Macquarie Centre
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Macquarie Shopping Centre is a major collection of various retailers located in Sydney. It features over 200 retailers, Myer, Target, Franklins, Woolworths,Big W,Borders,Paxtons, one of Sydney's biggest cinema complexes and an ice rink. The ice rink was used for the 1991 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, where John Kah, Andrew Murtha, Richard Nizielski and Steven Bradbury won Australia's first victory in a world championship in a winter sport.
The Macquarie Centre is situated opposite Macquarie University's main campus on the corner of Herring Road and Waterloo Road. It is managed and leased by AMP Retail, a division of AMP which manages 13 shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand.
Wireless internet connectivity
At least three establishments within the Macquarie Centre offer the ability to connect laptops to the internet using 802.11:- Le Croissant Connection (free)
- Gloria Jeans (provided by Optus - payment required)
- McDonalds (provided by Telstra - payment required)
Trading Hours
Centre Trading Hours
| Mon | 9am - 5.30pm |
| Tues | 9am - 5.30pm |
| Wed | 9am - 5.30pm |
| Thur | 9am - 9pm |
| Fri | 9am - 5.30pm |
| Sat | 9am - 5pm |
| Sun | 10am - 4pm |
References
"Steven Bradbury: Last Man Standing" by Gary Smart and Steven Bradbury ISBN 0975728784, 2005.
External links
- [The Macquarie Centre web site]
- [An accessibility guide to the shopping centre]
- [A guide to Macquarie Ice Skating Centre - an ice rink in the shopping centre]
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