. H. O’Connor Pty. Ltd. and Costain Australia Limited for the Canberra Commercial Development Authority and was irreverently referred to as “Pead’s Palace”.
July 1978 - Stage-2 of the Belconnen Mall; featuring the “Centre Stage area”, a spiral staircase, a 23-person glass lift and an additional 60 traders was opened.
October 1978 - With the final stage of the initial Belconnen Mall construction completed, the centre was officially opened by the Minister for the Capital Territory, Robert Paul (Bob) Ellicott.
1980 - An integral link in the elevated pedestrian network between the bus interchange and Belconnen Mall, the Belconnen Churches Centre on the corner of Benjamin Way and Joynton Smith Drive was completed.
August 1981 - Athol Williams of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association met, in the original Belconnen Mall Childcare Centre, with employees of the retail establishments in the Mall to discuss the divisive issue of retail trading hours.
December 1985 - An agreement was reached between the Commonwealth Government, the Canberra Commercial Development Authority and a prospective purchaser for the sale of the Belconnen Mall.
February - March 1986 - The Minister for Territories, Gordon Glen Denton Scholes, by notice in the Commonwealth gazette of this date, abolished the Canberra Commercial Development Authority (operators of the Belconnen Mall).
The Commonwealth Government completed the 87 million dollar sale, agreered to in December 1985, of the Belconnen Mall to the joint venture partnership of the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund Investment Trust and the Westfield Trust (Westfield Property Group).
1989 - Refurbishment of Westfield Shoppingtown (the former Belconnen Mall) commenced.
May 1995 - The Westfield Shoppingtown (formerly the Belconnen Mall) commenced construction of a $14 million entertainment complex including an eight-screen cinema, interactive indoor games site (Intencity), variety stores and restaurants.
References
http://www.belconnen.org.au/belhist.htm
External links
* [http://westfield.com/belconnen Westfield Belconnen homepage]
* [http://hds.canberra.edu.au/design/cid2006/movement/pages/parking_wesfield.html Movement Parking at Westfield Belconnen]
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