- WTC Northbank Wharf
WTC Northbank (formerly the World Trade Centre) is a twelve-storey office complex, shopping centre and convention centre on the north bank of the
Yarra River inMelbourne ,Australia .History
On
19 December 1978 , theGovernment of Victoria passed the Port of Melbourne (World Trade Centre) Act 1978, vesting the Port of Melbourne Authority with authority to construct, maintain and operate a World Trade Centre in the Port of Melbourne. [ [http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&entityId=1426 Port of Melbourne Authority] , Public Records Office (Victoria).] The centre, an example ofBrutalist architecture , was built in the early 1980s and opened in 1983.On
30 June 1994 , Melbourne's first casino,Crown Casino opened in the World Trade Centre. The location was a temporary measure while Crown's permanent home, theCrown Casino and Entertainment Complex was constructed adjacent. [Silkstone, Dan: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088487960843.html Ten years of Crown] , "The Age ",30 June 2004 .] In 1997, the centre hosted a temporary exhibition of waxworks from theMadame Tussauds wax museum inLondon .Current use
The building currently houses the
headquarters ofVictoria Police , and the Victoria Police Museum, a collection of exhibits and memorabilia from over 150 years of policing in Victoria. [ [http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/35504bc71d3adebcca256cfc0082c2b8/f4e84dca1ff01ca4ca25736a0080494e!OpenDocument New Victoria Police Museum opened] , Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria),October 4 2007 .] The WTC shopping centre is undergoing redevelopment, including the proposed installation of an environmentally-friendly air-conditioning system using water from theYarra River . [ [http://www.insideretailing.com.au/articles-page.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=2540 Shopping centre to use Yarra River for air cooling] , "Inside Retailing",March 27 2008 .]References
External links
* [http://www.wtcnorthbank.com.au/ WTC Northbank website]
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