# Toombul Shopping Centre

Brisbane, Australia · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-bbfb792086` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/australia/brisbane-toombul-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-bbfb792086.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-bbfb792086.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-bbfb792086

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, park, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | planned mixed-use development with retail and public open space | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 140 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Westfield Group | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Mirvac | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | mixed-use | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened on 11 October 1967 by the Westfield Group” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **original_developer**: “opened on 11 October 1967 by the Westfield Group” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “retail space would be rebuilt... public open space and flood mitigation strategies” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “Demolition commenced in February 2024” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “retail space would be rebuilt... public open space and flood mitigation strategies” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **zoning_change**: “retail space would be rebuilt... public open space and flood mitigation strategies” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- **enclosed**: “Toombul Shopping Centre was an enclosed suburban shopping centre” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Target, Kmart, Aldi, Coles, Event Cinema

## Parties

- Westfield Group — owner (from text) (1967–2006)
- Mirvac — owner (from text) (2016–2024)
- Centro — owner (from text) (2006–2008)
- Federation Centres — owner (from text) (2013–2016)

## Timeline

- 1967: opened by Westfield Group
- 2006: future uncertain
- 2008: for sale
- 2010: David Jones leaves
- 2013: rebranded
- 2016: Bunnings announced
- 2016: acquired by Mirvac
- 2022: flood damage
- 2022: closed
- 2024: demolition

## Deals and debt

- 2016 loan:  Mirvac   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre
- 2016 sale:  Mirvac ← Centro  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Toombul Shopping Centre was an enclosed suburban shopping centre located in the locality of Toombul which is part of Nundah, a suburb of the City of Brisbane in the state of Queensland, Australia. The centre was anchored by Target and Kmart discount department stores, a Coles supermarket, an Aldi Food Store, an eight-screen Event Cinema, and more than 140 specialty stores, including Daiso.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toombul_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Toombul Shopping Centre, Brisbane, Australia." Record m-bbfb792086, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/australia/brisbane-toombul-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_brisbanetoombulshoppingcentre,
  title = {Toombul Shopping Centre, Brisbane, Australia},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/australia/brisbane-toombul-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-bbfb792086, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.