Opening date announced for Bay Central Woolooware shopping centre

The opening date Bay Central Woolooware, part of the billion-dollar Woolooware Bay Town Centre, has been announced.

Bay Central Woolooware, part of the billion-dollar Woolooware Bay Town Centre, will open its doors to shoppers on Wednesday, November 22. Picture: Supplied

A long-awaited new shopping centre in a major Woolooware development finally has an opening date.

Bay Central Woolooware, part of the billion-dollar Woolooware Bay Town Centre, will open its doors to shoppers on Wednesday, November 22.

On completion Bay Central Woolooware will have 60 stores, including a gym, childcare centre, medical precinct, two Woolworths and Aldi supermarkets, Dan Murphy’s – all three of which will be open and trading from November 22 with a range of other retailers – and a waterfront dining precinct.

This publication previously reported tenants include UFC Gym, Learn and Laugh childcare centre, Golden Bay Chinese restaurant (formerly known as Sha Kee), Nathan’s Diamonds, Masala Kitchen and Cronulla Meat Emporium.

Developer Novm’s CEO and executive director Adrian Liaw said the opening of the centre was a key milestone in the masterplanned community’s decade-long evolution.

The Woolooware development. Picture: RZ Media

“Bay Central Woolooware is more than just a shopping centre; it‘s a place where people can come together, shop, dine, and create lasting memories with family and friends,” he said.

“We invite everyone to join in the celebrations and experience the excitement first-hand.”

The opening celebrations will continue until Sunday November 26 and will include a range of activities including giveaways, live music, face painting and an official ribbon cutting. A ‘Makers Market’ with local artisans from the Sutherland Shire will also be held.

Bay Central Woolooware forms a central component of the billion-dollar Woolooware Bay Town Centre and resort-style living project set across a 10ha site on the shores of Woolooware Bay.

The 18,000 sqm retail centre was delivered as part of the fourth and final stage of the development, the first stage of which broke ground in 2014.

Stage four also includes 12 commercial suites and 245 residential apartments set over four buildings above the centre. A 71-key Quest hotel was recently purchased by the NRL for $21.85m.

Mr Liaw said the next steps following the shopping centre’s opening would be the handover of the final Woolooware Bay apartments and the opening of Quest Hotel.

Upon completion, Woolooware Bay Town Centre will include 898 apartments and 23 commercial suites across 13 buildings with more than 2500 residents.

The development will also include 10,23 sqm of waterfront parklands, a shared pedestrian/cycle path, outdoor fitness zones and a children’s playground.