The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 27

AG IT, Tuestlay, SepteniDer SUNSHINE 27 ML non Highpoint West, a new shopping centre for Maribyrnong and district, as it will appear when completed in September next year. Work is already well advanced. So Tamar Holdings Limited testis. ones Proudly Announces The Forthcoming Development of its Western Gate Estate A $30 million shop 5 Situated at Deer Park, only 1 1 miles from the GPO 1 300 superb lots will be offered. The Estate will feature: Nurses keep eye the bobies Provision of Water, SEC, Power, Gas and Underground Drainage.

Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Sewerage. Adjacent to Education Department Complex. Availability of Modern Shopping Centres at St, Albans and Deer Park. Frequent and Speedy Train Services to the City. ping centre giant is rising from the depths of a quarry near Sunshine.

The centre, Highpoint West, is being built on the base of a disused bluestone quarry hole, near Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong. The centre's developers and owners, Development Underwriting Limited, say it will be finished and open by September next year. Highpoint West will feature four levels, each with its own car parking areas. It will have on site parking for more than 4200 vehicles. The centre will have more than 90 individuality shops and a selection of Victoria's largest retail stores, including Myer and Waltons.

Its auxiliary features will include a child minding centre, public library and public transport from many areas. Sunshine City Council is providing the child minding centre. The centre will employ more than 1000 people, mostly from Sunshine district. But before it opens, more than SI million will be spent on improving private and public transport access to the centre. Roadworks will include Ihe widening of Rosamond Road and Van Ness Avenue.

Transport will link the centre to Footscray, Sunshine, Maidstone, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Flemington, Altona and Yarraville. 280-acre estate in stages TaMAR Holdings Limited is subdividing 280 acres for Western Gate Estate, in Billing-ham and Neale roads, Deer Park. The area will produce about 1300 blocks of land. Development of the first two stages of 131 blocks will start soon. Town planner, J.

S. Watson Associates Pty. is planning the estate and pre-olanning has concentrated on providing a quality environment. A series of walkways will mean that children walking to and from school will have to cross a minimal number of streets. The estate is 1 1 miles from Melbourne's GPO and is well serviced by public transport, schools and The development will feature all normal services, Sunshine City Council is co-operating with Tamar Holdings Limited to provide twice the normal amount of open space for such a Spectacular growth for agent estate at Sunshine has meant success for John Kon-tek.

He started in real estate in 1953 and always had at the back uf his mind the dream of starting his own office at Sunshine. He decided in 1964 to try to make that dream come true. Business boomed and by 1969 he was employing 13 people and had to move to larger offices at the corner of Hampshire Road and Devonshire Road, Sunshine, now known as Kontek House. He also opened a second office in 1969, at Melton. This was followed bv a St.

Albans office in 1972 and a Moonee Ponds office last year. Two new offices opened last year, at Altona and VVerribee. John Kontek and Sons Pty. Ltd. now employs about 75 people and sells about 200 properties a monthi With the co-operation of the City of Sunshine twice as much open space as is usually provided.

Response to the 15 infant welfare centres operating in Sunshine is staggering. At least 99 per cent, of mothers having children are involved in the infant welfare programme. The service is run by eight infant welfare sisters, who have a close liaison with kindergartens. Some of the kinders are located in the welfare centres. The children's development can be followed by the sisters till they go to school and many problems can be detected which have no relation to the baby-family care problem.

For example, young couples with financial problems can be referred to ether welfare services. Some families did not realise subsidised medical benefits were available, and the centres often detect problems like this. The centres provide baby care, diet guidance for mother and child, and play an important role in giving young mothers (and fathers) support and confidence. The Senior Infant Welfare Sister (Sister Mann) said "Loneliness is one of the problems we have here. This is where we can help, by getting the mothers together and introducing them at our centres." A series of lectures and fiims are planned to improve the quality of family life.

The programme would run through the library and the State Welfare Department. "Frequently people will say 'I didn't know that service was available'. This is what we are trying to overcome in explaining our roles in the community," Sister Mann said. The Home Help service has a problem it has a very large waiting list. But patients are not doing the waiting It is the ladies from the local community wanting to become home iielps.

There are now 36 home helpers in Sunshine, caring for approximately 160 families per week. The service takes the place of the mother in homes were she is unable to carry on through illness or confinement and also helps the chronically ill and aged "We are really here to help anybody," the Home Help Supervisor (Mrs. Caili Wherrett) said. Home help works in conjunction with other services in the community (including doctors and hospitals), and the office, next to the council chambers, is open from 8.30 to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

A prolific planting of Australian native trees 4000 have been planted to date. Tamar Holdings Limited congratulates the City of Sunshine Council on its ambitious planning. I VfciVi VJill iff 'Is sSr- 1" I But ss fi-S-Cf-- mf w-v-r I An artists impression of the completed Highpoint West Shopping Centre. OPENS SEPTEMBER 197S Development Underwriting Limited, leading land and property developers, are bringing you the most modern Shopping Centre in Australia. 'Highpoint West" at Maribyrnong is the first regional shopping complex of its type in Australia, and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

Its uniqueness lies Ijoth in its design a four level complex with car parking facilities at each general shopping level and in its location, for the entire Highpoint West is being constructed on the base of a disused blue stone quarry hole, rising to four levels each containing completely enclosed air conditioned shopping facilities in the mall or plaza style format. Highpoint West will provide on site parking for in excess of 4,500 vehicles. It is estimated that when fully operational the complex will employ more than 1,000 people most of whom it is anticipated will be drawn from the local region. Shoppers at the centre will be catered for by over 90 individuality shops, and as well as some of Victoria's largest department stores, auxiliary facilities will include child minding centres, a public library and rest rooms. Public transportation to the centre by many alternate routes will be provided.

Vfl "BUI HHWt- Highpoint West is easily accessible from all surrounding suburbs. Turn north Into Rosamond Roarl from Rnllaral Road. Highpoint West is opposite the Maribyrnong Drive-in. DEVELOPMENT UNDERWRITING LIMITED. 578 St.

Kilda Road, Melbourne 3004 Phone 518701 Developing Today What You'll Live With Tomorrow.