The future of Bairnsdale’s mall is expected to be considered at a future East Gippsland Shire Council meeting after it has become a virtual desert since Woolworths vacated its leased premises last year. Since Woolworths moved further up Nicholson Street, where it opened a new store beside Aldi, other businesses in the immediate vicinity of the mall have been struggling to survive. Several have...
Construction of a brand-new Kmart store will begin in Bairnsdale soon, with Kmart finally answering the community’s call to bring a big-format store back to town. Property owner, Newmark Capital, will develop the new building with construction expected to begin within weeks. The Bairnsdale Motor Inn, on the Princes Highway, is presently being demolished to make way for the new Kmart. Kmart...
