Stockland is a diversified Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n property development company.

Founded in 1952 as a residential developer, it listed on the Australian Stock Exchange

Australian Stock Exchange

The Australian Securities Exchange was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in July 2006. It is the primary stock exchange group in Australia....

 in 1957 and diversified into commercial developments in the 1960s.

Its current activities include:

• management of shopping centre
  Shopping mall
  A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
  
  s, 38 mainly smaller centres in regional Australia
• ownership and management of 36 office towers in Australian capital cities, the majority in Sydney
• distribution centres, industrial and office parks, in five Australian capitals with its biggest holdings in Sydney
• residential developments around Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Townsville
• several apartment developments across Australia
• a smaller operation in the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
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  , formerly known as Halladale Group Plc

The company has assets of over A$14.6 billion and a market capitalisation around $8.5 billion. The current managing director is Matthew Quinn, and the board chairman is Graham Bradley. A notable board member is deputy chairman and former Premier of New South Wales Nick Greiner

Nick Greiner

Nicholas "Nick" Frank Hugo Greiner AC, is an Australian businessman and former politician. He was the 37th Premier New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. He was Leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1983 to 1992 and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1988. He is married...

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See also

• Shopping property management firms
• Westfield Group
• Centro Properties Group
  Centro Properties Group
  Centro Properties Group, commonly known as 'Centro', is an Australian company which provides retail property ownership and management services. It is a listed company with securities traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The multinational company owns and operates shopping centres in...
  
  
• Lend Lease Corporation
  Lend Lease Corporation
  Lend Lease Group is a global property and infrastructure company headquartered in Sydney, Australia...