CAIRNS CENTRAL
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EMBRAC I N G T HE N E W E X P E RI E N CE S O N O FFER NOW THAT CA I R N S CE N TRA L’ S $ 6 0 M I L L I O N REDEVE LO PM E N T H A S BE E N CO M P LE T E D.
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The recent opening of Woolworths and the reef-andrainforest inspired children’s indoor playground in the new Food Hall completed the project, which started in July 2019. The exciting new changes also include the complete refurbishment of Myer, a new vehicle express ramp with direct access to the dynamic Food Hall and a new ticketless parking system, which uses licence plate recognition for a seamless enter-and-exit process without the need for a ticket. “We feel the vision for the redevelopment, to give customers an exceptional shopping experience that reflects the vibrancy and diversity of the Cairns community, has been achieved,” said Cairns Central’s Centre Manager ChristieLee Jackson. “Customer feedback on the redevelopment has been overwhelmingly positive.” The new Food Hall, a key focus of the redevelopment, offers customers a delicious range of new dine-in, takeaway and fresh-produce options from Asian street food to European deli-style options and baked goods. Among the new additions are three mouth-watering outlets – Rise & Bake, Hong Kong Street and Hero Sushi.
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French-inspired Rise & Bake, a local bakery with two other stores in Cairns, offers customers a range of daily baked gourmet pastries and cakes, sweet and savoury crepes, freshly baked bread and rolls, classic French patisseries, a modern Australian café menu and locally roasted coffee. “We’ve had an amazing response since we opened,” said owner Mika Schleisser, who said he is very impressed with the Centre’s redevelopment. “It’s very metropolitan, it’s open and airy and there’s lots of room. It’s very schmick.”
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