▁a ▁car ▁park ▁operated ▁by ▁Car ▁Park ▁T icket ▁Mach ines . ▁Can ber ra ▁Centre ▁is ▁currently ▁ 2 0 7 , 6 6 8 ▁m ² ▁in ▁size ▁with ▁over ▁ 3 8 0 ▁special ity ▁ret ail ers , ▁en comp ass ing ▁an ▁ownership ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁A CT ▁Government . ▁ ▁History ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Robert ▁M enz ies ▁opened ▁the ▁original ▁sho pping ▁centre , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mon aro ▁Mall , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁three - store y , ▁fully ▁en closed ▁and ▁air ▁condition ed ▁sho pping ▁centre . ▁with ▁David ▁Jones , ▁Marcus ▁Clark s , ▁Col es ▁New ▁World ▁Super market ▁( now ▁closed ), ▁Mc E w ans ▁Hard ware ▁( now ▁closed ) ▁and ▁ 5 8 ▁special ity ▁sh ops . ▁The ▁centre ▁was ▁expanded ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Can ber ra ▁Centre ▁and ▁was ▁opened ▁officially ▁by ▁Ros em ary ▁Fol let ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Can ber ra ▁Centre ▁originally ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 4 ▁city ▁blocks : ▁David ▁Jones , ▁My er , ▁City ▁Market ▁( a ▁fresh ▁food ▁prec inct ) ▁and ▁Target . ▁To ▁access ▁either ▁City ▁Market ▁or ▁Target , ▁you ▁had ▁to ▁either ▁exit ▁the ▁main ▁at rium ▁and ▁cross ▁B unda ▁Street ▁or ▁access ▁via ▁the ▁now - dem ol ished ▁travel ators ▁that ▁ran ▁parallel ▁to ▁A ins lie ▁Avenue