Jolimont Centre
The Jolimont Centre is a commercial building in Canberra, Australia. It is also the city's long-distance coach station.History
In the late 1920s, a timber building named the Jolimont Building was erected on a block bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Alinga, Moore and Rudd Streets in Civic, Australian Capital Territory. It was partially damaged by fire in 1969 being demolished in 1977. The building had originally been manufactured in England in 1899 for use at Jolimont railway station in Melbourne.
In 1978, approval was granted for the construction of a hotel complex with a long-distance coach terminal. After the project failed to commence in 1981 Lend Lease Development commenced work on a six-storey commercial and office complex that was initially tenanted by the Department of Resources and Energy, Canberra Tourist Bureau, Prime Television, Trans Australia Airlines and 2CA.
During the construction phase, it was sold to AMP. A two-storey General Post Office was also built. It opened on 5 May 1983 with Ansett Pioneer and Greyhound using the coach terminal for services to Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Later CountryLink, Deluxe Coachlines, McCafferty's, Murrays, Transborder Express, Trans City and V/Line commenced using the terminal.
The 1993 Jolimont Centre siege saw the centre rammed by a vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters. The commercial space has since been converted to a Novotel hotel.
