Erindale Centre
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The Erindale Centre is a designated group centre located in the Canberra
suburb of Wanniassa
. It stands on the former site of the Erindale Homestead for which it is named, and serves the suburbs of Wanniassa
, Monash
, Gowrie
, Fadden
and Oxley
. Erindale was developed in 1985, two years before the Tuggeranong Hyperdome
and was intended as a “district retail centre”.
, a discount department store
and a St. George Bank
branch. Several other outlets, including a Mobil
service station
, are located in a mixed services area on the southern side of McBryde Crescent. Foundation Health Care and Erindale Chambers are located off Comrie Street.
A new Caltex Woolworths Fuel service station and retail complex were constructed on Denigan Street in 2006.
Some buildings in Erindale Centre are: Blockbuster
, The Cheesecake Shop and Goodberry's Ice Creamery.
Erindale Police Citizens Youth Club, Gugan Gulwan Youth Centre and Erindale Christian Centre are located at the northern end of the centre. Adjoining the commercial precinct of Erindale are Erindale College, Erindale Library, Active Leisure Center Erindale Vikings Club, and Tuggeranong Uniting Church.
bus routes. Routes 63, 65 and 66 run between the Tuggeranong
and Woden
Interchanges every 20 to 60 minutes from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Route 11/111 also passes through Erindale, and continues to Tuggeranong and in the opposite direction to Woden and City Bus Interchanges. The additional service 265 runs from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West twice during the morning peak hour
and twice in the other direction in the evening peak hour. These services are weekday and weeknight only, on the weekends a different set of routes pass through Erindale. These are the 961, 964, 966 and 968. On weekends, the Intertown also deviates via Erindale and operates under the route number 900. This will change when ACTION Implements its full 2008 Network, and Erindale will become less of an interchange.
A taxi rank can be found outside the Erindale Shopping Centre.
Carparking is plentiful (except during peak times such as Christmas and Easter), and is free.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
suburb of Wanniassa
Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory
Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously...
. It stands on the former site of the Erindale Homestead for which it is named, and serves the suburbs of Wanniassa
Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory
Wanniassa is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is located towards the north of the district. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanajassa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously...
, Monash
Monash, Australian Capital Territory
Monash is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, , who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War. It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km²...
, Gowrie
Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory
Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city...
, Fadden
Fadden, Australian Capital Territory
Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Its streets are named after Queensland politicians...
and Oxley
Oxley, Australian Capital Territory
Oxley is the smallest suburb in Canberra. It is located in the district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after the explorer John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley , who explored parts of New South Wales. It was gazetted on 22 March 1982 and first settled in 1985...
. Erindale was developed in 1985, two years before the Tuggeranong Hyperdome
Tuggeranong Hyperdome
The Tuggeranong Hyperdome is a two-storey regional shopping centre located in Greenway, Australian Capital Territory, servicing the district of Tuggeranong.-Ownership:...
and was intended as a “district retail centre”.
Stores
A variety of retail and service outlets are located in the retail core, accessed off Denigan Street and Grattan Court, including a Woolworths supermarketWoolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
, a discount department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
and a St. George Bank
St. George Bank
St.George Bank is a subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation trading primarily in New South Wales but with growing representation across a number of industry and business segments in Queensland and Western Australia. St.George also operates in South Australia and the Northern Territory under its...
branch. Several other outlets, including a Mobil
Mobil
Mobil, previously known as the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, was a major American oil company which merged with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. Today Mobil continues as a major brand name within the combined company, as well as still being a gas station sometimes paired with their own store or On...
service station
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
, are located in a mixed services area on the southern side of McBryde Crescent. Foundation Health Care and Erindale Chambers are located off Comrie Street.
A new Caltex Woolworths Fuel service station and retail complex were constructed on Denigan Street in 2006.
Some buildings in Erindale Centre are: Blockbuster
Blockbuster (movie rental store)
Blockbuster LLC is an American-based provider of home video and video game rental services, originally through video rental shops , later adding DVD-by-mail, streaming video on demand, and kiosks. At its peak in 2009, Blockbuster had up to 60,000 employees. There are around 1700 Blockbuster...
, The Cheesecake Shop and Goodberry's Ice Creamery.
Erindale Police Citizens Youth Club, Gugan Gulwan Youth Centre and Erindale Christian Centre are located at the northern end of the centre. Adjoining the commercial precinct of Erindale are Erindale College, Erindale Library, Active Leisure Center Erindale Vikings Club, and Tuggeranong Uniting Church.
Transport
Erindale is serviced by several ACTIONACTION
ACTION is a public bus service operating in Canberra, ACT, Australia. It is operated by the ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services...
bus routes. Routes 63, 65 and 66 run between the Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong Town Centre
Tuggeranong Town Centre services the southernmost Canberra district of Tuggeranong. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large three-storey mall, the Tuggeranong Hyperdome, as well as a smaller shopping complex, the Homeworld, and many other buildings and...
and Woden
Woden Town Centre
Woden Town Centre is the main commercial centre of the district of Woden Valley in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip....
Interchanges every 20 to 60 minutes from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Route 11/111 also passes through Erindale, and continues to Tuggeranong and in the opposite direction to Woden and City Bus Interchanges. The additional service 265 runs from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West twice during the morning peak hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
and twice in the other direction in the evening peak hour. These services are weekday and weeknight only, on the weekends a different set of routes pass through Erindale. These are the 961, 964, 966 and 968. On weekends, the Intertown also deviates via Erindale and operates under the route number 900. This will change when ACTION Implements its full 2008 Network, and Erindale will become less of an interchange.
A taxi rank can be found outside the Erindale Shopping Centre.
Carparking is plentiful (except during peak times such as Christmas and Easter), and is free.