Forestway Shopping Centre

Once upon a time, the Forest area had two great shopping centres — Forest Way Shopping Centre, and Glenrose Shopping Centre. Now that Glenrose is all but shut for renovations, Forest Way has emerged victorious from this age-​old battle, if only by default.
Forest Way is a large suburban shopping centre with many of the major players well represented; Woolworths, Flight Centre, Liquorland, McDonalds, Gloria Jeans and Franklins all get a look in. As what has been called a raging communist, I prefer to support locally-​owned businesses — and Forest Way Shopping Centre has them in abundance too. Fancy a pet? A haircut? A dress? A coffee? A piece of fruit? All of these products are readily available from independent retailers throughout Forest Way.
The opening hours are pretty standard, although Forest Way has one major convenience that others perhaps lack — a transport interchange. All buses to and from the area go through here. However, this has led to one major inconvenience for shoppers and commuters alike; a lack of parking. Despite the extensive car park, I can rarely find a spot to leave my car while I grab my dry cleaning or (more realistically) wander into McDonalds with a raging hangover. But the closure of Glenrose has left Forest residents with little choice — if you want to eat/​get a haircut/​clean your clothes/​see KindiFarm/​book a flight, you must suffer the indignity of driving around for forty minutes looking for a park. Not happy, jan!