Robina, Queensland
| Robina Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 20,522 (2011 census)[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. Robina is notable as one of the first communities in Australia to be a master planned residential community.[2]
The Robina Town Centre shopping centre, Bond University, Cbus Super Stadium and Robina Branch Library are located in Robina.
History
In 1980, Singaporean real estate developer Robin Loh purchased 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) of land in the southern Gold Coast, west of Broadbeach.[3] The acquired land, which had previously been used for grazing, would become the suburb of Robina.[3]
Engaging international urban designer Moshe Safdie,[2] Dr Loh 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,[3] 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
Robina has three main arterial roads connecting the suburb with other parts of the Gold Coast. The Pacific Motorway (M1) connects the suburb with the northern suburbs of the Gold Coast as well as Brisbane City. The M1 also travels south, passing the Gold Coast Airport and travels into New South Wales. Robina Parkway is the second main arterial road in the suburb and runs from the M1 Exit 82 (Robina Parkway/Somerset Drive) interchange north crossing Cheltenham Drive, Markeri St, Boowagon Road and connects Robina with Nerang-Broadbeach Road. Bermuda Street connects Robina north to Bundall Road and south to Burleigh with interchanges at Cottesloe Drive and Markeri St.
Robina has two main bus stations. One located at Robina railway station and the other one, Robina Town Centre bus station being located at Robina Town Centre. Buses currently operate at regular and high frequency intervals, servicing 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. Primary education is provided by Robina State School (opened in 1990) and secondary education at Robina State High School (1996).[4] Bond University has its main campus at Robina.
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.
In November 2016 Healthe Care Australia opened Robina Private Hospital, a $24.6 million purpose-built hospital providing specialist mental health and medical services located on Bayberry Lane adjacent to the public Robina Hospital, adding to the growing Robina Health Precinct. Stage One, a 90-bed, three level hospital with group therapy rooms and consulting suites, delivers private mental health and general medicine services for inpatients, day patients and outpatients. The masterplan for the site outlines future development phases with an additional 54 beds as well as surgical services including operating theatres and imaging.
Sporting and recreational facilities
Robina Town Centre is the location for Robina Stadium, which was completed in early 2008. The stadium has a seating capacity of over 27,000, and is rectangular, meeting the requirements of rugby league, football and rugby union. The stadium is home to the Gold Coast Titans NRL team since 2008 and the Queensland Country NRC team since 2014. It was also the home to the now defunct Gold Coast United soccer team from 2009 to 2012.
In 2011, the Australian Rugby Union announced that Australia's leg of the IRB Sevens World Series would move to Robina Stadium for at least the next four years and the tournament was rebranded as the Gold Coast Sevens. The rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held at the Robina Stadium.
The stadium is adjacent to Robina railway station, providing access to other Gold Coast areas, and to Brisbane. 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.
The Gold Coast Techspace in the Robina Community Centre on San Antonio Drive is a makerspace and education centre focusing on electronics, computer programming, and 3D printing.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Robina history". Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- 1 2 3 "Planned community pioneer and Robina founder Robin Loh dead at 81". The Australian. 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Department of Education and Training. Queensland Government. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Adopted Report for the Economic Development and Tourism Committee Meeting Held on Thursday, 20 March 2014" (PDF). City of Gold Coast Council. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Gold Coast TechSpace". gctechspace.org. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
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Coordinates: 28°04′S 153°23′E / 28.067°S 153.383°E