- Westfield Helensvale
infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Westfield Helensvale
image_width = 250
caption =
opening_date =13th October 2005
location = Helensvale,Gold Coast Australia
developer =The Westfield Group
manager =The Westfield Group
owner =The Westfield Group and QIC
number_of_stores = 239
number_of_anchors = Kmart
Target
Coles
WoolworthsAldi
floors = 1
website = http://westfield.com/helensvaleOpened in Helensvale on13 October 2005 , Westfield Helensvale also referred to as Helensvale Town Centre, is the newest Westfield Shopping Centre.It is the first Westfield for the Gold Coast and includes Coles, Kmart,
ALDI , Target and Woolworths as majors as well as a food court withMcDonald's , KFC and Subway. It also provides optimum access to Helensvale Station.When approval for construction of the centre was requested by Westfield, it was suggested that the Helensvale location was too close to existing centres at Southport (Australia Fair) and Runaway Bay (Runaway Bay Shopping Village). The
Gold Coast City Council argued that the plannedCoomera Town Centre (about 5km up the M1) would cater for the catchment. Westfield Helensvale was built mainly because Coomera Town Centre, which is planned to be the true heart of the region, was hitting obstacles in the ways of planning. Part of the outcome of this debate was that part of the Westfield Centre had the appearance of outdoor shopping street connecting the train station through to the older Helensvale shops nearby. This was to help encourage an increase in people walking and using public transport to access shopping facilities. Many other Westfield shopping centres conversely are often fully enclosed malls, however the company is redeveloping a number of sites (such as Garden City) to include outdoor, piazza style areas. There are rumours that Westfield Helensvale will be expanding in the future but no proposals or dates have been released.External links
* [http://westfield.com/helensvale/ Westfield Helensvale corporate website]
* [http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_news_item.aspx?pid=5295 Gold Coast City Council - Premier Opens Westfield Helensvale Town Centre]
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