[3] It was built by developers RDC Properties and T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society on the site of former orchard.

[4][5] At its opening, the centre provided over 11,600 m2 (125,000 sq ft) of floor space dedicated to two anchor tenants, a Woolworths supermarket and a Big W discount department store.

In addition, the centre contained 37 smaller speciality retailers, three kiosks and 850 parking spaces.

[6] Following its sale new owners, the name was changed to Lavington Square in 1988, ahead of a planned $2 million expansion;[3][7] by this time, the centre had attracted a third major retailer, Fosseys.

Completion of these extensions allowed the Lavington post office to relocate inside the centre from 1993.