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Macquarie Centre is the only shopping centre in Sydney to provide a full size Olympic rink (60m x 30m) with seating for approximately 2,000 people. [5] Macquarie Ice Rink was used for the 1991 World short track speed skating Championships. [6] There were plans for a cinema complex to open in the centre in 1981, however these plans had fallen ...
A Big W store at the Top Ryde City shopping centre, Ryde, New South Wales. Ever since its modern format stores in 1976, Big W stores featured garden centres similar to Kmart and Target. These facilities continued to be added throughout its store portfolio throughout the 1980s and early 2000s until they started being added to only a select few ...
This block, bounded by Aird and Marsden Streets, was predominantly occupied by retail properties and expanded the Parramatta town centre south of the Main Western railway line. In 1971 planning for the Parramatta retail commenced with the aim of incorporating the existing Grace Bros. store into the first stage development of the new Westfield ...
The Macquarie Ice Rink was opened in 1981 as a recreational and sporting ice venue in northern Sydney. [1]In 1982, The Macquarie Bears ice hockey club was founded and played hockey matches from elite to development grade at Macquarie Ice Rink until 2002 when the club moved to Blacktown Ice Rink and the AIHL team moved to the Sydney Ice Arena.
The centre has been extended and redeveloped three times in its life, the first in 1991, again in 1993, and more recently in 2006. [2] By its 1993 extension, the centre was jointly owned by Westfield and Rodamco, and had 57,664 m 2 (620,690 sq ft) of GLA. [2] The 2006 extensions brought the GLA to 83,365 m 2 (897,333 sq ft). [1]
The Metro North West & Bankstown Line offers frequent services to North Ryde station which is a short walk from the centre with trains running from Tallawong to Chatswood. Lachlan's Square Village has Busways operated bus connections to the Sydney CBD , North Shore , Northern Sydney and Greater Western Sydney , as well as local surrounding suburbs.
The centre was developed and owned by Lendlease and was at the time Australia's largest shopping centre, and remained for many years the flagship property in Lendlease's portfolio. [2] It was also one of Sydney's first major shopping centres. [3] Bankstown Central featured David Jones, Big W department store, Woolworths, Nock & Kirby and 100 ...
After the easing of NSW COVID-19 restrictions the Library reverted to its normal opening hours on 8 March 2021. Due to a second outbreak of COVID-19 in the Sydney CBD on 25 June 2021 the Library followed advice from NSW Health and stopped public access to the building before re-opening on the 11 October 2021. [44]