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- Caribbean Gardens was a 100 acres (0.40 km2) market, gardens and amusement park located in the outer eastern suburb of Scoresby in Melbourne, Australia, on the north/west side of Caribbean Lake, a large 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long artificial lake along the northern (right) bank of Corhanwarrabul Creek (a major tributary of Dandenong Creek). Caribbean Gardens and Market operated from 1965 when it started with only a handful of traders selling wares from their car boots and water ski shows. What once was "a handful of traders" grew into a bustling undercover market with over 1000 stall sites. It was known as one of the largest markets in Victoria, occupying a 10,500 m2 (2.6 acres) pavilion. On the 1st of July 2020, it was announced that the park would close permanently after the COVID-19 lockdowns forced a temporary closure which greatly impacted the park financially. Despite the closure, "Caribbean Market supporters are calling for the 'institution' to be saved". After the official announcement, the Facebook post on the Caribbean Market's page attracted over 5000 comments of support. There are development plans to expand and transform the now-mostly defunct market into a business park that would "become the largest office precinct outside of the CBD". The comprehensive masterplan of the new Caribbean Park is delivering new office buildings, expansive lakeside parklands, integrated landscaping, new retail areas, lifestyle facilities and now a Hyatt Place hotel, with plan to add a minimum of 10,000 new trees within the parklands every year. (en)
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