Commerce and Industry
Wendouree's main commercial area is along the western section of Howitt Street between Forest and Gillies Streets, and along Gillies Street between Howitt and Norman Streets. Located in this area are the Howitt Street Shopping Centre, the Wendouree Homemaker Centre and Stockland Wendouree, as well as fast-food restaurants, car dealerships, community and health-care facilities and a number of small office buildings.
National retailers in this area include Woolworths, NQR and Harvey Norman in Howitt Street; Freedom Furniture, Spotlight, BCF, Plush, Snooze, Fantastic Furniture, Super Cheap Auto and Repco, among others, in the Wendouree Homemaker Centre; and K-Mart, Coles, Woolworths and Chickenfeed in Stockland. Super Amart faces Learmonth Road opposite the site of Masters which is currently (December 2012) under construction.
Australia Post's main Wendouree post office is situated on the corner of Forest and Howitt Streets, with a local post office inside Stockland Wendouree. Central Highlands Libraries have their Wendouree branch at the western entrance to Stockland.
Small local shopping centres are located in Harold Street, Violet Grove, Grandview Grove and Carpenter Street.
Learmonth Road is an industrial and office park area with the headquarters of Berklee Limited and Gekko Systems, Haymes Paint, PETstock as well as regional offices for the Country Fire Authority, VicRoads and Telstra. The regional water board for the Ballarat area, Central Highlands Water, has its head offices in Learmonth Road. Opposite Central Highlands Water is the Wendouree Fire Brigade and the Wendouree Ambulance Station.
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