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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Karingal Hub
| logo = 8564 Logo Karingal 161122-web.svg
| image = [[File:Pylon electronic sign of Karingal Hub.jpg|frameless|275px]]
| image_width = 
| caption = 
| address = 330 Cranbourne Road, Frankston, Victoria
| location = [[Frankston, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|38|9|12|S|145|9|56|E|region:AU-VIC_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 1978
| owner = ISPT
| previous_names = Centro Karingal, Centro, Star Zone,
| number_of_stores = 200+
| floor_area = {{convert|53,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| parking = 2880
| floors = 3
| website = {{URL|www.karingalhub.com.au}}
}}'''Karingal Hub Shopping Centre''' (colloquially known as "'''Karingal Hub,'''" or "'''The Hub''',")<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karingal Hub official website |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/}}</ref> as well as its "'''Town Square'''" is a super-regional shopping centre in [[Frankston, Victoria]], [[Australia]], approximately {{convert|40|km|mi|0}} south of [[Melbourne CBD]]. The complex has a combined gross leasable area of {{convert|53,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 2,750 parking spaces and 200+ stores.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karingal Hub Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Frankston, Australia |url=https://www.retail-insight-network.com/projects/karingal-hub-shopping-centre-redevelopment-frankston-australia/?cf-view}}</ref> It was acquired by [https://ispt.com.au/ ISPT], or the Industry Superannuation Property Trust in July, 2013 and has been owned by other large corporations in the past such as [[Vicinity Centres]], which owns its major competitor Bayside.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ISPT : Karingal Hub |url=https://ispt.com.au/properties/karingal-hub/}}</ref> It has the only [[Big W]] in and around the peninsula and has a multitude of popular shops and includes a renovated and tall playground within its Town Square as well as an additional smaller playground in the south of the building, close to the retailer aforementioned.

== Town Square ==
The Town Square is a regional town square for the locality of Karingal in [[Frankston, Victoria]], located in and managed by Karingal Hub on Karingal Drive. It's predecessor was constructed in 2005 under the name of 'Star Zone Karingal' which was subsequently renovated in 2022 and changed its name to the "Town Square" of Karingal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karingal Hub Redevelopment |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/redevelopment/}}</ref> It features a multitude of shops and experiences such as the 12 screen [[Village Cinemas|Village Cinemas multiplex]] with 3 Gold Class facilities and 1 former state-of-the-art VMax auditorium {{citation needed|date=February 2024}}, the [[Goodlife Health Gym]] as well as restaurants/fast-food stores like [[Grill'd]], [[Schnitz]], [[Rashays]], [[San Churro]] and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karingal Hub map |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/karingal-hub-centre-map/}}</ref> It's predecessor of Star Zone Karingal was the first of the range of precincts that used the terminology of "Star Zone," under the Village Cinemas enterprise, but only had a handful of restaurants even if it had expansive parking. The former parking would turn into either shops or become part of an expansive multi-level car park during the 2021 redevelopment of Karingal Hub (see [[#History & Developments|§ History and Developments]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multi-level parking and tenant information |date=3 January 2020 |url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/27191-ispt-advised-on-karingal-hub-revamp}}</ref>

==History & Developments==

=== Early Years ===
Karingal Hub was opened in 1978 under the name "[[Vicinity Centres|Centro]] Karingal" named after the original centres owners Centro Properties Group (Now Vicinity Centres after a [[Novion Property Group|Novion]] merger),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vicinity Centres (old owners) |url=https://www.vicinity.com.au/}}</ref> opening with 120 stores, including the two superstores of Big W and [[Safeway (Australia)|Safeway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vicinity Centres merge |url=http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150611/pdf/42z462d2724prp.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807031814/http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150611/pdf/42z462d2724prp.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2015 }}</ref> Karingal Hub would build a third space of a mall with space for another superstore, but Safeway used it instead to keep a monopoly on the locality.

