Stockland Rockhampton

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Stockland Rockhampton


Location	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	23°21′20″S 150°31′20″E / -23.3556, 150.5221
Owner	Stockland
No. of stores and services	220 (after redevelopment)
No. of anchor tenants	7
Total retail floor area	53,459 m² (575,428 sq ft)
Parking	3,100 Bays
No. of floors	1
Website	stockland.com.au
Footnotes
Information from Stockland. ^[1]

Stockland Rockhampton is a major shopping centre, located on Bruce Highway in North Rockhampton, a suburb of Rockhampton.

1 History and development
2 Redevelopment
3 Transport
4 Facilities
- 4.1 Major retailers
- 4.2 Major food restaurants
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History and development

The centre was originally known as Rockhampton Shopping Fair, and was built in two stages, the first opening in 1985 and the second in 1988. It was acquired by Schroders Property Fund along with two other Queensland shopping centres in January 1992,^[2] and in March 1996, following a redevelopment focused on the theme "Where The Outback Meets The Reef", the centre won a Certificate of Merit in the International Council of Shopping Centers' 1996 Design Awards Competition.^[3] At the time of AMP Asset Management's acquisition of the centre in August 1999, it had a floor area of 36,137 square metres (388,975 sq ft) and was valued at AUD $99 million.^[4]^[5]

A internal refurbishment costing AUD $3 million was completed in late 2001 by Byvan, which included a new centre court design, new seating, a new Customer Services desk and new floors through the complex. The food court was revamped in 2002.^[6]

In 2003, property development company Stockland acquired the centre, after selling its Stockland City Centre complex to the JF Meridian Trust.^[7] In 2004, following the centre's rebranding as "Stockland Rockhampton", it won the Property Council of Australia's Queensland Shopping Centre of the Year award in the 30,000-50,000 sqm category, with centre management, financial performance, marketing campaigns, operational factors, leasing and community involvement all being cited as reasons considered by the judges.^[8] It had been a runner-up for the same award in 1999.^[9]

[edit] Redevelopment

Development approval was granted in October 2006 to incorporate the neighbouring Kmart Plaza into the main centre, and construction has commenced.^[1] The redevelopment is expected to cost AUD $100 million and will add approximately 75 specialty stores. Renovations to Kmart Plaza are expected to be completed in September 2009, with completion of the integration is also expected in September 2009.

Annual turnover at the centre for 2007 was $254.9 m AUD, with a book value of $174.0 m.^[1]

[edit] Transport

The centre is located at the corner of Bruce Highway and Yaamba Road, and is reachable via several suburban bus routes offered by Capricorn Sunbus.^[10] and Young's Buses. ^[11]

[edit] Facilities

Stockland is a fully enclosed, single-level regional shopping centre occupying a site of 8.81 hectares. It accommodates seven majors, over 220 specialty shops (after redevelopment), a six screen cinema complex and a swimming pool. Two-thirds of the car parking is undercover and accessed by travelators.