Australia Fair Shopping Centre is a dual-level regional shopping centre covering 59,540 m2 located in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland. The centre also incorporates a five-level office tower comprising 5,824 m2 of office space, housing specialist services and commercial offices.

History

1984 Scarborough Fair was built incorporating a Coles Supermarket and Kmart Store. 1990: Australia Fair opened on April 10, 1990, after a project that took more than a year and $300 million to complete. Upon completion, Australia Fair Shopping Centre boasted the largest concentration of specialty stores and was the only shopping centre in Australia to feature three supermarket chains: Woolworths, Coles, and Franklins. 1991: The 52,000 square metre shopping development is the first of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in Queensland. 1993: An extension introduced the centre to a six-cinema complex and also created a Leisure Court Retail precinct. 1997–1998: Extensions were completed, cinemas expanded from 6 to 10 and reconfiguration of the Cinema Leisure Court Retail/Entertainment precinct. 2001: Gordon Fu purchases Australia Fair from Colonial First State.

Anchors

Parking & public transport

The centre has undercover and rooftop parking for 2,500 cars, located off Marine Parade. The Southport light rail station is located on the corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street and provides tram connections to the Gold Coast University Hospital and south towards Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. Southport Bus Station, one of the main bus stations in the city provides regular and high frequency services to Helensvale Station, Robina, Sea World/Main Beach and Biggera Waters.