{{Short description|Shopping mall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia}} {{For|similarly named shopping centres|Northgate (disambiguation)#Malls and shopping centres{{!}}Northgate shopping centres (disambiguation)}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox shopping mall | name = Northgate Shopping Centre | image = Northgate Shopping Centre.jpg | caption = The Main Northgate Entrance, prior to renovation and rebranding | location = [[Glenorchy, Tasmania]], Australia | coordinates = {{coord|42|49|55|S|147|16|25|E|type:landmark_region:AU|display=inline,title}} | opening_date = 1986 | developer = | manager = | owner = [[Vicinity Centres]] | number_of_stores = 165 | number_of_anchors = 3 | floor_area = | parking = | floors = 1 | website = {{URL|www.northgatesc.com.au}} }}
'''Northgate Shopping Centre''' is the third largest shopping centre in [[Tasmania]]. Located in [[Glenorchy, Tasmania|Glenorchy]] approximately 10 kilometres northwest of [[Hobart]]. The [[shopping centre]] is located on the Main Road within the [[Central business district|CBD]] of Glenorchy with all stores located on the one level and a large undercover carpark situated below the main building. It was constructed on the site that had been that of the Glenorchy Tannery also known as Cook's Tannery.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Trainiac | title=DL044_052 | publication-date=2014 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/231563439 | access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
The centre was opened in November 1986 as a convenience centre [[Anchor store|anchored]] by a [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles Supermarket]] along with 46 speciality stores.<ref>{{citation| title=Northgate|url=https://stors.tas.gov.au/ILS/SD_ILS-2610|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The centre has since been refurbished and expanded in October 1995.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261957161 |title=Hobart retail centre for tender |newspaper=[[The Australian Jewish News]] |volume=63 |issue=38 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 June 1997 |accessdate=17 October 2022 |page=8 (Property and Investment) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title=Paladin unveils $70m issue.(FINANCE) | journal=The Australian (National, Australia) | publication-date=1998-05-29 | publisher=News Limited | pages=041 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/65581065 | access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The shopping centre has had various calamities, in 2002 power cuts,<ref>{{Citation | title=Power cut strikes Glenorchy shops | journal=Australasian Business Intelligence | publication-date=2002-12-20 | publisher=COMTEX News Network, Inc | pages=1008353i5239 | issn=1320-6680}}</ref> and was involved in a fire in 2005.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Smith, Linda | title=Fire leaves supermarket in disarray.(Brief Article) | journal=Australasian Business Intelligence | publication-date=2005-04-05 | publisher=COMTEX News Network, Inc | issn=1320-6680}}</ref> It had also been a property within the Westfield range of centres in Australia.<ref>{{Citation | title=Westfield now manages 66.(FINANCE) | journal=The Australian (National, Australia) | publication-date=1997-09-05 | publisher=News Limited | pages=038 | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/62682066 | access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> [[Target (Australia)|Target]] and [[Best & Less]] to the centre as major anchor retailers were added in the early 2000s. There are also approximately 65 other speciality stores. As of 2009, the centre has been owned by [[Novion Property Group]] (CFSGAM) who merged into [[Vicinity Centres]] in 2015. In 2016, the centre introduced a freshly renovated main entrance, and rebranded the store to use Vicinity's ribbon as their logo. The anchoring Target department store closed permanently in early 2022. On 4 November 2022, a Woolworths supermarket was opened in the store space previously occupied by Target.
[[File:Target Northgate Glenorchy 2012.jpg|thumb|The [[Target Australia|Target]] department store in Northgate Shopping Centre pictured in 2012]]
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==External links== *[http://www.northgatesc.com.au/ Northgate Shopping Centre] {{Hobart landmarks}} {{Shopping centres in Tasmania}}
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