Pacific Werribee
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Total retail floor area 115,000 square metres (1,240,000 sq ft) as of July 2016[2] | | |
| No. of floors | 2 Retail 3 Car Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parking | 4600 [1] | |
| Website | pacificwerribee | |
Pacific Werribee (formerly known as Werribee Plaza) is a major regional
On 3 February 2014, it was announced that Werribee Plaza would be rebranded as Pacific Werribee as part of a
According to the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, Pacific Werribee is located in one of twenty-six recognised Principal Activity Centres.[3]
History
Werribee Plaza first opened in 1985. The centre has had a total of 7 stages of construction over time, with the 7th stage commencing in late 2013. The complex was originally in two separate buildings up until the second stage. The largest building included fresh food
Originally the centre included a 3 levelled entertainment district including
Through the centre's redevelopment, Werribee Plaza/Pacific Werribee has been recategorised twice. Before redevelopment Pacific Werribee was originally a
Redevelopment
Pacific Werribee has now undergone several stages of renovations and redevelopments since its opening.
Stage 2
Stage 2 consisted mainly of the construction of a totally separate building on the west side of the site that would later be connected to the existing centre. With this, Pacific Werribee saw the addition of a
Stage 4
Stage four saw the creation of the relocated
Stages 5 and 6
Stages 5 and 6 were an important part of the expansion and included the creation of a new area to link the existing and new
Stage 7
On 3 February 2014, Pacific Shopping Centres
At the beginning of the redevelopment, the Plaza Corner Library and Bingo Centre was demolished, along with the Plaza Tarvern and BWS drive through. MyCar would relocate to make way for the multi-level car park on the Heaths Road side of the shopping centre. The Reject Shop would relocate nearby Coles and Kmart, where Kmart would permanently close their outside gardening centre. The bus interchange relocated and opened in mid 2014 with increased capacity, and stores such as Supercheap Auto and Midas would undergo renovations to make way for updated intersections on Derrimut Road.
In June 2015, the Urban Diner precinct was completed. The revamped food court included new and improved seating, and included a range of restaurants such as Schnitz, Grill'd, Guzman y Gomez, and San Churro. The Village Cinemas opened with the inclusion of Gold Class and along with the new two-level Plaza Tavern next door. Woolworths renovated soon after to include an expansion of their freezer aisle and a relocated BWS store. The Pancake Parlour, and the new Library and Bingo Centre would open in August and new parking was made available underground, and around renovated Hungry Jack's and KFC restaurants.
In August 2015, the Target mall was opened to the public. The new look Target was the successor of the store at the Hoppers Crossing Shopping Centre. Along with Target, stores such as Chemist Warehouse, Adairs, Bonds, Sportsco, Famous Footwear, Pumpkin Patch and Ollie's Place. The Coffee Club also opened, making it the second store in Wyndham, the other being in Stockland. Point Cook. Cotton On Body and Cotton On Kids relocated to the new mall. Approximately 500 new parking spaces were open in the multi-level car park on Heaths Road.
In July 2016, the Myer mall was completed. It included a two-level Myer store, H&M, Uniqlo, Sportsgirl, Seed, a renovated JB HI-FI and a Samsung kiosk. Also, some clothing stores from the Fashion Walk precinct moved to the Myer mall such as, Factorie, Cotton On, Just Jeans and Jayjays. Stores such as Autograph, Victoria Station, Suzannegrae and Shoex would replace the relocated stores in the Fashion Walk. Timezone opened on the second floor outside Myer and over 1000 new parking spaces were open upon the completion of the new shopping precinct. Kmart would also undergo renovations the following month, it included a new layout where cash registers moved to the centre of the store, expanded range of goods and increased capacity for fitting rooms. Their status of trading 24 hours a day was retained.
In June 2017, the Fresh Food precinct was completed. Unlike the previous openings in Pacific Werribee, stores opened on various days, rather than all stores opening at once. The new mall included a new Aldi with a new look layout in comparison to other stores nearby, Market Place, Fish Pier, Pacific Asian, Pretty's Prime Cuts and Direct Organics. Some new restaurants such as Dumpling Chef, Sushi Sushi and Billy's Place also opened to the public, and stores such as Toys R Us, Daiso and Priceline Pharmacy opened in the new area. EB Games and Rebel would undergo renovations to expand their range of products and services, marking the completion of Pacific Werribee's redevelopment.
Transport
Pacific Werribee has a major bus interchange located on the east side of the centre. This bus interchange has 5 Public Transport Victoria (PTV) routes (161, 166, 167, 170 and 181). These routes are all operated by CDC Melbourne. Prior to the redevelopment the centre had 7 routes running from it, however that was changed due to both the redevelopment itself and the 2015 restructure of the Wyndham Bus Network.
See also
References
- ^ a b "More Leasing Profile - Pacific Werribee website". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- ^ Maurice Dunlevy (30 October 2008). "Gandel denies interest in developer Alter's assets". The Weekend Australian.
- ^ "Principal Activity Centres Map - Department of Natural Resources and Environment website". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Construction Engineering Australia - Pacific Werribee - Stage 2". Construction Engineering.
- ^ "Construction Engineering Australia - Pacific Werribee - Stage 4". Construction Engineering.
- ^ "Construction Engineering Australia - Pacific Werribee - Stage 5 and 6". Construction Engineering.
- ^ Sarah Anderson (3 February 2014). "Werribee Plaza to be renamed". Herald Sun.