Wave of stores to open at Coombs shops after residents' long struggle

Raju Adhikari, Amardeep Singh, Sara Chandra, Alison and John Hutchison, Ryan Hemsley, and Elyssa and Dylan Castles visit Ajijo grocery store at Coombs shopping centre. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

A Molonglo shopping centre left deserted for years after its completion has suddenly started to fill up with tenants, ending a protracted community battle for local facilities.

The wave of new businesses leasing space at Coombs local shops has relieved residents, nearly four years after the centre was built.