Toowong Village

Shopping centre and office tower in Brisbane, Australia

Toowong Village, from the corner of High Street and Benson Street, 2013 Entrance to Toowong Village from Sherwood Road, 2020

Toowong Village is a highrise building situated at the centre of the suburb of Toowong in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on the block of land bounded by Coronation Drive, High Street and Sherwood Road. The blue glass office tower is a prominent landmark visible from Toowong and surrounding suburbs, but is regarded by some as an eyesore.[1]

## History

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Opened in 1986, Toowong Village is an office tower and shopping centre. The complex was built on the site of the former Patterson's sawmill and over the existing Toowong railway station. There was some controversy over its development as the Queensland Government overrode the Brisbane City Council's town plan to permit its construction. The Brisbane City Council had refused to permit its construction because of concerns about traffic congestion in surrounding streets and it has subsequently been described as a "permanent traffic bottle neck between Moggill Road and Coronation Drive.[1]

At its opening, Toowong Village featured 100 retailers including anchor tenants David Jones and New World Supermarket. The atrium was styled with ornate gilt finishes and pastel colours typical of the 1980s.[2]

Aquarium, 2007

In October 2003, a 3.6-metre (12 ft) long coral reef aquarium was installed featuring coral and tropical fish.[3][4]

A $50 million redevelopment which considerably modernised the centre was completed in 2015.[5]

In 2021, David Jones departed as an anchor tenant of the centre.[6] Following the departure the centre underwent a range of redevelopment works, with a number of new retailers opening in late 2022,[7] including Woolworths and TK Maxx as new anchor tenants.[6][7]

## Facilities

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Travelators in the atrium of Toowong Village Shopping Centre.

The shopping centre is located on the lower floors of the office tower, and includes the Toowong branch of the Brisbane City Library, photocopying facilities and medical centre.[8] The shopping centre includes 86 specialty stores over an area of approximately 31,000 square metres.[citation needed]

Toowong Library at Toowong Village, 2017

There is a lift and some travelators (a cross between a slanting moving walkway and an escalator) within the centre of Toowong Village. The travelators allow patrons to take shopping trolleys down, or up, to other floors of the building, without requiring to use the lift.[citation needed]

The Toowong Railway Station is also located in the base of the building. The entry to the station is from the Gallery level of Toowong Village.[9]

Toowong Village is open to the public seven days a week.[citation needed]

## Restaurants

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* A food court
* Grill'd
* Guzman y Gomez
* Nandos
* San Churro

## Major retailers

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* Toowong Village at nightColes (supermarket)
* Hanaromart (supermarket)
* Kmart (discount department store)
* TK Maxx (discount department store)
* Woolworths (supermarket)

## See also

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* List of shopping centres in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b Robinson, Georgina (24 January 2008). "Brisbane's biggest eyesores and planning debacles". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
2. ^ World Expo 88. Brisbane: Australian Consolidated Press. 1988.
3. ^ "Toowong Village". Fish Tales. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. ^ "Installation of Toowong Village". Fish Tales. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
5. ^ "$50 Million Toowong Village Refurbishment Complete". 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
6. ^ a b "Fresco, Woolworths to Replace David Jones in Toowong Village". ToowongNews. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
7. ^ a b "New Retailers are here – Toowong Village". www.toowongvillage.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
8. ^ "Toowong Library". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
9. ^ "Getting Here". Toowong Village. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toowong Village Shopping Centre.

* Toowong Village Official Website
* An aerial view Toowong Village is visible on the right side of the photo (near the bend in the river).

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