Where Tasmania's supermarket-led shopping centres stand

The numbers

Kingston (open). Pulse Tasmania reported that Spring Farm Village opened at 8am on Wednesday 20 May 2026, with a Coles supermarket and Chemist Warehouse among the first traders. The developer is Tipalea Partners. A February 2026 Pulse report put the project at $60 million and 7,000 square metres, with the centre 85 per cent pre-leased by late 2025.

Lauderdale (under construction). Woolworths said on 16 September 2026 that work has started on a $29 million centre at 438 South Arm Road with a supermarket and 13 specialty shops. No opening date has been given.

Devonport (under construction as reported in April). Property Markets reported on 13 April 2026 that Tipalea’s $60 million Stony Rise Village is anchored by Woolworths, covers 6,300 square metres, is 70 per cent committed and is being built by Fairbrother, with completion expected by mid-2027. We have not found a newer progress report.

Burnie (planned). Pulse Tasmania reported on 10 October 2025 that Woolworths planned a second Burnie store on the former South Burnie Motors site, with construction due to start in early 2026 and opening in the 2026-27 financial year. Burnie City Council had approved the development application, according to that report. We could not find a report confirming that construction has begun, so treat this one as unconfirmed.

What’s next

Watch for three things: a Lauderdale opening date, a Stony Rise completion update as the mid-2027 target nears, and any confirmation that Burnie has started. The Devonport and Burnie reports are the oldest here, so their timelines carry the most risk of having shifted.

The same developer, Tipalea, is behind both Kingston and Devonport, and Woolworths is behind Lauderdale and Burnie. That concentration means a delay or change of plan at either company would show up across more than one town.

Sources

Each project above rests on the report named and dated in the text, all linked in the sources list.