Kingsway, Glen Waverley

Kingsway is a shopping, dining and entertainment precinct in the suburb of Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Australia, with strong Asian influences.

Along Kingsway are two major shopping centres, The Glen Shopping Centre[1] and Century City Walk. Century City Walk contains a multiplex Village Cinema, other entertainment retailers, a tavern and various eateries.[2]

The City of Monash Civic Centre, the Glen Waverley Public Library, Uniting Church and Centrelink Office, are also located at Kingsway.

Retailers

Kingsway has a range of shopping, dining and entertainment retailers, but is best known for its eateries. Retailers include Asian influenced and other restaurants and cafes, travel agencies, clothing stores, hairdressers, grocery stores, gift shops, a newsagency, after school tuition centres, pharmacies and mobile phone dealers. Larger retailers include Dan Murphy's, Village Cinemas and Intencity. Other major retailers such as Woolworths, Coles, David Jones, Target and Lincraft are located inside The Glen Shopping Centre.[3]

Service providers include Real Estate agents, four bank branches and dry cleaners. Other service providers are located within The Glen Shopping Centre.[3]

Hotels

Nearby hotels include Novotel, Hotel Ibis, Waverley International Hotel and Quest Serviced Apartments.

Public transport

The Kingsway shopping precinct is served by buses and trains. A nearby bus interchange acts as a hub for transport activity in the Glen Waverley area. The Glen Waverley Railway Station is the terminus for the Glen Waverley railway line.

Bus
Routes Operator Zone(s) To / From Via
623 [4] CDC Melbourne 1, 2 Glen Waverley / St. Kilda Mount Waverley / Chadstone / Carnegie
734 [5] Ventura Bus Lines 1, 2 Glen Iris / Glen Waverley Ashburton / Ashwood / Wesley College
736 [6] Ventura Bus Lines 2 Mitcham / Blackburn Vermont South / Glen Waverley / Forest Hill
737 [7] Ventura Bus Lines 2 Croydon / Monash University Boronia / Knox City SC / Glen Waverley
742 [8] Ventura Bus Lines 1, 2 Eastland SC / Chadstone SC Vermont South / Glen Waverley / Oakleigh
753 [9] Ventura Bus Lines 2 Glen Waverley / Bayswater Wheelers Hill / Knoxfield / Boronia
754 [10] Ventura Bus Lines 2 Rowville / Glen Waverley Caulfield Grammar / Wheelers Hill
850 [11] Grendas Bus Service 2 Dandenong / Glen Waverley Brandon Park / Mulgrave

Redevelopment

In January 2006, the Monash City Council agreed in principle to the redevelopment of the transport hub and began to negotiate with VicTrack Access to develop a mixed-use multi storey building located in the forecourt area of the Glen Waverley Railway Station.[12] This development is part of the Victorian Government's Melbourne 2030 plan. The redevelopment will include a multi-deck car park, multi-story residential and commercial buildings and a pedestrian bridge or underground crossing linking both buildings. The Glen Waverley Railway Station is also planned to be redeveloped. The first stage of redevelopment, entailing preliminary roadworks is due for completion in October 2009.[13] The Kingsway Realignment Project is jointly funded by Monash City Council, the Department of Planning and Community Development's 'Creating Better Places Program' and VicTrack.[13]

Festivals

Kingsway will be hosting its inaugural International Food and Wine Festival in November 2009.[14] The festival will be primarily funded through the Monash City Council having approved $80,000 in funding in 2008.[14] The festival is expected include many Kingsway retailers and Victorian wineries.[14] The streets surrounding Kingsway will be closed off to traffic.

An inaugural Chinese New Year Lantern Festival was held in February 2009.[15]

See also

 Australian Roads portal

References
  1. Centro Properties Group - Property Overview, accessed 10 June 09
  2. Century City Walk Website, accessed 10 June 09
  3. Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Centro The Glen Store Listing, accessed 10 June 09
  4. "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "734 Glen Iris - Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "736 Mitcham - Blackburn via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Forest Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "742 Eastland - Chadstone via Vermont South & Glen Waverley & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "754 Rowville - Glen Waverley via Caulfield Grammar & Wheelers Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "850 Dandenong - Glen Waverley via Mulgrave & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. Archived 17 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Council Meeting - Report (Development Of Hub Precinct, Glen Waverley Activity Centre), accessed 8 June 09
  13. Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Council Media Release (Kingsway Realignment Works Now Underway), accessed 8 June 09
  14. Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Waverley Leader: Food fest, culture on menu for Glen Waverley (21/10/2008), accessed 8 June 09
  15. Archived 31 December 2012 at Archive.today Monash Leader: Glen Waverley swinging to a Chinese beat (28/10/2008), accessed 8 June 09

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