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Shopping in Canberra

  

Supermarkets

Shopping for food in Canberra is simple.  Supermarkets are usually housed in or alongside large shopping centres or plazas, which include chain stores like Woolworths, Coles and Supabarn. We have provided the contact details of those that are closest to the ANU.

IGA

 
Citywest Carpark, 113 Marcus Clarke St
Phone: 6262 6661
Opening hours: 7.30am-9pm Monday to Friday, 7 am- 9.30pm Saturday, 10am – 5pm Sunday
 
Supabarn 
City Markets, Civic (within walking distance)
Phone: 6257 4055

Opening hours: Monday to Friday   7.00 am – 10.00 pm, Saturday and Sunday  8.00 am – 9.00 pm

ALDI
Canberra Centre, Bunda St, Civic   
Opening hours: Mon - Wed 9am - 7pm, Thursday 9am - 8pm, Friday 9am - 8pm, Saturday 8:30am - 6pm, Sunday 9am - 6pm

Woolworths
Dickson Centre, Dickson
Phone: 6249 6809
Opening hours: 7.00 am - 12 midnight 7 days a week
Transport: Bus Route 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 39 from Civic Interchange

 

Coles
Jamison Shopping Centre, Macquarie
Phone: 6251 1444
Opening hours: 7am - 12 midnight 7 days a week
Transport: Bus Route 10, 952 from Civic Interchange

ANU Food Co-op 
The Co-op sells organic fruit, vegetables and bulk food. 
You can receive discounts as a member if you work four hours at the Co-op per year.

Kingsley Street, Acton (car park opposite Toad Hall)
Phone: 6257 1186
Opening hours: Tuesday & Thursdays 10.00 am – 7.00 pm, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Markets

There are three main fresh food markets: Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets, Belconnen Fresh Food Markets and the Epic Saturday morning Farmers Market. These markets provide a wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood etc. Belconnen and Fyshwick offer reduced prices on fruit and vegetables after 4:30 pm every Sunday.

Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets 
Corner of Mildura & Dalby Streets, Fyshwick 
Opening hours: Thursday to Sunday 8.00 am – 5.30 pm
Transport: Bus Route 8, 980 from Civic Interchange
  
Belconnen Fresh Food Markets 
Lathlain Street, Belconnen (near the Belconnen Interchange) 
Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 8.00 am – 6.00 pm 
Transport: Many buses go from Civic to the Belconnen Interchange, visit Action for timetables
  
Epic Farmers Markets  
Canberra Show grounds via Northbourne Ave 
Opening hours: SATURDAYS only,  8 am – 11 am  
Transport: Bus route 956 from the City 

International Supermarkets

Angkor Wat
Asian Groceries

 
Belconnen Mall Belconnen 
Phone: 62510033 
  
Asiana Flavours Shop  
Location: CG 12 Canberra Centre (Opposite KFC),
Phone: 62488688
  
Capital Asian Groceries 
 8 Purdue St Belconnen 
 Phone: 62512947 
  
Bharat Spice Centre 
 1/17 Oatley Court Belconnen 
 Phone:  6251 0455
  
Cedars of Lebanon 
Southlands Shopping Centre Mawson
Phone: 62902344
Kim’s Groceries
34 East Row Civic Square
Phone: 62759277
Southlands Asian Food Supermarket
Southlands Shopping Centre Mawson

Swan Asian Grocery, 3 Badham St Dickson, 62470698

Tuggeranong Asian Supermarket Scollay St, Greenway, 62932731

Dickson Asian Grocery Store, 16 Woolley St Dickson, 62497189

Indian Pacific Markets. Tuggeranong Markets Tuggeranong, 62931030

Halal Butchers

Jabal Halal Meats, Southlands Shopping Centre Mawson, 62867333

Supabarn (Civic), Canberra Centre

Supabarn (Kaleen), Kaleen Plaza

Yarralumla Meats, 45 Novar St Yarralumala, 62813969

Halal Fast food or Takeaways

ACT Kapital Kebab Canberra Centre Food Court, Civic

Ali Baba's Kebab Various Areas (Belconnen, City, Woden, etc)

Turkish Kebab & Pizza 1 - 7, Rae Street, Belconnen

Kingsley's Chicken Canberra Centre, Civic; Woden Plaza, Woden; Tugerranong Hyperdome, Tugerranong.

Oporto Chicken & Burgers Garema Place, Civic; Westfield Shopping Mall, Belconnen

Fruit and Vegetables, Secondhand Goods, Craft, and Junk Markets


ANU Markets (Thurs): craft, books and second hand clothing

University Ave, on ANU campus

Trash Treasure, Macquarie (Sunday):Junk and fresh vegetables

In the Jamison Centre car park  7am – 12 noon

Woden (Sun): junk and fresh vegetables

Woden Plaza carpark 7am – 12 noon

Bus Depot Markets (Sat & Sun): craft and international foods

Wentworth Ave, Kingston

Gorman House Markets: international foods, secondhand clothes and craft

Ainslie Ave, Braddon

Shopping Centres

You will be able to find household goods, clothing and supermarkets at these shopping centres. 
There are also optometrists, shoe repair shops, key cutting shops, bakeries, cafes, and hairdressers.

Canberra Centre City Walk Canberra, 6247 5611     

Woden Plaza Corinna St Philip, 6283 6000

Westfield Belconnen Shoppingtown Emu Bank (Cnr Benjamin Way) Belconnen,  6251 4333

Tuggeranong Hyperdome Anketell St, Tuggeranong, 6293 1000

Jamison Centre Bowman St Macquarie, 6251 3671

O’Connor Shops Sargood St, O’Connor

Lyneham Shops Wattle St, Lyneham

Cooleman Court Brierly St, Weston  6288186

Department Stores

Laybys are available at most large chain stores.  Laybys allow you to pay a deposit on an item and pay it off slowly, as you can.

David Jones                                         

Canberra Centre (within walking distance), Woden Plaza

Myer

Canberra Centre (within walking distance), Westfield, Tuggeranong   

K Mart

Tuggeranong

Big W

Canberra Centre, Woden Plaza

Target

Canberra Centre (within walking distance), Tuggeranong, Cooleman Court, Westfield

Discount Variety Stores

These stores offer a range of cheap household items (kitchenware, rice cookers etc), clothing, bed linen and some food stuffs.

The Reject Shop                      

Canberra Centre, Westfield, Tuggeranong, Woden

Hot Dollar

Canberra Centre, Tuggeranong

The Warehouse

Woden, Westfield, Tuggeranong                                      

Electrical/Electronic Shops

Dick Smith Electronics

Canberra Centre, Westfield, Woden Plaza, Fyshwick, Tuggeranong

Tandy

Civic, Belconnen

Second Hand Shops

These shops sell various second hand electrical goods, clothes, furniture

and household items.  Be careful as items may be cheaper new – do a price comparison first.


Cash Converters

Belconnen (Cnr Benjamin Way & Chandler St), Woden Plaza

Mancare

15 Mildura St, Fyshwick

Salvation Army

Westfield Belconnen, 6251 0843

54 Bowman St Jamison, 62516734

10-12 Colbee Court Phillip,  6260 3128

St Vincent De Paul

24 Purdue St Belconnen, 6251 370

Classified Ads/Garage Sales

You can find classifieds for second hand household goods, furniture, cars and advertisements for weekend garage sales in the local newspaper – The Canberra Times

ANU Classifieds

Poster boards with advertisements for second hand items, textbooks and accommodation are located at the entry to the Student Union, Chifley Library, Manning Clark Centre and most of the Faculties.