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Developer
  
Cerno Group

No. of stores and services
  
38

Opened
  
1965

Phone
  
+61 2 9580 0277

Number of anchor tenants
  
1

Management
  
Cerno Capital

No. of anchor tenants
  
1

Total retail floor area
  
6,550 m²

Number of stores and services
  
38

Hurstville Central

Location
  
Hurstville, New South Wales

Opening date
  
1965 (original)2008 (refurbishment)

Address
  
225 Forest Rd, Hurstville NSW 2220, Australia

Hours
  
Closed now Friday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday10AM–4PMMonday9AM–5:30PMTuesday9AM–5:30PMWednesday9AM–5:30PMThursday9AM–9PM

Similar
  
Hurstville railway station, Westfield Hurstville, Eastgate Bondi Junction, Lidcombe Shopping Centre, Strathfield Plaza

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Hurstville Central (formerly known as Hurstville Super Centre) is a shopping centre located above Hurstville Railway Station in the suburb of Hurstville, in the St George area in the south-west of Sydney. It is located in the centre of the suburb on Forest Road with stairway access to the railway station.

Contents

The centre includes a 2,700sqm Coles supermarket and around 38 speciality stores.

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History

Hurstville Railway Station opened in 1884 on the terminus of the Illawarra line from Redfern. The train station was an open air type train station until Hurstville Super Centre opened in 1965.

In 1956, a cake shop owner at Wynyard Railway Station lodged an application with Hurstville Council to build a shopping centre above Hurstville Railway Station. The cake shop owner was inspired by the way shops sat above Wynyard’s train line. So he proposed a five-storey development above Hurstville Station. Kogarah Council, which had control over the Ormonde Parade side of the train station, approved the plan. Construction started on the site in 1957 with the centre originally to be called Bowes Super Centre. The construction came to a halt by that year since the opening of the Top Ryde Shopping Centre. The plan changed to the centre to 5 storeys and then above. In 1961, the project, now known as the Hurstville Super Centre, projected a completion date of late 1962. The opening date was set to 1965 after objections with the former Hurstville Mayor G W “Snowy” Hill and the former Federal Transport Minister John McMahon. In September 1965, the Hurstville Super Centre was officially opened (only the first stage), with Roselands was only a month away from opening.

In 2007 Hurstville Super Centre underwent a redevelopment, costing $15 million. During this refurbishment, the centre was rebuilt and included a Coles supermarket and an upgraded concourse with many new a stores as well. The redevelopment was completed in 2008 and the centre was renamed Hurstville Central.

Future

Since Hurstville Central mainly has Asian style tenants and franchises, Cerno Group is considering adding a European twist to the centre which will be mixed with Asian style shops to keep up with the latest trend. This will give Hurstville Central a new look and a unique experience for shoppers.

References

Hurstville Central Wikipedia