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Eight Great Brands, One Great Location

AUTOCENTRO now at Essendon Fields

With eight leading auto names including Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge & Ford AUTOCENTRO located at Wirraway Road, Essendon Fields is Melbourne’s one-stop shop for great car deals. www.autocentro.com.au

All roads lead to Essendon Fields

A multi million dollar investment in Essendon Fields internal road structure is now complete, as part of our commitment to ease congestion. Northern Access continues onto Wirraway Road (which is a main road throughout the business park) and the surrounding road network. The upgrade also included landscaping, footpaths, street lighting and under round cabling of all power and telecommunications connections.

The new Northern Access is an additional entry to the site other than the current English Street.

"Essendon Fields" becomes a suburb in its own right

Media Release - Wednesday 20 August 2008
Essendon Fields has just received news that it has been gazetted a new suburb with a Victorian postcode 3041. Essendon Fields Chief Executive Officer Rob Whitwell said this one of a series of positive steps associated with the redevelopment of Essendon Airport.
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Koala Club Child Care

Koala club child care centre is now fully operational. A 4.5 green star building, with state of the art facilities. Koala club child care centre caters for all children from 6 weeks old – 6 years old, full time and part time, the centre is open from 6:30am - 6.30pm. Eight individual rooms will enable the centre to provide children with a high level of care, stimulation and educational opportunities for their age group. The centre has separate outdoor play areas for children under 3 and children over 3 and a nursery for children up to 12 months of age.

A fully qualified chef to implement nutritionally balanced meals on site, early childhood computer programs and sunscreen provided by Koala Club. Koala Childcare has a proven reputation for high quality childcare.

The program is based on the individual needs and interests of the children. With a vegetable garden, composting area, worm farm and fernery. The children are encouraged to grow their own herbs and vegetables and the cook will incorporate the fruits of their labour into the centre menu.

This is a 120 placement centre and we have very limited places available, for further information feel free to visit the centre at 35 Bristol Street Essendon Fields or go to koalaclubchildcare.com.au.

Koala Childcare is locally owned and operated and has a proven reputation for high quality childcare.

For bookings, tours or enrolments please contact Julie Walker, Centre Director on 9094 1777.

Koala Childcare & Early Learning Centre
35 Bristol Street

Essendon Fields

Essendon Fields Shopping Centre & 15 Specialty Stores

Essendon Fields Shopping Centre located in the Central of the business park. It hosts an array of retail stores including a Coles supermarket, Liquorland, Subway, Favourite Things, Just Cuts and a Homeware Discount Store. Watch this space for new stores opening soon.

With in-store specials exclusively to Essendon Fields and monthly competitions, why would you shop elswhere.......don’t forget to drop in your entry form located at the main entry of the Shopping Centre.

Locals and surrounding shoppers will have a distinct advantage, Essendon Fields is connected to most major freeways

This complex provides residents off the vicinity access to modern and accessible shopping, medical and restaurant facilities, which is an exciting prospect.

Shoppers Ultimate Haven

Essendon Fields is home to Direct Factory Outlet, the place where the ‘sale; sign is up all year round. From ladies, men’s, children’s wear, footwear, handbags and luggage, homewear, lingerie, and jewellery and loads more, you will find 100 big name brands, selling up to 70% off, all under the one roof. And don’t forget the food courts, cafes and juice bars there to keep your shopping energy levels firing. And if you are worried about parking, don’t be as there are 2000 spots and they’re all free.

Did you know there now is a homemaker Hub with approximately 23 stores alongside Direct factory Outlet.

Hang on to your (construction) hats

The expansion of Tullamarine Freeway, associated with the redevelopment of the Tullamarine Calder Interchange (TCI) has seen the demolition of an existing hangar and the reduction in size in a second hangar at Essendon Airport.

The demolition follows the construction of four new hangars that will accommodate displaced users, and respond to the increased demand for modern aircraft storage space. Each new hangars can accommodation two Bombardair Global Express executive jets.

A new road has been built providing direct vehicle access to each of the new hangars.