Southgate Plaza is a smaller shopping centre just off Main South Road at Morphett Vale. It's more…read moreof a semi circle of shops with verandahs rather than an enclosed centre. Parking is usually not too bad but it can get rather hectic at times. Now they have moved the K-Mart Tyre & Auto into a brand newly built shop at the outer edge of the carpark it loses a little more room for parking. It's main attractions are Coles and Target then there are about 40 specialty shops. So a bit of everything is represented really. There's a Subway, EB Games, Priceline Pharmacy, Australia Post, Homeart, butcher, cafe, bottle shop, shoes, clothes, fruit and veg, mobile phones, a good mix for whatever you are looking for. These's even a Sushi shop I noticed the other day. I don't eat the stuff so never really noticed before. Worth a look or for somewhere different to go. I could see lots of locals using it often but the main drawcard that gets me there is Target (as it's the only one in the Southern area) or on a few odd occasions catalogues from Homeart or Tandy have made me make the trip here.

This outdoor shopping plaza is like an upmarket colonnades. While it doesn't match it terms of…read morerange, it has all the key stores and franchises a plaza needs. There is a subway (that automatically places it a good stead), a Baker's Delight (another good point), a lovely small butchers store, Target, Coles, a supersized Newsagency, a Pharmacy and even a nice little sushi bar. Southgate Plaza's main attraction is target, a nice department store. This is one of the largest Target stores south of Adelaide and has a great range. The other stores are quite nice too and you pretty much have one of each store type. Parking is really easy, however it gets harder at Christmas (very difficult during sales even though there are umpteen many parking spaces). They run competitions at Christmas time where you can win gift cards. These are worth entering, and the atmosphere is quite positive. It doesn't get too busy during the week, which is good too.

So obviously this place stocks heaps of lights. They have lamps, stand up designs, downlights,…read morestand alone lighting as well as all fittings and fixtures for all kinds of lighting. They even sell a large range of ceiling and stand alone fans as well now. Everything from really basic $10-$20 stuff to really extravagent chandelier styles worth hundreds. But it's not like lights are the kinds of things you buy often. When we bought our home I went here for a few changes. One light hung so low everyone hit their heads on it, one is just completely ridiculous to try and change the light bulbs in it and the third was just impratical for the location it was put in. So all three had to be replaced. It was easy to go in here and look around and get what I wanted. Then I already had everything when the electrician came. I have only ever gone here to buy lights and just looked and found what I wanted. I was amazed to read on their website all the services they also offer. Definitely go here if you are building a house or something and they can work from your plans to assist you in your lighting requirements. If necessary they will even send a consultant to your home. Who knew???? Plus they now apparently have loan kits. So you can "borrow" products and take them home so you can see what looks best in your own environment. That's a great idea. I liked them when they were just a light shop but now I have read of that I will add an extra star to my rating!

Delights has an excellent range of lights that encompasses the typical bulbs that you use every day…read moreto exquisite chandeliers. The store is categorised based on the types of lighting you want. In terms of the layout, it is spacious and easy to move around, allowing you to quickly and easily find exactly what you want from their range. The categories include lamps, down lights, self standing lights, fixtures and even a great range of fittings that can come in handy too. You can even rent lights for a very low price too, which is something that I had never even considered before. Apart from lights they also have fans with lights too. I bought a nice ceiling fan from here a while back. The pricing was very fair and the staff were friendly. Most of the light bulbs are no more than about $25, with the obvious exception of chandelier light bulbs, which are still quite well priced. They also offer help with installing lights, which is pretty cool. I have never tried this however find it quite interesting. There was also another family there when I was there getting advice on lighting for their new home. It was very pleasing to see how knowledgable the staff were and how helpful they were to provide such services to customers.