![The Panetta Mercato fresh food stall at Bay Central Woolooware on Saturday. Picture by John Veage The Panetta Mercato fresh food stall at Bay Central Woolooware on Saturday. Picture by John Veage](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/e7bc58b2-c3f3-4f21-841f-875b27701c3e.jpg/r0_543_5315_3543_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Crowds flocked to see Sutherland Shire's newest retail centre, Bay Central Woolooware, on the weekend.
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Centre manager Heather Baard said the turnout on both Saturday and Sunday was "phenomenal".
Ms Baard said on Monday she was still waiting on foot traffic data, but the numbers met expectations.
![Woolooware Bay resident Elaine Garner, 91, cuts the ribbon to officially open Bay Central. Picture Facebook Woolooware Bay resident Elaine Garner, 91, cuts the ribbon to officially open Bay Central. Picture Facebook](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/ed3c25fe-462e-4894-8a33-54fd0f1febc0.jpg/r0_0_1300_734_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Ms Baard said the feedback was very positive, with many "delightful comments" from patrons.
An official opening ceremony took place on Saturday, with music from The Shire Concert Band, First Nations dances and a ribbon cutting by Woolooware Bay resident Elaine Garner, 91.
![First weekend at Bay Central Woolooware. Picture by John Veage First weekend at Bay Central Woolooware. Picture by John Veage](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/m9vLL79wG9rkYqcLgNT6gJ/4916caad-7f9d-4f17-ba34-b900ae4723b9.jpg/r0_532_5315_3532_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The centre opened on Wednesday February 7.
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