Historical information

The site was previously used as an unsealed car park for the Eltham Railway Station. In 1996 Wayne Phillips MLA announced that Caldeed P/L was the preferred developer of the land at Eltham Station for a proposed commercial development and commuter car parking (The Advertiser, April 16, 1996).

Blockbuster Eltham was established on this site around 1996-1997. Following the company's 2010 bankruptcy and subsequent nationwide store liquidations, most Victorian Blockbuster locations were shuttered between March and May 2011 after ownership changes, with the Eltham storefront closing Friday, 13th April 2012. The last Australian store closed in 2019 in Morley, Western Australia.

An unofficial Facebook page remains in existence in 2026 at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blockbuster%20Eltham/123397434395463/

The shop was then converted to a Liquorland store. The site was sold 25 August 2015 with a ten year lease in place to Liquorland.

A new lease was signed 4 March 2022 and the store converted to a Grill'd Hamburger restaurant, opening its doors September 8, 2022.

Physical description

Miscellaneous clippings, notes, photocopies, etc held on the subject property.