Estimated time to complete: 15min
Estimated distance to travel: 80m
Burvale Shoppingtown, or Burwood Highway Shoppingtown were some of the proposed names for a new 1970s shopping development, strategically positioned to fill the retail gap between the existing Forest Hill Shopping Centre and the proposed Knox City Shopping Centre catchments. When opened in 1974 however, the centre took on the name of Vermont South Shopping Centre.
It is one of Melbourne's original retro shopping centres and included such unique features as:
- Curved, rather than straight, glass shopfronts
- Iconic circular 'Atlas' skylights
- A fully carpeted interior (to prevent runaway trolleys on the sloping floor)
Over the years the aging, coffee-stained carpet gave the centre accolades such as "the shabbiest shopping centre in Whitehorse" and a "daggy development", and finally in 2021, after 47 years, the carpet was removed and replaced with hard wooden flooring.
Cache information
The cache is located at a grid reference on the Shopping Centre Store Directory, consisting of a Letter and a Number pair, eg. A10.
To reveal the cache’s grid reference, find the rules-related sign at the posted coordinates that has 4 words above an image (and 8 words and a number below).
- Letter: What is the 4th letter?
- Number: Counting letters from the start, what number is the letter V?
Locate a Store Directory map and use your new grid reference to find the cache.
The cache is only accessible during the opening hours listed below. The hint can narrow down the search.
Centre operating hours
Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 7am - 5:30pm
Sunday 8am - 4pm
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