The Australian retail industry continued to evolve throughout the 1960s. Sydney's Westfield Development Company was being established as a major mall owner-operator. They inaugurated the first of many "Shoppingtown" -branded centres in October 1966. BURWOOD WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN, which first traded to the public on October 10, 1966, was located 5.4 miles west of central Sydney.

A circa-1966 aerial view of the Harbour City's "incline mall." BURWOOD WESTFIELD SHOPPINGTOWN was built on a sloping site, which facilitated its rather unique design. Instead of elevators, its two shopping concourses were connected via ramps and a set of escalators.
Photo from the Sydney Morning Herald

One of -if not- the first open-air shopping precincts in Western Australia was dedicated on December 16, 1965. WESTGATE MALL, in Perth's southwestern suburbs, was anchored by a Cole's variety store and Perth-based Bairds department store, with twenty-five additional tenants. After several years in decline, the complex was demolished in 2020.

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CAROUSEL CENTRE was Western Australia's original enclosed shopping mall. Situated in the southeastern suburbs of Perth, it first traded to the public on March 15, 1972. Major stores in the original complex were a Coles New World supermarket, Walsh's men's wear and Perth-based Boans department store. The complex, now known as WESTFIELD CAROUSEL, encompasses 1,181,800 lettable square feet and houses 362 stores and services.

Photo from State Library of Western Australia