=== Growth ===
In 2005 The new [[Village Cinemas]] (see [[#Town Square|§ Town Square]]) as well as Karingal's new entertainment and wellbeing multiplex opened to compete with the other Frankston shopping centre [[Bayside Shopping Centre|Bayside Shopping Centre's]] plan to open an entertainment complex with a multi-screen cinema, being completed a year after Karingal's Star Zone. The multiplex in Karingal was disconnected from the main centre but shared the same management and parking and could be traversed to and back safely. In 2006, redevelopment of the main shopping centre included the refurbishment of the inner and outer facades as well as an extension of the north west portion where the modern [[Best & Less|Best and Less]] and [[Riverxxx|River]] stores are currently located as well as its new food court and open space area (in 2021 now demolished), adding up to a 12,500 square meter gross lettable area addition to the property. {{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

=== Acquisition and redesignation ===
In July, 2013, Karingal Hub was acquired by [https://ispt.com.au/ ISPT] (the Industry Superannuation Property Trust) from Federation Centres (Centro's name before the [[Novion Property Group|Novion]] merger) for $115 million.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karingal hub sold to ISPT |url=https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/federation-centres-sells-karingal-hub/news-story/e5d96151411fbb0d8ccb8bfc3821ec19}}</ref> In the same month, all Safeways in the centre were renamed to Woolworths following the [[Woolworths Group (Australia)|Woolworth Group]] 1985 acquisition of [[Safeway (Australia)|Safeway Pty Ltd]] and it's decision to unify the branding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived Centro Karingal website |url=http://www.centrokaringal.com.au/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723031548/http://www.centrokaringal.com.au/ |archive-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2021 and onwards ===
[[File:Construction of Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub.jpg|alt=Construction of Fresh Food Precinct|thumb|Construction of the Fresh Food Precinct (Aldi, Coles, Woolworths)]]
In 2021, Karingal Hub unveiled a $160 million renovation and extension of its premises which included 12,000m<math>^{2}</math> of new shopping space added on onto the existing [[infrastructure]] in three stages and connected the two separate spaces of the main shopping mall and [[entertainment]] space,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2 July 2021 |title=Karingal Hub stage 1 launched |url=https://ispt.com.au/news/announcements/karingal-hub-stage-1-launched/}}</ref> with ideas first springing up about the plan in at least April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Document outlining future developments in Karingal |url=https://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/planning-and-building/planning/strategic-planning/strategic-background-documents/karingal_major_activity_centre_structure_plan_-_adopted_april_2013.pdf}}</ref>

==== Stage 1 ====
The first stage introduced Karingal Hub's new 'Fresh Food Precinct' which featured more than 28 fresh food and specialty retailers, including a new marketplace, [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles]], [[Aldi]], a refurbished [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths]] as well as additional stores such as [[Bakers Delight|Baker's Delight]], [[Poultry Plus]], [[Roll'd]], [[Walker's Doughnuts]], and more. It included a huge open space in the heart of such area for specialty kiosks and events.<ref name=":1" />

==== Stage 2 ====
The second stage opened more than 40 stores that were featured in its 'Fashion and Lifestyle Precinct' which includes places like [[Cotton On Group|Cotton On]], [[Cotton On Group|Factorie]], and more. This stage can be regarded as a refurbishment and overhaul of the former building as no new the area of the store was not actually expanded. The construction included the shutdown of the southern Woolworths store in the centre, as it's existence is now irrelevant, being divided and turned into a [[Cotton On Group|Cotton On Megastore]], [https://www.gluestore.com.au/ Glue] and [[TK Maxx|Tk Maxx]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Karingal Hub had two woolworths. |date=16 March 2023 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/11slpi0/watergardens_shopping_center_one_of_a_kind/}}</ref> This stage also introduced the new [[Food court|Food Court]] now located near [[Big W]] and [[TK Maxx|Tk Maxx]]. The previous food court in addition to its open space area was completely demolished, reconstructed and became a part of the fashion precinct. There has been controversy due to this as some retailers such as [[McDonald's|McDonalds]] has not returned to Karingal Hub after this renovation for unknown reasons,  but some claim it is due to another [[Franchising|franchisee]] of McDonalds being a couple blocks down the street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stage 2 |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/project-update/}}</ref>[[File:Back view of Karingal Hub's 'Happy Camp' Playground.png|thumb|Karingal Hub's ''''Happy Camp'''<nowiki/>' Playground]]

