Eastgate Bondi Junction is a shopping centre in the suburb of

Bondi Junction Bondi Junction is an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local governm ...

in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

Transport

The

Eastern Suburbs railway line The Eastern Suburbs Railway (ESR) is a commuter railway line in Sydney constructed in the 1970s. It is operated by Sydney Trains and has stations at Martin Place, Kings Cross, Edgecliff and Bondi Junction. In addition, it has dedicated platf ...

offer frequent services to Bondi Junction station which is a short walk from the centre. Eastgate Bondi Junction has bus connections operated by

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and

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to the

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, Eastern Suburbs and

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. Eastgate Bondi Junction has multi level car park with 923 spaces.

History

Eastgate Bondi Junction opened in 1983 below the Eastgate residential apartment and included

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, Coles New World and

Harris Farm Markets Harris Farm Markets is an Australian fresh fruit and grocery retail chain with over 30 locations across New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The markets specialise in fresh fruit, vegetables, cheeses, breads, perish ...

in the level below Kmart in basement car park level. It was the fourth shopping centre in Bondi Junction to be built after

Grace Bros Grace Bros was an Australian department store chain, founded in 1885. It was bought by Myer (later Coles Myer) in 1983. There were 25 stores across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory plus a few in Victoria, until they wer ...

, The Carousel and Bondi Junction Plaza. It is now the second shopping centre in the suburb to the much larger

Westfield Bondi Junction Westfield Bondi Junction is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. History Westfield Bondi Junction is built on land that was originally by occupied Grace Bros, Carousel Centre and Bondi Junc ...

just 350m away. Eastgate Bondi Junction underwent a redevelopment in March 2013 with the mezzanine level and amenities refurbished and an

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Supermarket,

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and many new stores added. Some existing stores including Lowes,

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, Soul Origin,

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, Blooms The Chemist,

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and Just Cuts were refurbished with new ones like

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. Harris Farm Markets closed on 3 April 2018 with a large, modern Harris Farm Markets opened in Westfield Bondi Junction opposite Coles, down the road. The space vacated by Harris Farm was replaced by

Dan Murphy's Dan Murphy's is an Australian liquor store owned by Endeavour Group, with 272 current stores across Australia. The business was founded in 1952 by winemaker Daniel Francis Murphy. Dan Murphy's competes principally with Coles Group brands First ...

which opened on 16 December 2020. In July 2019 Eastgate Bondi Junction underwent a facelift which included a new facade. David Wilson Chemist drugstore and Habitania furniture store closed. Work on the new awning and facade commenced on 29 July 2019 and was completed in late 2019. Several stores shuttered with COVID pandemic and remain empty lots as of 2022. This facelift also included a number of new stores including a

and Coles also underwent a facelift which was completed on 26 September 2020 and is considered the 'poshest' in Australia. In March 2024, the property was acquired by

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Tenants

Eastgate Bondi Junction has 15,491m² of floor space. The major retailers include

and Coles.

Incidents

* On 30 March 2009, a gas leak caused the evacuation of the apartment and shopping centre below. Two men were seriously burnt after the gas explosion on the top floor believed to be the 28th floor. The men who burnt were believed to be working on the air conditioning unit on the rooftop. * On 10 August 2018, a major gas leak caused the evacuation of the apartments and shopping centre below after workmen hit the gas main. The centre has since reopened. * On 23 December 2024, a suspicious package spotted between KrazyBird and Coles around 11 am caused the evacuation of the shopping centre due to the belief of a bomb inside of the package. The centre reopened around half an hour later with the package being identified as a battery and that there were “no suspicious circumstances”.

References

External links

Eastgate Bondi Junction Official Website
{{Shopping centres in New South Wales Shopping centres in Sydney Shopping malls established in 1983 1983 establishments in Australia