Centro Karingal
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Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. The complex has a combined gross leasable area of 41565 m² (447,401.9 sq ft), 2370 parking spaces and 130 stores.
History & Developments
Centro Karingal was opened in 1978 as the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre, and has had many incremental expansions over time. In 2006, redevelopment of the shopping centre included refurbishment of the inner and outer facades and additional retail stores inside. In 2005 the centre's entertainment and well being section was opened and named Star Zone Karingal.Centro Karingal has two main local shopping centre competitors, Bayside Shopping Centre
Bayside Shopping Centre
Bayside Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in Frankston CBD, approximately 40 km south of Melbourne, Victoria. It is the largest shopping centre on the Mornington Peninsula....
and the Frankston Power Centre, both located less than 5 kilometres from Karingal.
Star Zone Karingal
Star Zone Karingal includes a 10 screen Village CinemasVillage Cinemas
Village Cinemas is an Australian cinema chain. Its Australian sites are owned and operated by Village Roadshow-Amalgamated Holdings Limited joint venture Australian Theatres. The group has rebranded several of its premier Australian and New Zealand cinemas as Event Cinemas since 2009. Village...
multiplex, which contains Gold Class facilities, a Vmax screen, a Cinema Europa auditorium and a number of traditional cinemas. The centre also contains a Genesis Gym, health and beauty retailers, as well as a number of restaurants and eateries. A Dick Smith and Genesis Gym are minor anchors in the centre.
Centro Karingal
- Big WBig WBig W is one of the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 150 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the second largest retailer in Australia. Its main competitors are Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers....
discount department store. - 2 Woolworths supermarketSupermarketA supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
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