 The new north-east mall at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast in Queensland at the completion of stage one of the redevelopment | |
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| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 28°02′12″S 153°25′39″E / 28.036683°S 153.427495°E |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Developer | AMP Capital |
| Management | The GPT Group |
| Owner | Cbus Property & UniSuper |
| No. of stores and services | over 400 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | approx. 6,500 (February 2017) |
| Website | pacificfair |
Pacific Fair is a major shopping centre in Broadbeach Waters on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is Queensland's second-largest shopping centre and the fifth-largest nationally.
Pacific Fair was developed by Hooker Retail Developments[1] and opened in 1977 on what was swampland with 96 specialty stores and two anchor tenants. When built, it surpassed the now-demolished Sundale Shopping Centre in Southport as the Gold Coast's largest shopping mall.
Pacific Fair's original 17ha site featured a themed, outdoor design, including mock-Tudor buildings and European thoroughfares, Asian villages with ponds, and a French Quarter. In 1992, a four-level Myer store opened in the Arcade. Since then, Pacific Fair has undergone numerous expansions and has grown to have more than 400 specialty stores and four anchor tenants. In January 2014, work began on a major redevelopment project to meet the predicted regional growth on the Gold Coast.[2]
Prior to the redevelopment, the shopping centre had four main major stores including a four-level Myer, Kmart, Target, Coles and formerly Toys "R" Us. Daimaru operated in the centre before its Australian withdrawal, albeit briefly. It also had a 12-screen Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinema (re-opened as Event Cinemas in late 2015).
Pacific Fair is a major public transport interchange on the Gold Coast, serviced by Kinetic Group, and the Broadbeach South G:Link station located not far from the shopping centre. Nearby is The Star Gold Coast and Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. Pacific Fair fronts Little Tallebudgera Creek and is the southern end of the Surfers Riverwalk.
This shopping centre was featured on the third season of The Mole.
- ^ Flashback: Iconic Gold Coast shopping centre Pacific Fair celebrates 40 years since opening Archived 26 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Gold Coast Bulletin, 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Pacific Fair Shopping Centre". Gold Coast Stories. City of Gold Coast. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.