Yeppoon Central Sign
Yeppoon finally got what has been needed for years. Yesterday on March 3rd, a new shopping centre by the name of Yeppoon Central finally opened on the roundabout corner of Park Street, Tanby Road and Old Rockhampton Road. There are 3 major shops and restaurants, Big W, Woolworths, and McDonalds, as well as 30 other smaller shops.
A list of the smaller shops is below.
- SK Hotels Bottle Shop
- Yeppoon Central Meats
- Supercuts
- Sanity
- Mad House
- Nextra Yeppoon Central
- Amcal Max
- Mystique Jewellers
- Yeppoon Travel World
- Jay Jay’s
- Xodus
- Forever Young
- Rockmans
- Crave
- Sunny
- Payless Shoes
- Strandbags
- EB Games
- Leading Edge Telecom
- Suncorp
- Flight Centre
- Lenards
- Dick Smith Electronics
- Donut King
- Michel’s Patisserie
- The Coffee Club
- Origin Kebabs
The shopping centre was built on a 7.4 acre block of land. The total area of the shopping centre is 14,000 square metres while the area of Big W is 6,100 square metres and Woolworths is 4,200 square metres. There are a total of 800 parking spots, with 700 under the shopping centre and 100 outside. Both Dick Smith Electronics and McDonalds are located at the main entrance, which will be good. There are numerous entrances, including a travelator (which is like an escalator only with no steps) and a lift. The whole centre cost $60,000,000 to build and more than 500,000 man hours.
Below are some of the photos I took on the opening day.
McDonalds Yeppoon, a recent addition to the Yeppoon Central shopping centre. McDonalds opened about a week ago on the 12th October 2008.
The entrance to Woolworths.
Some of the isles in Woolworths. The colour scheme that they have used combine silver, for the walls (look right down at the far right end), and green and brown for signs.
This is looking from the balcony down to the road. The showground is just across the road. The vacant area will soon contain a McDonalds, which is going to be built soon.
Looking over the balcony. Just inside the doors are the food shops.
The entrance to Big W. If you have got an old Big W in your area chances are you haven’t seen (or even heard about) the new logo. Now you can.
Looking at Dick Smith Electronics. The entrance is just around the right corner. Dick Smith Electronics is situated right underneath the balcony.
