Erindale Centre

The Erindale Centre is a designated group centre located in the Canberra suburb of Wanniassa. It stands on the former site of the Erindale Homestead for which it is named, [Canberra and District Historical Society (2006) [http://www.canberrahistory.org.au/detail.asp?rID=14301&searchstring=Erindale&searchby=&orderby=titlesubtitle&numPP=10&startAt=0&pictures=no CDHS Search] , retrieved 21 July 2006 ] and serves the suburbs of Wanniassa, Monash, Gowrie, Fadden and Oxley. Erindale was developed in 1985, two years before the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and was intended as a “district retail centre”.

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A variety of retail and service outlets are located in the retail core, accessed off Denigan Street and Grattan Court, including a Woolworths supermarket, a discount department store and a St. George Bank branch. Several other outlets, including a Mobil service station, are located in a mixed services area on the southern side of McBryde Crescent. Foundation Health Care and Erindale Chambers are located off Comrie Street. [ACTPLA (2002) [http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tplan/variatio/dv158/finalv158.pdf Recommended Final Group Centres Feb 02.doc] , retrieved 21 July 2006 ] [ACTPLA (2006) [http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tplan/variatio/dv158/tuggc.htm ACT GROUP CENTRES - CHARACTERISTICS OF OUTLETS] , retrieved 21 July 2006 ]

A new Caltex Woolworths Fuel service station and retail complex were constructed on Denigan Street in 2006. [ACTPLA (2006) [http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/aboutus/mediareleases/2005/wanniassa-da-approval.pdf ACTION Buses] , retrieved 23 July 2006 ]

Some buildings in Erindale Centre are: Blockbuster, The Cheesecake Shop and [http://www.goodberrys.com.au Goodberry's Creamery] .

[http://www.pcyc-act.org.au/ErindalePCYC_branch.html Erindale Police Citizens Youth Club] , [http://www.makingcontact.net.au/public_site/node/155 Gugan Gulwan Youth Centre] and [http://www.erindale.org.au/ Erindale Christian Centre] are located at the northern end of the centre. Adjoining the commercial precinct of Erindale are [http://www.erindalec.act.edu.au/ Erindale College] , [http://www.library.act.gov.au/mylibrary/locations/erindale Erindale Library] , [http://www.activelc.com.au/ Active Leisure Center] [http://www.tuggers.com.au/default.asp?d=12025&p=12020 Erindale Vikings Club] , and [http://www.tuc.org.au/ Tuggeranong Uniting Church] .

Transport

Erindale is serviced by several ACTION bus routes. Routes 63, 65 and 66 run between the Tuggeranong and Woden Interchanges every 20 to sixty minutes from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Route 11/111 also passes through Erindale, and continues to Tuggeranong and in the opposite direction to Woden and City Bus Interchanges. The Additional service 265 runs from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West twice during the morning peak hour and twice in the other direction in the evening peak hour. These services are Weekday and Weeknight only, on the weekends a different set of routes pass through Erindale. These are the 961, 964, 966 and 968. On Weekends the Intertown also deviates via Erindale and operates under the route number 900. This will change wen ACTION Implement's its full Network 2008, and Erindale will become less of an Interchange.

A Taxi Rank can be found outside the Erindale Shopping Centre.

Carparking is plentiful (Except during peak times such as Christmas and Easter), and is free.

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