The shopping complex is in Evans Street, Sunbury and it was built on the land that was a former sports ground and also housed the first CFA building in Sunbury and the scout hall. The shopping complex opened own the site in late 1989.This was the first large shopping complex to be built in Sunbury. Three more shopping areas were built in Sunbury between 1990 and 2005 on former railway land.A coloured photograph of a shopping complex in a Main Street with cars angle parked along the kerb.evans street, shopping complex, sunbury shopping square

Sunbury Shopping Square now occupies the railway land which was once the football ground, scout hall, boys club, fire station and tennis courts for Sunbury residents.A coloured photograph taken at the T intersection of Macedon and Evans Streets. The Sunbury Shoping Square and car park is on the RHS of the photograph. There is a blue car on the intersection and 3 white cars are approaching the intersection from Evans Street.shopping centres, sunbury shopping square, coles supermarket, liquourland, evans street, macedon street, george evans collection

As Sunbury grew from a country town to an outer suburb the town centre and shopping centre expanded along Evans and O'Shanassy Streets. The Victorian cottage on the LHS of the photograph has been demolished and a KFC complex has been built in its place.A coloured photograph of Evans Street looking south with one of the remaining Victorian cottages on the LHS and angle parking areas along the curbside. The elm trees on the LHS of the road have been severely pruned. The roof top of the Sunbury Shopping Square is on the RHS above the treeline.shopping centres, sunbury shopping square, evans street, george evans collection

The series of seven photographs highlight examples of vandalism within the town centre precinct. Most of the vandalism occurred on public buildings. The toilet block was demolished in the late 1990's to make way for further expansion of the retail shopping centre in Sunbury.A coloured photograph of the Sunbury Comfort Station which was erected on a section of public land in Evans Street between the post office and Sunbury Shopping Square. The brown brick building has an open porch on one side and a curved concrete path leads from the street to the building. A smaller block is in the background and a grassed ared with trees is in the foreground with rubbish thrown across the grass.vandalism, public toilet blocks, evans street, sunbury comfort station, shire of bulla, george evans collection

The photograph was taken after Coles Supermarket and Sunbury Shopping Square were constructed on the railway land on the east side of the line in 1989, but before the Safeway-Woolworths complex was built in 2000 on the west side of the railway line. The open land on the west side of the line was used by rail communters as a car park.A coloured photograph showing part of the T intersection at Cornish and Horne Streets. A large pine tree is growing at the corner immediately in front of a pedestrian crossing. The railway car park, metal water tower and Coles Supermarket are in the background. A boy is walking along the footpath.cornish street, horne street, water towers, coles supermarket, sunbury railway station, george evans collection

The building suppliers and the Sunbury CFA were sited at the northern end of Evans Street and in the past were away from the main shopping centre. As Sunbury expanded and Sunbury Shopping Square was built on the opposite side of Evans Street, the building suppliers closed down and the CFA depot was moved out of the town centre to two other locations to avoid traffic conjestion.A coloured photograph of the east side of Evans Street showing the building suppliers yard and the Sunbury CFA station and towers. The road in the foreground has been marked out for angle parking. There is a metal pole on the extreme RHS of the photograph.building suppliers, shopping centres, sunbury country fire authority (cfa), evans street, george evans collection

As a result of a group of European expatriates settling in Sunbury in the 1970s and wanting to play soccer, the Sunbury United Sporting Club was formed in 1972 with the first games played on the Aussies Rules ground in Evans Street (now the Sunbury Shopping Square). After cooperation between Shire of Bulla Council to acquire an open area of land in Michells Lane, the club moved to their own ground, Langama Park in 1975. Since that date, the club has grown and today there are 3 senior and 2 junior pitches as well as 2 cricket pitches and comfortable clubrooms on the area.Sunbury United Sporting Club was one of the first Soccer Clubs to be established in the district.A scanned non-digital coloured photograph of the Sunbury United Football Club. There is a white border around the photograph and the names of the players are listed under the image. The players are wearing navy blue guernseys with a diagonal red and white stripe across the front.sunbury united sporting club., langhama park, soccer, mitchells lane

The women in the photograph were members and players of the 1970s Women's soccer team. The Sunbury United Soccer Club was formed in 1973 band they played their first games at the sports ground which was in Evans Street, now the site of Sunbury Shopping Square. The team competed in the Victorian Women's Soccer Association. The soccer club eventually acquired land for a permanent ground at Langham Park in Mitchells Lane. Bak row L - R: Sue Mills, Nicky Biggs, Tracey McGovern, Sue Johnson, unknown, Bev. Johnson, Tanya Biggs and coach Robert White. Front L - R: Karen McGovern, Nancy ?, Linda Mills and Chris White.A non-digital black and white photograph of ten women and one man dressed in a sports uniform and standing in an open ground. The women are wearing long T-shirts with a diagonal stripe across the front and shorts. The man is wearing a track suit.sunbury united soccer club, soccer, sunbury united women's soccer, sunbury

The old Sunbury CFA station was situated in Evans Street where part of the Sunbury Shopping Square has been built. It was opened on that site in 1914. In 1969 a newer fire station was built in Evans Street on the opposite side of the road and closer to Macedon Street. From 1969 until 1978 the old fire station became a scout hall. In the early 2000s two new fire stations were built away from the main shopping area. One was built in Jackson Street, opposite the Ball Court Hotel and the other one was built on the corner of Gap Road and Elizabeth Drive. By locating them out of the immediate shopping centre which had become quite busy, it meant that access in and out of the new stations was quicker. The butter factory in Horne Street is on the RHS and the former public tennis courts are on the LHS of the photograph.A coloured photograph of the CFA firemen standing outside the former CFA building. The bell tower is on the LHS of the building.country fire authority, fire fighters, sunbury fire station, butter factory, tennis courts, george evans collection

The photograph of Sunbury Station was taken from the pedestrian bridge and is looking north to take in the Sunbury Square shopping centre buildings and the bus terminal which are on the Platform 1 or east side of the station.During the 1990s much development took place in Sunbury and the station precinct became a commercial hub. Prior to the development the railway land on either side of the station was open grasslands and used for passive recreation.A non-digital coloured photograph of a railway station and a Coles Supermarket in the middle distance as well as a bus terminal.sunbury railway station

The building was the former Sunbury Fire Station. It was in Evans Street on the site where the shopping square has been built. Mount Holden can be seen in the background. A newer building was built for the CFA on the opposite side of Evans Street and closer to Macedon Street. As the shopping centre expanded and Sunbury grew, the CFA moved from the town centre to a site in Jackson Street and another one in Elizabeth Drive.Over the years the CFA has played an important role in numerous fire fighting activities over summer months.A scanned non-digital coloured photograph with a fine white border of an old weatherboard building with a metal roof by an unmade roadway. A hill is in the background and two bare trees are growing near the building.sunbury cfa., evans street

The tennis courts in the photograph were located in Evans Street in Sunbury on the site of the present day Shopping Square complex. They were used by the townspeople in the 1920s. The various sporting clubs generated much community spirit in Sunbury.A non-digital black and white copy of an old photograph of a lady and man sitting under a sun umbrella on a tennis referee's seat at a tennis court. Some people are visible in the background playing tennis. tennis, tennis courts.