Casuarina Square, the largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory, is located in Casuarina in Darwin's northern suburbs. The shopping centre is built to the building code for Tropical Cyclones, due to cyclones that sweep through the area such as Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Casuarina Square was built in 1973, the shopping centre contains over 180 businesses including two supermarkets, and the discount department – stores, and a 7-screen Event Cinemas.