Stockland The Pines

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008)

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please improve this article if you can. (January 2008)

Facts and statistics
Stockland The Pines


Location	Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia
Owner	Stockland
No. of stores and services	~100+ ^[1]
Website	stockland.com.au

Stockland The Pines, or simply The Pines, is the name of a shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on October 27th 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner of Blackburn and Reynolds Roads. The centre's 4 anchor stores are Coles, Safeway, Aldi and Target. Amenities include a library, several banks, almost 100 specialty stores and undercover parking.

[edit] Public Transport

The centre has a four bay bus stop between its southern entrance and car park. The following services (from most to least frequent) run via The Pines:^[2]

Route number	Description	Frequency
304	City via Blackburn Road and freeway Ringwood via Warrandyte	Half-hourly* (weekdays)
286	Box Hill via Blackburn	Half-hourly* (weekdays)
364	Ringwood Doncaster Shoppingtown	Half-hourly* (weekdays)
273	Nunawading Station via Springvale Road	Half-hourly* (weekdays) Mon-Sat
295	Box Hill via Shoppingtown	Half-hourly (weekdays)
305	City via George St and freeway Warrandyte Bridge	Half-hourly (weekdays)
301	City via Bulleen (on weekends, terminates at Bulleen)	Half-hourly* (weekdays)
309	City via Reynolds Rd, High St and freeway	Peak periods only
319	City via King St and freeway	Peak periods only

* Bus operates increased frequency during peak periods.

The Pines is frequently used as a park and ride by residents. It is also used by students from nearby schools as a bus interchange.

[edit] Expansion

In 2004 the centre underwent an expansion in which Coles, Aldi and many other specialty stores were added to the north. A multi-purpose community facility has recently been opened at the back of the centre. Consensus is mixed in relation to the expansion, with some enjoying the wider range of shops available, while others mourn the smaller, more intimate nature of the The Pines before its redevelopment.