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Site preparations for Charlestown Square Shopping Centre, c.1978

  • Site preparations for Charlestown Square Shopping Centre, c.1978

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    Charlestown Square first opened in 1979. It was the first shopping development in the Lake Macquarie region.Since then it has undergone extensions and modifications in 1983, 1989, 1996 and 2000. The largest of these redevelopments occurred recently in 2010. The local council, both at its original construction and at the later upgrade, looked into the ecological impact a structure like Charlestown square would have on the environment. In 1979 the council decided that minimal environmental impact should occur during the construction of Charlestown Square. They also insisted the 2 acres adjoining the lot be available to workers and shoppers as garden parks and recreational grounds.

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