Tuggeranong Town Centre

Tuggeranong Town Centre
Tuggeranong Town Centre
	Walkway through Tuggeranong Town Centre
Country	Australia
State	Australian Capital Territory
City	Tuggeranong
District	Tuggeranong;
Government
• Territory electorate	Brindabella;
• Federal division	Bean;

35°25′01″S 149°03′58″E / 35.417°S 149.066°E / -35.417; 149.066

Tuggeranong Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Tuggeranong in the Australian Capital Territory. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large two-storey mall called South.Point Tuggeranong, as well as smaller shopping complexes, the Homeworld, and Tuggeranong Shopping Square, and many other buildings and shops. It is also the location of the Tuggeranong Interchange, a youth centre, a bowling alley, Tuggeranong Skate Park, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre and Lake Tuggeranong College. Much of its architecture is noticeably Postmodern, infused with classical features such as prominent red roofs and a clock tower, as well as distinctive features such as one large round window each on most sides of the library.

History

In the 1970s the National Capital Development Commission recommended that the service trades area of the Tuggeranong Town Centre and Mitchell be given priority over Jerrabomberra and West Belconnen.^[1] Preliminary work on the Tuggeranong Town Centre was done by architect Dirk Bolt.

The draft plan for the Tuggeranong Town Centre stated it should "have good vehicular access and address with routes being direct, unobstructed and easily understood", and "parking areas should be easy to find and allow for easy movement to and from the main functional areas of the centre".^[2]^: 64 It was deemed car parking "supply should not be limited in an attempt to enforce increased public transport usage".^[2]^: 139

The Tuggeranong Town Centre is located on Lake Tuggeranong and has Postmodern architecture.

References

↑ "Text of Structure Plan Review" (scan). The Canberra Times. 16 February 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via Trove.
1 2 National Capital Development Commission (February 1984). Tuggeranong Town Centre Policy Plan Development Plan : Draft for Discussion (Report). Canberra – via State Library of NSW.

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[1] "Text of Structure Plan Review" (scan). The Canberra Times. 16 February 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via Trove.

[town_centre_plan_draft-2] 1 2 National Capital Development Commission (February 1984). Tuggeranong Town Centre Policy Plan Development Plan : Draft for Discussion (Report). Canberra – via State Library of NSW.

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