| Eastgardens Sydney, New South Wales |
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Eastgardens Shopping Centre |
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| Postcode: | 2036 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.2 km² (0.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 9 km (6 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Botany Bay | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Heffron, Maroubra | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kingsford Smith | ||||||||||||
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Eastgardens is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, specifically south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastgardens is located 9km south east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay.
It has a large shopping centre, Westfield Eastgardens at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Bunnerong Road.
Eastgardens is surrounded by the suburbs of Pagewood, Maroubra, Hillsdale and Banksmeadow.
Eastgardens was originally part of the suburb of Pagewood. The suburb took its name from the Westfield Eastgardens shopping centre in Wentworth Avenue which opened in 1987. The site was originally government owned land [1] which was used as a bus depot and also leased to General Motors Holden car manufacturing plant.[2]
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19821014&id=H4ERAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2524,4807892 "State deal in ACT costs 'thousands'" The Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14, 1982
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