Tour Robina

Robina's property developers have been trumpeting it as the new centre of the Gold Coast for over a decade, but now, finally, it looks like they're right. With it's 2.5 billion dollar Robina Town Centre shopping centre, train station with direct link to Brisbane, Bond University, Varsity Lakes IT hub and now a brand new football stadium, you can't ignore the fact that Robina is the new, alternate, Gold Coast CBD

Robina's history doesn't extend much past the late 1980s when it was still a floodplain/swamp waiting to be developed. It's central location and proximity to both beaches and the Pacific Highway made it a natural spot for a massive urban development, but it took until the late 1990s for the landscape to be completely re-shaped from a swamp into a gently undulating lakeside business and residential centre.

Southport's location on the Broadwater and its historical buildings, government tennants, courthouse and commerce facilities still make it the official central business district of the Gold Coast, but Robina's carefully planned town centre, high profile multi-national tennants and infrastructure may very well help it steal the title in years to come.

The only problem is it's not on the beach.