The shopping centre opened as Penrith Plaza on 31 March 1971 with
Myer as lead tenant and was sold to the
General Property Trust (GPT) in April 1971. By 1993, the
ANZ Bank had a shareholding. In early 2005, GPT reached agreement with the
Westfield Group to sell 50% of Penrith Plaza after which it became known as Westfield Penrith. ==Expansions==