A neglected eastern suburbs shopping centre has been slammed as “pathetic, deserted and awfully sad” almost four years after a retail group was called on to redevelop the “broken-down concrete jungle”. In November 2020, Victoria-based Vicinity Centres — the company behind Belmont Forum, Cockburn Gateway and DFO Perth — announced it would defer a $350 million expansion of Morley Galleria “until the retail market strengthened”.
Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti said the centre was in “dire” need of upgrades and said the city had been lobbying for a redevelopment for “years”. “The lack of progress on the redevelopment of Morley Galleria is extremely disappointing for our community,” she told PerthNow. “Once a jewel in Vicinity’s crown, the Galleria is in dire need of refurbishment.