Opening date for Dendy Cinemas at new Southport shopping centre, Queen St Village

Excitement is building for the opening of a long-awaited Southport shopping centre. Find out when the precinct’s entertainment hub is set to open.

Excitement is building for a long-awaited Southport shopping centre, with the precinct’s entertainment hub set to open next week.

In March, the Bulletin reported stage one of the $500m Queen Street Village site was set to be finished by late May or early June, subject to weather.

Once complete, the integrated development will include new retail, dining, entertainment, residential, childcare, commercial, hotel, health and aged-care facilities as well as a new cinema complex. 

The precinct at the old Southport hospital site will connect directly into the Nerang St Light Rail station and be supported by an enhanced new signalled crossing at Queen St.    

An artist's impression of the Queen Street Village.

Stage one includes new retail shops, health services, a Dendy Cinema complex, IGA supermarket, Asian grocery store, gym, food court, childcare, cultural and social hubs.

The Dendy Cinema complex is anticipated to be one of the first sites in the new centre to open.

On Thursday, the cinema announced on Facebook it would open in one week, with information about ticket sales to be released soon.

The first movies to screen at the new cinema include Top Gun: Maverick, Operation Mincemeat, How to Please a Woman and horror flick Hatching.

The Bulletin contacted developer Property Solutions for an update on when the rest of the precinct would open, but did not receive a response by deadline.

Retailers confirmed for stage one of Queen Street Village (opening late May - early June) include:

IGA (Jones retail group)

Dendy Cinemas (11 screens)

Hanaromart

Pattysmiths

Southern Seoul Beer and Chicken

Krish Indian

Yiros shop

Jackpot Dining

Sens Coffee

Fish Tank seafood restaurant

Liquor legends

Amcal

QML

Greencross vets

32 Dental

Spin laundry

Qld Xray

Health HQ

Cosmos Clinic

Ramsay health

Lead Childcare centre (115 places)

EMF Gym

Freedom Suites

Lead Institute

Oporto

GYG

Good Times Pub Group

Revealed: When delayed Southport shopping centre will open - March 31

A pub, burger restaurant and a childcare centre are among 27 retailers confirmed for a long-awaited new Southport shopping centre, it can be revealed.

Developers of the $500m Queen Street Village precinct at the old Southport hospital site said stage one of the project would be finished by late May or early June, subject to weather.

Property Solutions managing director David Blanck said Covid, labour and material shortages and rain had delayed the initial completion date of mid-February.

External road works on Queen St, the construction of drive-through restaurants and tenants’ fitout are still under way.

Division 6 Councillor Brooke Patterson said she understood the project was one of many across the city that had been affected by recent severe weather.

“Considerable progress has already been made on stage one, which is an exciting development for our CBD, and we look forward to it opening soon,” she said.

Once complete, the integrated development is set to include new retail, dining, entertainment, residential, childcare, commercial, hotel, health and aged-care facilities as well as a new cinema complex.

Artist impression of Queen Street Village development in Southport.

The new precinct will connect directly into the Nerang St Light Rail station and be supported by an enhanced new signalled crossing at Queen St on the opposite side.

Stage one includes new retail shops, health services, a Dendy Cinema complex, IGA supermarket, Asian grocery store, gym, food court, childcare, cultural and social hubs.

Artist impression of Queen Street Village development in Southport

Stage two plans include new hotel and conference facilities, residential developments including age care, student accommodation and mixed commercial tenancy.

Mr Blanck was unable to provide an updated timeframe for stage two, saying this was to be advised.

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Originally published as Opening date for Dendy Cinemas at new Southport shopping centre, Queen St Village