Dandenong Square

Dandenong Square, originally known as Dandenong Plaza, is a major-regional shopping centre located in the suburb of Dandenong, approximately 30 kilometres south-east of the Melbourne CBD. The centre has one large food court (outside Reading Cinemas on level 2). Level 3 has a large Fresh Food Hall outside the Coles supermarket. Dandenong Square is within close proximity to the Dandenong Market and also Dandenong Hub.^[1]

Dandenong Square

The main entrance of Dandenong Square under the former Dandenong Plaza branding
Location	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37.98673°S 145.21696°E / -37.98673; 145.21696
Opening date	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Management	RetPro
Owner	Moelis Australia
No. of stores and services	189 [1]
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	6,383 m2 (68,710 sq ft)[1]
No. of floors	3
Parking	3,300[2]
Website	dandenongsquare.com

History

The main entrance to Dandenong Square under the current branding.

Myer opened in Dandenong as a four-level standalone department store on 4 November 1974. ^[3] In 1989, a shopping centre opened on the corner of Foster and McCrae Streets, initially named Capital Centre, it was later renamed Dandenong Plaza, coinciding with an expansion of the centre in 1995 linking it with Myer. ^[4] In 2024, Armada Dandenong Plaza was rebranded to Dandenong Square. ^[5]

Retailers

Dandenong Square currently has 76,383 m² (822,180 sq ft) of floor space on three levels.^[6]

Major Anchors

• Kmart
• Aldi
• Coles
• Woolworths
• Reading Cinemas

Minor Anchors

• TK Maxx
• The Reject Shop
• Rebel
• Nando's

Former Anchors

• Myer (closed 13 October 2013) ^[7]
• Target (closed 9 July 2022)
• Village Cinemas (closed in 2008)
• Best & Less (closed in June 2014)
• Trade Secret (replaced by TK Maxx)
• JB Hi-Fi Home (relocated to Dandenong South)
• EB Games (closed in around somewhere in 2020)
• Cotton On (closed in 2022)
• Daiso (closed in 2023)