Jolimont Centre
| Jolimont Centre | |
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 Jolimont Centre in January 2014 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Northbourne Avenue,Civic, Australian Capital Territory |
| Coordinates | 35°16′39″S149°07′45″E/ 35.277585°S 149.129050°E |
| Opening | 5 May 1983 |
| Owner | AMP |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 12,400 square metres |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Godfrey and Spowers |
| Developer | Lend Lease Development |
| Main contractor | Civil & Civic |
| Website | |
| Public Transport Victoria | |
TheJolimont Centreis a commercial building inCanberra,Australia. It is also the city's long-distance coach station.
History
[edit]In the late 1920s, a timber building named the Jolimont Building was erected inCivic,on a block bounded byNorthbourne Avenue,Alinga, Moore, and Rudd Streets. The building had originally been manufactured in England in 1899 for use atJolimont railway stationinMelbourne.[1]It was partially damaged by fire in 1969, and was demolished in 1977.
In 1978, approval was granted for the construction of a hotel complex and a long-distance coach terminal.[2]After the project had not commenced in 1981,Lend Lease Developmentbegan work on a six-storey commercial and office complex, which was initially tenanted by theDepartment of Resources and Energy,the Canberra Tourist Bureau,Prime Television,Trans Australia Airlines,and radio station2CA.[1][3][4]
During the construction phase, the building was sold toAMP.[5]A two-storeyGeneral Post Officewas also built.[6]It opened on 5 May 1983, withAnsett PioneerandGreyhoundusing the coach terminal for services toAdelaide,MelbourneandSydney.[7][8]Later,CountryLink,Deluxe Coachlines,McCafferty's,Murrays,Transborder Express,Trans CityandV/Linebegan using the terminal.[9][10][11][12]
The1993 Jolimont Centre siegesaw the centre rammed by a vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters.[13][14][15]The commercial space has since been converted to aNovotelhotel.[16]
Coach operators
[edit]- MurraystoNarooma,Sydney andWollongong[17]
- V/LinetoAlburyandBairnsdale[18]
References
[edit]- ^abAt last, a plan to develop the Jolimont siteCanberra Times13 October 1981 page 2
- ^Jolimont site to be used for tourist complexCanberra Times24 October 1978 page 1
- ^Topping-Off CeremonyCanberra Times16 September 1982
- ^$20m Jolimont Centre opensCanberra Times6 May 1983
- ^AMP Society buys $18m Jolimont Centre projectCanberra Times16 December 1981
- ^Canberra GPOCanberra Times10 April 1983 page 12
- ^"Jolimont tourist centre"Canberra Times5 February 1985 page 6
- ^New Greyhound terminalCanberra Times5 May 1983 page 21
- ^Travel timesCanberra Times30 May 1986
- ^Run across the Nullabor marks the beginningCanberra Times30 November 1986
- ^Countrylink in CanberraCanberra Times28 September 1994
- ^Sydney to MelbourneMcCafferty's
- ^Announcers tell of escapeCanberra Times30 November 1993 page 6
- ^Siege Man Sent Note, FlowersSydney Morning Herald1 December 1993
- ^Jolimont IR workers take early holidaysCanberra Times8 December 1993 page 3
- ^Novotel CanberraNovotel
- ^TimetablesMurrays
- ^Canberra - Melbourne via BairnsdalePublic Transport Victoria
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- Accor hotels
- Bus stations in Australia
- Bus transport in Canberra
- Commercial buildings completed in 1983
- Commercial buildings in the Australian Capital Territory
- Hotels in the Australian Capital Territory
- Transport buildings and structures in the Australian Capital Territory
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1983
- 1983 establishments in Australia