Cairns Central
Cairns Central Shopping Centre is in Cairns City, Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. It is Cairns' biggest shopping centre. The centre was opened in late 1997 and is the second multi-story shopping centre in northern Queensland. The shopping centre is built over the Cairns railway station, which is incorporated with the centre. Pedestrian access to the station is through the car park on the bottom floor, or a pedestrian walkway on the second floor. Construction of the shopping centre was delayed temporarily due to damage suffered from Tropical Cyclone Justin in early 1997.
Cairns Central from outside the main entrance on Shields Street | |
| Location | Cairns City, Cairns, Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 16°55′30″S 145°46′19″E |
| Opening date | 1997 |
| Developer | Suncorp Coles-Myers |
| Management | Lend Lease |
| Owner | Lend Lease via Australian Prime Property Fund |
| No. of stores and services | 180 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 58,000 m2 (620,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 2 (Trading area) |
| Parking | 2,473 |
| Website | cairnscentral |
Cairns Central currently contains 5 anchor stores including:
- 1 Floor Myer department Store.
- Target discount department store. The store temporarily pulled out of the centre in April 2021 to swap locations with Kmart. The store opened in November 2021.
- Kmart discount department store. It originally opened in the former Bi-Lo supermarket until it was moved into the former Target space in 2021.
- Coles Supermarket.
- Woolworths Supermarket. Opened on December 15, 2020 as part of a recent redevelopment and took over the second-floor of Myer.
- Event Cinemas Cinema complex.
The centre is jointly owned by Lend Lease, owners of other Australian shopping centres such as Sunshine Plaza and Canelands Central and The Westfield Group.
Cairns Central as of June 2008 recorded more than $353 million in sales and has centre visits of 10 million a year.