Comments on: Birth, death and rebirth at Bunnings Warehouse https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Tahj Smith https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-898547 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:38:35 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-898547 The adress of the old bunnings in epping is 650 High St
Epping VIC 3076. Look at it on google maps. It is demolished now. Furniture and bedding centre closed.

]]> By: Kevin https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-779102 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:03:03 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-779102 In reply to Marcus Wong.

Facebook link to a Friends of Merri Creek post just before that date notifying readers of it being for sale, with later comments by people saying it had been sold.
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofMerriCreek/posts/3553485094729350

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-779092 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:21:55 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-779092 In reply to Morgan.

It looks Ikea finally disposed of the site in Campbellfield in late 2020.

https://www.realestatesource.com.au/ikea-sells-campbellfields-ex-pipeworks-market-as-industrial-development-site/

Meanwhile the warehouse on the Kaufland site at 81 – 85 Ashley Street, Braybrook is getting rebuilt for a new owner.

https://www.pelligra.com/portfolio/ashley-street/

]]> By: Morgan https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-773509 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:20:45 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-773509 In reply to Marcus Wong.

Yes, Kaufland bought the site and demolished the building in preparation for building their supermarket just before they gave up on the whole idea.
On a similar note, some years back the Pipeworks Market up the road in Campbellfield closed and the site was sold to Ikea, who knocked down the old buildings and prepared the site ready to pour a new concrete slab for a new building, and then changed their mind. Years later it’s still a perfectly prepared flat site, with weeds slowly encroaching.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-753614 Wed, 05 May 2021 12:57:59 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-753614 In reply to Kev.

Kaufland is the German supermarket that was going to open in Australia, then changed their mind.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/kaufland-offloads-key-sites-to-woolworths-and-aventus-20200625-p5568v.html

]]> By: Kev https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-753606 Wed, 05 May 2021 12:05:59 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-753606 Do you happen to know what is happening at the old Bunnings Epping site? I think it had been going to be the site for a new German supermarket (can’t recall the name). There was also some dispute about the planning zone or scheme or precinct plan, between the City of Whittlesea Council and another body (perhaps the supermarket chain, perhaps another group). Right now, it is demolished and is empty land. I can’t keep up!

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-752220 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 01:12:16 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-752220 In reply to Jimbob.

It was located as far north as you can go in Geelong without leaving it – https://www.google.com/maps/@-38.0688349,144.3777366,3a,75y,202.69h,77.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sp3rYqGaCXLbAoPnyhsD7hw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Yet for many years it was the only Bunnings in Geelong, until the store at Waurn Ponds opened.

]]> By: Jimbob https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-751731 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:49:03 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-751731 The old Corio Bunnings (replaced by the North Geelong store) is now a truck dealership. It’s had a big repaint and reno to make it less Bunnings-ish.

]]> By: Peter https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-751701 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:24:21 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-751701 Another instance at Mentone of a move of about 300m on Nepean Hwy about 3-4 years back. Made it nearer the station. Then they moved the station inconveniently south.

]]> By: Tony Taylor https://wongm.com/2021/04/bunnings-warehouse-birth-death-and-rebirth/#comment-751539 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:04:51 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17616#comment-751539 You will soon have another death/birth scenario. Bunnings Northland on Chifley Drive is closing, to be replaced by Bunnings Preston on Bell Street.

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