Westfield Figtree is a major shopping centre, located in Figtree

Figtree, New South Wales

Figtree is an inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is southwest of West Wollongong and connected to Wollongong by the Princes Highway and The Avenue....

, a suburb of Wollongong

Wollongong, New South Wales

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, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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History and development

Westfield Figtree was opened on 23 September 1965 and started life as a neighbourhood shopping centre.

The centre has a current catchment area of 155,045 persons, and retail spending in the catchment area estimated at 1.6 billion (2005). Annual turnover at the centre for 2008 was 167.4 million with 4.3 million visitors per year. In a 2004 survey conducted by the local city council, it found that the majority of visitors to the centre were attracted by its grocery and department store offerings.

Redevelopments

The centre has been redeveloped three times in its life, the first of these taking place in 1975. This first redevelopment upgraded it from Neighbourhood to Regional shopping centre status, and the largest centre outside the Wollongong CBD. It was again redeveloped in 1987, and 1992. It has recently undergone major renovations internally and externally in 2009, with 15 new shops fitted.

Transport

The centre can be accessed by multiple transport options, including numerous Premier Illawarra public bus routes, and the nearby Unanderra

Unanderra railway station, New South Wales

-Neighbouring stations:-References:...

 and Coniston

Coniston railway station, New South Wales

-Transport links:Premier Illawarra runs five routes via Coniston railway station:*10 - Wollongong Loop.*11 - Wollongong Loop.*23 - Between North Beach and Figtree.*24 - Between North Beach and Figtree....

 railway stations.

Major retailers

Major retailers operating within the shopping centre include;

• Coles
  Coles Supermarkets
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• Woolworths
  Woolworths (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:...
  
  
• Kmart
  Kmart Australia
  Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
  
  

Major food restaurants

Major food retailers within the centre include;

• Gloria Jean's Coffees

External links

• Westfield Figtree website