Toowong Village facts for kids
Toowong Village is a tall building in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It's easy to spot because of its blue glass office tower. This building is a shopping centre and an office tower all in one!
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A Look Back at Toowong Village
Toowong Village first opened its doors in 1986. It was built where an old sawmill used to be. The building also sits right over the Toowong train station. Building Toowong Village caused some debate. The local council was worried about traffic. But the state government allowed the construction to go ahead.
What's Inside Toowong Village?
The shopping centre is on the lower floors of the building. It has 86 different stores. You can find a branch of the Brisbane City Library here. There are also places for photocopying and a medical centre.
Modern Updates and New Stores
When Toowong Village first opened, it had 100 shops. It even had a fancy design with gold and pastel colours. In 2015, the centre had a big update. This $50 million project made the shopping centre look much more modern.
In 2021, a major store called David Jones left the centre. After that, Toowong Village got some new shops. In late 2022, Woolworths and TK Maxx became new main stores.
Moving Around the Centre
To help people move between floors, Toowong Village has both lifts and travelators. Travelators are like a mix between a moving walkway and an escalator. They are special because you can take your shopping trolleys on them! This makes it easy to move your groceries up or down.
The Toowong Railway Station is also right inside the building. You can get to the station from the Gallery level of Toowong Village.
Toowong Village is open to everyone seven days a week.
Places to Eat
You can find many tasty options at Toowong Village:
- A food court with different choices
- Grill'd
- Guzman y Gomez
- Nandos
- San Churro
Main Shops
These are some of the bigger stores you can find:
- Coles (a supermarket)
- Hanaromart (a supermarket)
- Kmart (a discount department store)
- TK Maxx (a discount department store)
- Woolworths (a supermarket)
Community Services
Toowong Village also has important services for the community. These include the local library and the train station.
Images for kids
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Toowong Village at night
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Toowong Village Shopping Centre
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Aquarium formerly located inside Toowong Village