==== Stage 3 ====
The third and final stage introduced the [[#Town Square|§ Town Square]] which was an overhaul to the former "Star Zone Karingal" and includes the existing [[Village Cinemas]] in addition to a range of dining experiences, communal gathering and play areas.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Karingal Hub launches new market-style fresh food precinct |url=https://www.shoppingcentrenews.com.au/feature-stories/karingal-hub-launches-new-market-style-fresh-food-precinct/ |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Old McDonalds Karingal in the old food court |date=4 November 2015 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/hytam/22756495232}}</ref> Additionally there is now an [[escalator]] and [[Elevator|lift]] connecting it vitally to the main area of the Karingal stores through the Fresh Food Precinct.

== Retailers ==
Karingal Hub has a wide variety of [[supermarket]]s, [[discount department stores]] and [[specialty store]]s as well as a fantastic [[Village Cinemas|12 screen theater]] and [[Goodlife Health Clubs|gym]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stores|url=https://karingalhub.com.au/stores/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Karingal Hub|language=en-AU}}</ref>

Major retailers include [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles]], [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths]], [[Big W]], [[Aldi]], [[Hungry Jack's]], [[Village Cinemas]], [[TK Maxx]] & [[Best & Less]].

As well as some minor retailers such as [[Schnitz]], [[The Reject Shop]], [[Liquorland]], [[7-Eleven]], [https://www.sushisushi.com.au/ Sushi Sushi],   [[Hungry Jack's]], [[ANZ (bank)|ANZ]], [[Commonwealth Bank]], [[Goodlife Health Clubs|Goodlife Health Club]], [https://www.rashays.com/ Rashays] & [[Grill'd]].

== Accessibility and Location ==
[[File:Outside view of completed Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub.webp|thumb|Outside view of completed '''Coles and Aldi precinct''']]
Karingal Hub is located in the locality of [[Karingal, Victoria|Karingal]], a medium sized district in Frankston, Victoria. It is located on 330 Cranbourne Road, beside the [[EastLink (Melbourne)|Eastlink]] freeway and adjacent to a [[Dan Murphy's|Dan Murphys]] and [[Mitre 10]], not directly correlated with the centre as many presume. The shopping centre has 3 levels of car parking including a new rooftop parking and two floors of shopping (when including the [[#Town Square|§ Town Square]], with disabled parking bays and bicycle racks at all major entrances, and [[Escalator|escalators]] / [[Escalator|lifts]] when necessary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parking and store information |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/frequently-asked-questions/}}</ref>

The store can be accessed via bus, train, taxi, uber, car, walking, biking, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Transport information |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/our-location/}}</ref>

In addition to these and the existing Frankston Station which can be used to travel to the centre by bus, Karingal Hub may get a new nearby due to the "[[Stony Point line|Stony Point]] Line Duplication" proposed by the [[City of Frankston|Frankston City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stony Point Line Duplication |url=http://peninsularaillink.net/Project/StonyPoint.html}}</ref>

== Competition ==
Karingal Hub has two main local shopping centre competitors, [[Bayside Shopping Centre]] and the [[Frankston Power Centre]], both located less than 5 kilometres from Karingal Hub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Location of Karingal Hub |url=https://karingalhub.com.au/our-location/}}</ref> Frankston Power Centre is primarily a hard goods mall, but some product categories overlap.

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="5">
File:Construction of Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub.jpg|Construction of Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub
File:Back view of Karingal Hub's 'Happy Camp' Playground.png|Back view of Karingal Hub's 'Happy Camp' Playground
File:Outside view of completed Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub.webp|Outside view of completed Coles and Aldi precinct in Karingal Hub
File:Pylon electronic sign of Karingal Hub.jpg|Pylon electronic sign of Karingal Hub
File:Karingal Hub sign outside the new "Town Square".jpg|Karingal Hub sign outside the new "Town Square"
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.karingalhub.com.au/ Karingal Hub Shopping Centre & Star Zone Karingal]
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