▁unknown ▁developer ▁outside ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁making ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁attract ▁ret ail ers . ▁Frank ▁L owy ▁and ▁Donald ▁Pet rie ▁res orted ▁to ▁walking ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁C BD ▁to ▁find ▁ret ail ers ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁centre . ▁It ▁paid ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁centre ▁was ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁le ased ▁at ▁opening . ▁Due ▁to ▁West field ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Col es ▁( h aving ▁built ▁some ▁Col es ▁stores ▁in ▁Sydney ), ▁the ▁ret ail er ▁was ▁committed ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁to ▁opening ▁a ▁store ▁at ▁the ▁centre . ▁ ▁The ▁centre ▁opened ▁as ▁West field ▁Sho pping ▁Town ▁To omb ul ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁anch ored ▁by ▁a ▁Barry ▁and ▁Roberts ▁Department ▁store , ▁Col es ▁super market , ▁Bay ards ▁store ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁special ty ▁stores . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁built ▁with ▁air - condition ing ▁( Ch erm side ▁was ▁converted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁and ▁had ▁off - street ▁par king ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁vehicles . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁main ▁features ▁was ▁a ▁water ▁f ount ain ▁ ▁previously ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁current ▁western ▁entrance . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁Bay ards ▁store ▁had ▁closed ▁down ▁leaving ▁room ▁for