Erina Fair

Satelite image of Erina Fair
Facts and statistics
Opening date	1987 (as Central Coast Fair)
Management	Lend Lease Corporation
Owner	General Property Trust and Australian Prime Property Fund
No. of stores and services	330[1]
Total retail floor area	108,464m²
Parking	4500 spaces
No. of floors	single-level (main shopping area), double-level (various restaurants and government buildings)
Website	[1]

Erina Fair is a major shopping centre located in Erina on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Erina Fair was opened as Central Coast Fair in 1987. With further expansions in 1994 and 2003, and a major refit in 2008/09 during the addition of a Kmart outlet. Erina Fair is the largest non-metropolitan shopping centre in Australia and the largest single-story shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 330 stores, 108,464m² of gross lettable area, and 12.7 million customers per annum.^[2] It is also the biggest shopping centre on the Central Coast, significantly larger than its closest competitor, Westfield Tuggerah.^[3][4] The Centre has an annual turnover of $566.7 million AUD.^[5] Lend Lease Corporation Limited is an Australian-based multinational property management and investment company. ... General Property Trust Limited (ASX: GPT), trading as GPT Group, is an Australian company (also known as an Australian Stock Exchange listed stapled entity) that is a property investor and manager in Australia, Europe and the United States. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... Erina is a suburb of the City of Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales and lies to the east of the Gosford CBD. Erina is currently a thriving business district, best known for the shopping centre, Erina Fair. ... The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. ... NSW redirects here. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ... Annum is a Latin noun meaning year. ... Westfield Tuggerah is a large shopping centre located at Tuggerah on the Central Coast of New South Wales approximately 5km south of the Wyong CBD. The centre completed a large upgrade in 2005 and is now host to over 300 stores including Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, David Jones, Big W, Target... Annual, from the Latin annuum, or year means pertaining to a year or happening every year. ... Au. ...

Erina Fair underwent a $200 million AUD, two-year development in 2003 which resulted in the addition of a new specialty mall, ice skating rink, restaurant precinct, health and fitness club and supermarket together with community facilities, including a library, community hall and youth recreation centre. Au. ...

Erina Fair is managed by Lend Lease Corporation and owned by General Property Trust and Australian Prime Property Fund. Lend Lease ensured the values of local people were included in the centre’s expansion by incorporating the findings of a detailed research process into the retail, recreational and community needs of the Central Coast trade area. Lend Lease Corporation Limited is an Australian-based multinational property management and investment company. ... General Property Trust Limited (ASX: GPT), trading as GPT Group, is an Australian company (also known as an Australian Stock Exchange listed stapled entity) that is a property investor and manager in Australia, Europe and the United States. ...

Interior

The centre is split in to many different sections, all with different types of stores and services.

These include:

• The Corner
• The Hive
• Lifestyle
• Bulky Goods Precinct
• The Boardwalk
• Fashion Mall
• Centre Court
• The Atrium
• The Market

Majors

• Myer
• Coles
• Woolworths
• Big W
• Target
• Hoyts Cinema Complex
• JB Hi-Fi
• Dick Smith Electronics PowerHouse
• Freedom
• Aldi
• Rebel Sport
• Best and Less
• Toys "R" Us
• Kmart, currently under-construction
• Intencity

Then-Prime Minister John Howard at Erina Fair during the 2007 Federal Election

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Erina Ice Arena

Erina Ice Arena is an Olympic sized indoor ice skating rink, located within the Erina Fair complex. It serves as the home ice rink of the Central Coast Rhinos who compete in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The ice rink features a 60m x 30m ice sheet, and a large grandstand for spectators at major events and ice hockey games. There are many function and party rooms. The rink is also home to The Central Coast Cyclones Ice Hockey Club, Central Coast Figure Skating Club and the Vikings Ice Racing Club. The Central Coast Rhinos are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. ... The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) is Australias top-level ice hockey league. ...

Restaurants & Dining

A range of restaurants are present at Erina Fair. The Atrium is host to a variety of fast-food outlets and The Hive is known for its many restaurants.

Access and Parking

Parking

Erina Fair has over 4500 parking spaces, of which 860 of these are undercover, distributed across the red, yellow and green multi-level carparks as well as the outdoor parking. The carpark can be accessed from Terrigal Drive, Karalta Road or Penrose Crescent. ÄŽ Terrigal is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area. ...

Public Transport

Erina Fair is located approximately 5km from Gosford railway station with bus connections to the centre. Erina Fair is serviced by many routes from Busways and Red Bus Services. Their bus services provide access to Erina Fair from Gosford, Terrigal and Green Point, as well as many other suburbs. Gosford Railway Station is located in Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. ... Busways is a company that operates bus services in the western suburbs of Sydney, Central Coast and North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Red Bus Services is a privately owned bus service on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... Gosford is the main city of the Central Coast of New South Wales, located approximately 50 km north of the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) in a straight line, but somewhat further by road due to the shape of the coastline. ... Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. ... Green Point is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area. ...

External links

• Erina Fair
• Erina Ice Arena

References

1. ^ "Number of Stores in Erina Fair". 2006-06-11. http://www.erinafair.com.au/content.aspx?urlkey=ci_about. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
2. ^ "Lend Lease Erina Fair Factbook". Lend Lease Corporation. http://www.lendlease.com.au/llweb/llc/main.nsf/all/news_20071115_llc01. 
3. ^ "WestfieldTuggerah is owned by WestfieldTrust". Westfield Group. http://westfield.com/corporate/retailer/au/tuggerah.html. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
4. ^ "Construction News - Westfield Tuggerah". Burnett. 2006-06-11. http://www.burnett.com.au/content.asp?contentid=1871&title=Construction+News+-+Westfield+Tuggerah. Retrieved on 2006-11-23. 
5. ^ "Lend Lease Erina Fair Statistics". Lend Lease Corporation. http://www.lendlease.com.au/llweb/llc/main.nsf/all/news_20071115_llc01. Retrieved on September 2007. 
6. ^ "Prime Minister John Howard with Danielle Whittaker during a visit to Erina Fair". The Age Newspaper. http://www.theage.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/counting-the-sheep-on-the-trail/2007/11/05/1194117960013.html. Retrieved on November 6th 2007.