Sunshine Marketplace (was to be called Market Towers) is a regional shopping centre in

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, about west of

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. It has been built next to the existing Sunshine Plaza. Sunshine Marketplace has a variety of national, international and independent retailers, it has a Gross Lettable Area of , 1,743 parking spaces and approximately 74 stores.

History

In 1994,

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purchased two-thirds of the former

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site for $10 million, and submitted plans to build a $70 million shopping complex containing a Big W department store, Woolworths supermarket, cinemas, and around 50 shops. Sunshine Marketplace opened on October 11, 1998 and a major redevelopment program was undertaken in 2004. The redevelopment included a new 300 seat Diners Life precinct, refurbishment of the inner and outer facades, additional stores inside and the

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Megaplex which includes the only Intencity Gaming Complex in Melbourne's West. On 30 January 2016 during a violent storm, the roof of the Village Cinema area began to collapse due to the heavy rain and winds.

Major anchors

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. * Woolworths

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. - 14 Aisles *

20 screen

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Transport

Sunshine Marketplace is from Sunshine railway station. The 220 bus from Sunshine to Gardenvale stops in front of the shopping centre as do the 408 Highpoint to St Albans via Sunshine and the 903 SmartBus route from Altona to Mordialloc.

Gallery

Image:Sunshine-foodcourt.jpg, "''Diner's Life''" food court Image:Sunshine-inside.jpg, Inside Image:Sunshine Marketplace entrance in Sunshine, Victoria.jpg, Major entrance from the carpark.

References

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