Meanwhile, something bigger and better had come along. CHADSTONE ["chad-stun"] CENTRE opened, in Melbourne's southeastern environs, on October 3, 1960. It was the nation's largest shopping complex until being trumped by Greater Sydney's ROSELANDS CENTRE, in October 1965. After several enlargements, CHADSTONE CENTRE reclaimed its status as largest shopping centre in the nation.

Originally encompassing 355,200 lettable square feet, and housing seventy-three shops, the open-air CHADSTONE "shopping township" was truly revolutionary. For several years thereafter, Aussie shopping facilities would be referred to as being "Chadstone-like" or "Chadstone-type."
Drawing from the Myer Emporium