[1] The Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line offer frequent train services to Hurstville station located opposite the centre.

The centre was first announced in 1975 with a cost of $30 million was hailed as "the start of a new and greater shopping era for St George".

[2] The centre featured Coles New World, Waltons (originally located at Southside Plaza at Rockdale), Nock & Kirby, Franklins and Best & Less.

The decision to name the park in recognition of Hill's services to the local community was made at a Special Hurstville Municipal Meeting shortly after his death.

The park was officially opened by Mr Kevin Ryan MLA, former mayor of Hurstville, on 7 April 1979 and was popular for shoppers who wanted a quiet break from shopping.

In 1987, the Waltons chain was sold by Alan Bond to the Cookes family in which the remaining stores split into Venture and Norman Ross.

[3] Westfield Hurstville was redeveloped extended across Park Road towards The Avenue with a retail bridge linking both sides of the centre in the 1990s.

Grace Bros, Kmart, Greater Union cinema and 125 speciality stores were added to the centre as part of the extension.

[15] The redevelopment consists of: Westfield Hurstville is expected to reach an average of $17 million in spending and can support a trade area of over 329,000 people.

The major retailers include Big W, Kmart, Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, Cotton On, TK Maxx, Uniqlo, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel and Event Cinemas.