Robina, Queensland
| Robina Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 20,522 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
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4226 4230 - Town Centre | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mudgeeraba, Mermaid Beach | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McPherson | ||||||||||||
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Robina is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Census, Robina had a population of 20,522.
The Robina Town Centre shopping centre, Bond University, and Robina Branch Library, Skilled Park stadium are located in Robina.
History
In 1980, Singaporean real estate developer Robin Loh purchased 20 square kilometre of land in the southern Gold Coast, west of Broadbeach.[2] The acquired land, which previously had been used for grazing, would become the suburb of Robina.[2]
Dr Loh subsequently formed the Robina Land Corporation, which spearheaded the development of Robina into a residential and commercial hub now home to more than 30,000 people and with a workforce 20,000 strong. Robina is considered one of Australia's most successful planned communities.[2] and is one of the Gold Coast’s fastest growing suburbs. In the decade from 2001 to 2011 Robina experienced population growth of 4.8 per cent per annum.
Before the construction of Robina Town Centre shopping complex and the Robina Railway Station, the suburb of Robina Town Centre (sub-suburb of 'Robina') was formerly known as Kerrydale.
Transport
The Robina railway station services the suburb of Robina. The bus stops outside of the station are currently being rebuilt in to a large bus station, with improved facilities for readability, cohesiveness and organisation. Buses currently serve the suburb of Robina as well as the neighbouring suburbs, extending as far as Tweed Heads and as far north as Southport.
In 2012, Gold Coast City Council released a draft of its 2031 Transport Strategy which outlined future extensions of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit system. Under the strategy Council has proposed a line to run from Robina to Nobby Beach. In its Transport Strategy Council has also proposed to deliver a rapid bus network by 2014, which would offer services from Robina south to Coolangatta and north to Paradise Point.
Education facilities
Robina offers the full range of schooling from Kindergarten right through to Grade 12. Tertiary education is also available. These services are available from the following Education Facilities:
- Fuji International Kindergarten: for Crèche to Kindergarten;
- Robina Groves Children's Centre: for Crèche to Kindergarten;
- Robina Kindyland: for Crèche to Kindergarten;
- Robina Parks Child Care Centre: for Crèche to Kindergarten;
- Robina Town Child Care Centre: for Crèche to Kindergarten;
- ABC Learning Centre: for Crèche to Pre-School;
- Robina State Primary School: for schooling from Pre-School to Grade 7; and
- Robina State High School: for schooling from Grade 8 to Grade 12 .
- Bond University: for tertiary education.
Medical services
Robina is also home to one of the two public hospitals on the Gold Coast. The Robina Hospital was originally a private hospital and was purchased by Queensland Health in 2002. An Emergency Department was built in 2007 and a larger expansion opened in 2011 doubling the size of the hospital to 364 beds, making it the sixth largest in Queensland. The new development includes clinical teaching facilities for Bond University.
The Robina Health Precinct, which opened in 2012, is located on a nearby site to the Robina Hospital and houses community and sub-acute services. Ongoing development of health services in Robina has seen the creation of a healthcare hub in the suburb, with the Robina Health Precinct, Robina Hospital and additional community health services located at the Campus Alpha building all located within 350 metres of each other.
Sporting facilities
Robina Town Centre is the location for the Skilled Park, which was completed in early 2008. The stadium has a seating capacity of over 27,000, and is rectangular, meeting the requirements of the NRL, football and rugby union. The Gold Coast Titans NRL team and the Gold Coast United soccer team are based at Skilled Park.
In 2011, the Australian Rugby Union announced that Australia's leg of the Sevens World Series would move to Skilled Park for at least the next four years and was subsequently rebranded as the Gold Coast Sevens.
The stadium is located adjacent to Robina railway station, providing access to other Gold Coast areas, and to Brisbane. A $20 million training facility, fields and leagues club will be integrated with the development. Robina is also home to a duo of amateur Australian rules football clubs, the Robina Roos and the Bond University Bullsharks. Both clubs share a home ground on Scottsdale Drive and compete in the SEQAFL Division 2 and the SEQAFL Division 4 respectively.
References
- ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Planned community pioneer and Robina founder Robin Loh dead at 81". The Australian. 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
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Coordinates: 28°04′S 153°23′E / 28.067°S 153.383°E