Stage Number: MBSH.02.10.46
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: Sunnybank-Banoon
Epoch: Late 20th Century
Street Address: 152 Station Road
Latitude & Longitude: -27.57484722,153.05492222
Time Link: 1951
Map Link: 1951
Image Time Point: 1951
The Oasis Shopping Centre was built and owned by Mr A. Welford. When the shopping centre opened in 1951, shop rent was then £4 a week. After a few shop establishments in the earlier epoch, this was Sunnybank’s first business precinct. It was made possible, as the name suggested, because of the Oasis Tourist Gardens. Even before the final closure of the famous Queensland venue, the business centre of Sunnybank had moved to the McCullough and Mains Road intersection, a block north-westward. In the last decade the Centre has undergone a renewal with new ‘off-the-main road’ restaurants and cafes.
Paddocks to Pavements: Railway Centenary, Sunnybank 1885-1985. S.S.H.S. P&C Assoc. 1985. p. 44.
The Oasis Shopping Strip 1969. Brisbane Images. Brisbane City Council Library Services. 1630.
Qimagery. Greater Brisbane Area 1951. Scale: 1:16,000.
