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ISSUE 1077 FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018
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Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
By PETER KENNEDY
MYER’S iconic Pall Mall store could be sold off as part of a multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Bendigo CBD that includes a four and a half star hotel and dedicated retail space of which Myer would become a key tenant. Senior Myer executives are due to visit the city later this month for talks with the City of Greater Bendigo, with the potential sale of the retailer’s historic Pall Mall premises high on the agenda. Council’s CBD place manager
Pall Mall site to be sold, Myer keen to stay
Phil DeAraugo yesterday said it was important to note that a move towards selling the site did not equate to Myer pulling out of Bendigo, only that the company was not in the business of owning the land on which its stores operate. It’s understood Myer owns less than a handful of sites across its nation-wide chain of stores, founded in Bendigo by Sidney Myer almost 120 years ago.
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“This is the real opportunity to get them (Myer) into a decent quality building,” Mr DeAraugo said. The Weekly last month revealed discussions were under way regarding the potential development of a multi-storey hotel complex as part of a redevelopment of the prized Pall Mall site currently owned and occupied by Myer. Mr DeAraugo also said investigations where underway into
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how the often overlooked Mitchell Lane that leads off Mitchell Street could be better utilised, including its potential to be accessed via Allans Walk, Victoria Lane and even through to the Myer store. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke said Myer was keen to work with council and the opportunities that exist in Bendigo, and that conversations about the retailer’s presence in Bendigo had
always been positive. She said redevelopment of the Myer site would provide a massive boost, and help bring greater vibrancy back into the CBD, adding that any proposal would involve more than just retail opportunities for Bendigo. “I just think this would re-invigorate the city,” she said. One of the Hargreaves Mall’s most maligned features is also in line for an overhaul as part of council plans to further enhance the heart of the city. Continued Page 2
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