General News
23 July, 2022
New Gubuda-Gordonvale Woolies centre opened
THE much anticipated completion of the Gubuda-Gordonvale Shopping Centre has been celebrated this week, marking the arrival of a new state of the art Woolworths supermarket, seven specialty retailers and approximately 200 convenient parking spaces.
The new centre’s design includes a substantial external artwork by Indigenous artist Michael Booiyol-Anning as well as an alfresco area for outdoor dining.
The project has seen Woolworths inject $25 million of investment into the area, creating more than 80 jobs during construction and 120 ongoing retail jobs.
In a first for the Woolworths Group, the inclusion of the Indigenous name for Gordonvale – Gubuda - will be displayed on the entrance canopy of the centre. Woolworths Head of Property Development, Andrew Loveday said:
“We look forward to delivering local residents, and the broader Cairns community, an essential and convenient shopping experience in one of Australia’s most modern and sustainable shopping centres.”
In addition to the Woolworths supermarket the new centre includes seven specialty tenancies - Gordonvale Noodle House, a pharmacist, Discount Drug Store, Cignall and JSL Phone Repairs, with more to come.
State Member for Mulgrave, Curtis Pitt MP said the new centre location will draw shoppers from as far south as Babinda and provide options for a trolley shop closer to home for residents of Goldsborough and Mount Peter.
