The Jolimont Centre is a commercial building in Canberra, Australia. It is also the city's long-distance coach station.
| 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″S 149°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 | |
History
editIn the late 1920s, a timber building named the Jolimont Building was erected in Civic, on a block bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Alinga, Moore, and Rudd Streets. The building had originally been manufactured in England in 1899 for use at Jolimont railway station in Melbourne.[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 Development began work on a six-storey commercial and office complex, which was initially tenanted by the Department of Resources and Energy, the Canberra Tourist Bureau, Prime Television, Trans Australia Airlines, and radio station 2CA.[1][3][4]
During the construction phase, the building was sold to AMP.[5] A two-storey General Post Office was also built.[6] It opened on 5 May 1983, with Ansett Pioneer and Greyhound using the coach terminal for services to Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.[7][8] Later, CountryLink, Deluxe Coachlines, McCafferty's, Murrays, Transborder Express, Trans City and V/Line began using the terminal.[9][10][11][12]
The 1993 Jolimont Centre siege saw the centre rammed by a vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters.[13][14][15] The commercial space has since been converted to a Novotel hotel.[16]
Coach operators
edit- Murrays to Narooma, Sydney and Wollongong[17]
- V/Line to Albury and Bairnsdale[18]
References
edit- ^ a b At last, a plan to develop the Jolimont site Canberra Times 13 October 1981 page 2
- ^ Jolimont site to be used for tourist complex Canberra Times 24 October 1978 page 1
- ^ Topping-Off Ceremony Canberra Times 16 September 1982
- ^ $20m Jolimont Centre opens Canberra Times 6 May 1983
- ^ AMP Society buys $18m Jolimont Centre project Canberra Times 16 December 1981
- ^ Canberra GPO Canberra Times 10 April 1983 page 12
- ^ "Jolimont tourist centre" Canberra Times 5 February 1985 page 6
- ^ New Greyhound terminal Canberra Times 5 May 1983 page 21
- ^ Travel times Canberra Times 30 May 1986
- ^ Run across the Nullabor marks the beginning Canberra Times 30 November 1986
- ^ Countrylink in Canberra Canberra Times 28 September 1994
- ^ Sydney to Melbourne McCafferty's
- ^ Announcers tell of escape Canberra Times 30 November 1993 page 6
- ^ Siege Man Sent Note, Flowers Sydney Morning Herald 1 December 1993
- ^ Jolimont IR workers take early holidays Canberra Times 8 December 1993 page 3
- ^ Novotel Canberra Novotel
- ^ Timetables Murrays
- ^ Canberra - Melbourne via Bairnsdale Public Transport Victoria