Point Cook is a

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in the centre of

Point Cook Point Cook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Point Cook recorded a population of 66,781 at the 2021 census. Point C ...

in the west of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

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, Australia. It currently contains 150 stores in total and three

supermarkets A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limite ...

, Coles,

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and

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, as well as a

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. Although the official name the centre is

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Point Cook, it is known locally as Point Cook Town Centre.

Background

has been subject to rapid growth. In 2001, Point Cook's

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was 1,963 compared to the population in 2006, 14,735 and the expected population in 2015 being 45,805. Therefore, the need for a new shopping destination was essential to take the overflow off

Pacific Werribee Pacific Werribee (formerly known as Werribee Plaza) is a major regional shopping centre located in the suburb of Hoppers Crossing, approximately south-west of the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD) in Victoria, Australia. On 3 February ...

, Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre, Altona Gate and Central Square Shopping Centre. In June 2011,

bought Point Cook Town Centre for $176 million.

Construction

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and

Walker Corporation Walker Corporation is an Australian privately-owned property development company. Most notably, Walker Corporation is responsible for the development and restoration of several significant Australian sites, including King Street Wharf, Finger ...

constructed the $150 million Point Cook on a 10 hectare site located 23 kilometres south-west of Melbourne's CBD. The design for Point Cook shopping centre is a town centre with a ‘main street’ theme with both sides of the street having small retailers with an undercover walkway. Stage one of the construction was finished in mid-2008 with a Coles,

and a further 90

specialty stores A specialty store is a shop/store that carries a deep assortment of brands, styles, or models within a relatively narrow category of goods. Furniture stores, florists, sporting goods stores, and bookstores are all specialty stores. Stores such as A ...

and the cost was $90 million. Stage two of the construction was complete November 2010 with a further

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(now closed), a food court, and over 40 speciality stores adding to the town centre. The cost of stage two of the shopping centre was $50 million and overall, it costed about $150 million. The neighbouring library and community centre was built roughly about the same time and is a one-minute walk from the shopping centre.

Centre Layout

The area is split into 4 main precincts. The Coles precinct, including Coles and a few specialty stores and food and drink chains. The

precinct, with a Target,

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, Centre Management and more. It also includes a few fashion stores. The

precinct, with a Woolworths, Rebel Sport, Food Court and other stores/facilities. Finally, there's an

precinct, with an Aldi, Fresh Food market and

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. The centre also has a

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and Community Centre building. The centre is also surrounded by car parks, the Boardwalk Wetlands and Dunnings Road.

Transport

Stockland Point Cook is approx 30 minutes drive time (27 km) from

along the Princes Freeway. Drivers can access the centre from the freeway by exiting at either Palmers road and turning right at the Palmers road & Dunnings road intersection or

Hoppers Crossing Hoppers Crossing is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Hoppers Crossing recorded a population of 37,216 at the 2021 cen ...

and turning left onto Boardwalk Boulevard. The undercover parking is accessible from Dunnings Road (

Precinct), Murnong Street (

Precinct) or via Boardwalk Boulevard (Coles Precinct).

Notes

{{Shopping centres in Victoria Shopping centres in Melbourne Shopping malls established in 2010 2010 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Wyndham