Brookside Shopping Centre is the largest shopping centre in Brisbane's north-west, situated in Mitchelton

Mitchelton, Queensland

Michelton is a suburb of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. The suburb is located 8 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district some areas of Mitchelton can be 6 km to the Brisbane central business district....

, a suburb of Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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History

The centre opened in 1971 and has undergone two extensions since then, one being at the front of the centre where Target is located, which opened in the early 1980s, and another one being at the back of the centre where the IGA supermarket

IGA (Australian supermarket group)

Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...

 is located.

Retailers

Brookside Shopping Centre is home to around 120 specialty stores. Major retailers include:

• Myer
  Myer
  Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
  
   (3 levels)
• Supa IGA
  IGA (Australian supermarket group)
  Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...
  
  
• Target
  Target (Australia)
  Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
  
  
• Woolworths

Additionally, a Crazy Clark's

Crazy Clark's

Crazy Clark's Discount Variety Store is an Australian company that operates over 150 Discount Variety stores in its chain across Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Western Australia. The company also owns and operates a chain store called Go-Lo. Crazy Clark's sells clothing,...

 discount variety store is located in the former Mitre 10

Mitre 10

Mitre 10 is the trading name of retail and trade hardware store chains, over 700 locations throughout of Australia. Operations are based on a co-operative system where the store owners are members of the national group and each has voting rights...

 building at the rear of the centre.

The centre has a small food court with around nine food vendors, mostly small businesses.

There are also McDonald's

McDonald's

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 and Sizzler

Sizzler

Sizzler is a United States-based restaurant chain with headquarters in Culver City, California. The chain serves steak, seafood, and salad , as well as similar items.-History:...

 restaurants located in the front car park, plus The Brook Hotel which is located in the northern side car park of the centre.

Transport

The centre is home to the Brookside Bus Station

Brookside Bus Station, Brisbane

The Brookside Bus Station, at Mitchelton, is serviced by TransLink bus routes. It is part of the Brookside Shopping Centre and is close to Mitchelton Railway Station. It is in Zone 3 of the TransLink integrated public transport system....

, which provides frequent services to the City

Brisbane central business district

The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...

, Chermside, Ferny Grove, Toombul, Toowong, Everton Park, Stafford and other suburbs. Mitchelton railway station

Mitchelton railway station, Brisbane

Mitchelton Station is a railway station on the Ferny Grove Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 3 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:-See also:...

 is also a short walk from the centre, providing services to Ferny Grove

Ferny Grove, Queensland

Ferny Grove is a residential suburb in north-west Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It lies entirely within the Brisbane-metropolitan area administered by the Brisbane City Council.-General information:...

, Brisbane City and Beenleigh

Beenleigh, Queensland

Beenleigh is a suburb in the Logan City area of Queensland, Australia. Beenleigh and adjoining suburbs are located near the confluence of the Logan and Albert rivers...

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External links

• Retail First- Centre Profile
• Brookside Shopping Centre- official website