The fourth-largest shopping centre in Australia, it first opened on 31 October 1967 and has since grown to host over 340 retail stores and services.

Myer and Safeway were the major anchor tenants together with 40 speciality stores and a 1250 space car park.

[3] There was a minor expansion in 1973 when two new storeys and a carpark were built by demolishing houses on nearby Ringwood Street.

This $120 million project involved the demolition of the existing centre in its entirety except for the 4-storey Myer building which was instead refurbished.

This brought an additional 50 specialty stores to the centre, increasing its retail area by approximately 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) and bringing the total number of car parking spaces to 4,878.

The $665 million redevelopment expanded retail space from 80,000 to 113,000 m2 (860,000 to 1,220,000 sq ft) and included construction of an additional three storeys connecting the southern end of the centre with the Maroondah Highway.

Office and hotel towers were also proposed adjacent to the new precinct together with a Target and David Jones department stores.

The 12,000 m2 (130,000 sq ft) space was planned to be occupied by one of Costco, IKEA and Masters Home Improvement shops.

The 14,500-square-metre (156,000 sq ft) store was opened on 20 November 2013,[25] although a planned underground connection to Eastland was not built.

[26] Major retailers include Myer, H&M, Uniqlo, Target, Kmart, Big W, Harris Scarfe, Cotton On, Woolworths, Coles, Rebel Sport and JB Hi-Fi.