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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Frankston Power Centre

The Frankston Power Centre, also colloquially known as "The Power Centre" (previously the Frankston Homemaker Centre), is a hard goods retail park run by Harvey Norman Holdings within the approximate centre of Frankston, being around 40 kilometres south of Melbourne's CBD. The complex comprises 30 large format independent stores, including parking for 1300 vehicles (including 425 underground parking spaces). Across from the complex are stores such as the hardware superstore Bunnings and JB Hi-Fi, but these are not run by the same company. The Centre is located at the crossroads of three major arterials of Frankston known as Cranbourne Road, McMahons Road and the Frankston Freeway.

History

The Frankston Power Centre used to be owned by SPG Investments, but it is now under administration by the holders of Harvey Norman, a retail store located within the retail park itself. it was built between 2007 and 2009 (approximately) and was opened in the latter.

Retailers

Retailers at the Frankston Power Centre include a variety of specialty stores, hardware stores, and more.

Major retailers include The Good Guys, Harvey Norman, Freedom, Spotlight and Anaconda.

It also includes minor retailers including Forty Winks, Petbarn, AMart, Adairs, Harris Scarfe, Nick Scali, Carpet Call, and more. It also includes a minor food court within its centre, with minor retailers within.

Accessibility and Location

It can be accessed via car, bus and train, through certain routes. These routes include parking spaces accessible from Gertrude Street, McMahons Road in addition to Cranbourne Road. In addition to this, a bus service serves the location, with routes 789, 790 and 791 respectively.

The Leawarra Station, situated on the Stony Point Line of the Melbourne Train Network is approximately 500 metres away from the centre. This connection to the station will become even more effective once the electrification of the line is completed.

The Frankston Power Centre is located directly in the middle of Bayside Shopping Centre and Karingal Hub Shopping Centre, the two main shopping centres in the Frankston Suburb. In addition to this, the intersection the retail park is situated in features multiple fuel stations such as 7-Eleven and United Petroleum as well as a Subway and Carwash.

References

  1. ^ "Location & parking – Frankston Power Centre". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Investment | Frankston Power Centre". 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Store Directory – Frankston Power Centre". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Stony Point Line Duplication - Peninsula Rail Link". peninsularaillink.net. Retrieved 6 July 2024.