Stockland Wetherill Park
{{Short description|Shopping mall in Wetherill Park and Prairiewood, Sydney, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Stockland Wetherill Park
| image =Stocklandwetherill.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = Outdoor plaza
| location = Wetherill Park and Prairiewood
| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.8588|150.8988|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1983|df=yes}}
| developer=Stockland
| number_of_stores = 200+
| number_of_anchors = 5
| floor_area ={{convert|71356 |m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| parking = 2,637
| floors= 2
| publictransit = File:TfNSW B.svg Prairiewood
| website = [https://www.stockland.com.au/shopping-centres/centres/stockland-wetherill-park Stockland Wetherill Park]
}}
Stockland Wetherill Park (known as “Stockies” to locals) is a shopping mall in Wetherill Park, Sydney, Australia. Being an indoor and outdoor shopping centre, it is 47th-largest by area in the country.[https://www.smh.com.au/business/stockland-to-redevelop-wetherill-park-mall-20130918-2tzo0.html Stockland to redevelop Wetherill Park mall, Carolyn Cummins] by the Sydney Morning Herald Costing $142 million to build, the centre was established in 1983 and has been through four phases of redevelopment, with the major one completed in September 2016, where it had undergone a $228 million renovation with some {{convert|5600 |m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of retail space.[https://www.stockland.com.au/investor-centre/our-portfolio/retail/stockland-wetherill-park Stockland Wetherill Park]
Features
Image:PraireiewoodNSWshops.jpg
Image:Stockland Wetherill Park - 1.jpg
The shopping centre features Coles, Woolworths, Big W, Kmart, JB Hi-Fi, Angus & Coote and 200 specialty stores, including over 20 fashion stores. It also features a refurbished, twelve-screen Hoyts cinema with leather seating and recliners, a 24-hour gym and alfresco dining with floor-to-ceiling windows. The centre features "The Grove", which contains an 800-seat indoor-outdoor food terrace with 14 restaurants, cafes and food operators, with those outside being in a lane-way setting. Cuisines in the eateries include Thai, Mexican, Vietnamese and Italian, among others.[https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/stockland-announces-222m-expansion-of-wetherill-park-shopping-centre Stockland announces $222m expansion of Wetherill Park Shopping Centre, The Urban Developer]
The centre has also opened an extra 910 car parking spaces in 2016, bringing the total to close to 2700 spaces, which is a 30% increase on the number of spaces available before the redevelopment. The mall's height is roughly around 15 metres. Furthermore, the shopping centre also includes a children's playground, which is on the outdoor section of the mall.[http://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/3551027/stockland-wetherill-park-grand-opening/ Stockland Wetherill Park grand opening, Fairfield Champion]
Chris Bowen MP, Member for McMahon, Shadow Treasurer, Dr Hugh McDermott MP, Member for Prospect and Mayor of Fairfield City Council, Frank Carbone attended the official re-opening and toured the centre. Since opening stage 1 in 2015, Stockland Wetherill Park has received more than 5 million people through the new subdivisions of the mall.[https://www.stockland.com.au/media-centre/media-releases/stockland-wetherill-park-redevelopment-opens Stockland Wetherill Park Redevelopment Opens, Monique Jones, Media Relations Consultant]
Access
The Liverpool-Parramatta Rapid Bus Transitway has a station at the complex, and there are a number of bus stops belonging to Transit Systems Sydney that operate nearby. A taxi zone is located on Polding Street which are both within the realm of the shopping mall.
See also
- Fairfield Showground, nearby marketplace
References
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{{Shopping centres in New South Wales}}
Category:Shopping centres in New South Wales
Category:Shopping centres in Sydney
Category:Shopping malls established in 1983