# Sunshine Marketplace

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sunshine_Marketplace
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sunshine_Marketplace.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Marketplace
> Source revision: 1354523092
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Sunshine Marketplace** (was to be called Market Towers) is a regional shopping centre in [Sunshine](/source/Sunshine,_Victoria), about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia). It has been built next to the existing Sunshine Plaza.

Sunshine Marketplace has a variety of national, international and independent retailers. It has a Gross Lettable Area of 33,850 m2 (364,400 sq ft), 1,743 parking spaces and approximately 74 stores.[1]

## History

In 1994, [Woolworths Limited](/source/Woolworths_Limited) purchased two-thirds of the former [Sunshine Harvester Works](/source/Sunshine_Harvester_Works) site for $10 million, and submitted plans to build a $70 million shopping complex containing a Big W department store, Woolworths supermarket, cinemas, and around 50 shops.[2] Sunshine Marketplace opened on October 11, 1998, and a major redevelopment program was undertaken in 2004. The redevelopment included a new 300-seat Diners Life precinct, refurbishment of the inner and outer facades, additional stores inside and the [Village Cinemas](/source/Village_Cinemas) Megaplex, which includes the last [Intencity](/source/Intencity) Gaming Complex in Melbourne's west.[1]

On 30 January 2016, during a violent storm, the roof of the Village Cinema area began to collapse due to the heavy rain and winds. [citation needed]

## Major anchors

- [Big W](/source/Big_W) [discount department store](/source/Discount_department_store).
- [Woolworths](/source/Woolworths_(Australia)) [supermarket](/source/Supermarket). - 14 Aisles
- [Village Cinemas](/source/Village_Cinemas) 20-screen [megaplex](/source/Megaplex).

## Transport

Sunshine Marketplace is located 500 m (1,600 ft) from [Sunshine railway station](/source/Sunshine_railway_station,_Melbourne). The 220 bus from Sunshine to Gardenvale[3] stops in front of the shopping centre, as do the 408 Highpoint to St Albans via Sunshine[4] and the 903 SmartBus route from Altona to Mordialloc.[5]

## References

1. ["Santel Architects - Sunshine Marketplace"](http://santelarch.com.au/projects/Retail/sunshine-marketplace-project.htm). *santelarch.com.au*

1. ["From the archives"](http://www.brimbank.starweekly.com.au/story/1829372/from-the-archives/). *Brimbank & North West Star Weekly*. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sunshine Marketplace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Marketplace) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Marketplace?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.