Westfield Helensvale
Encyclopedia
Opened in Helensvale
on 13 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 with McDonald'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 planned Coomera Town Centre (about 5 km 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.
The sections are for example the right most carpark is good for Woolworths/Fresh Food Court it also contains express shaded carpark area, and Woolworths/Caltex Petrol Station
The central parking zone is good for the Food court, Kmart, Target and Aldi.
The leftmost carpark is good for Coles, Kmart Tyres, the outdoor Promenade, access to the old Helensvale shopping centre district via pedestrian underpass and also contains express shaded carpark.
Customers must be aware that if they parked their cars starting the day on the left/Center most parking section of the mall and ended the day shopping in the rightmost section after shopping centre hours, the internal thoroughfare maybe fenced off so customers have to exit the mall and go down Millaroo Drive. so for example if you parked in a parking spot good for Kmart at 4:30pm and you ended your day shopping at Woolworths at 6:30pm you are unable to internally walk from Woolworths section to the Kmart exit due to thoroughfare being fenced off you must exit at nearest exit to Woolworths and walk down Millaroo drive to a possibly lonely car.
it also must be noted when exiting the car park the leftmost (nearest Kmart Tyres) exit going North on Millaroo drive it is a Mandatory Motorway entry exit meaning you are either going to towards Coolangatta left lane or towards Brisbane right lane on the Pacific motorway.
The rightmost part of the carpark near Woolworths\Caltex petrol this exit goes towards a underpass which is appropriate for customers traveling towards Pacific Pines, Nerang left lane and right lane Oxenford, Helensvale and Southport.
As well, there are "unofficial" parking areas such as at the western entrance of the Mall on Town Centre Drv this is a unofficial grassy gravel carpark that can park many cars and often is a parking place for off duty Buses, subject to flooding.
Plus incorporating the nearest Train Station i.e. Helensvale there is also an "unofficial" car park at the rear of the mall where customers may choose to park in the QR carpark and they can enter via the food court\outdoor play ground area.
And there are also 15 minute express parking available on the main street, a carpark in the rear of the Promenade on Town Centre Drv, and parents with prams and Disabled carparks are available for customers convenience.
Westfield Helensvale is within walking distance of Helensvale Train Station
and is serviced by multiple Translink
(Surfside) Buses and Trains from Brisbane
to Varsity Lakes that operate in the area making it convenient. Translink Bus Routes include TX5, 3, 14, 16, 709, 715, 725, 726, 727 and 728. please refer to Translink website http://www.translink.com.au/tt_results.php?submit=search&route=Helensvale
Helensvale, Queensland
Helensvale is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia and was named after Helena White.At the 2006 Census, Helensvale had a population of 14,767....
on 13 October 2005, Westfield Helensvale also referred to as Helensvale Town Centre, is the newest Westfield
The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group is an Australian shopping centre group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities...
Shopping Centre
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
.
It is the first Westfield for the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
and includes Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
, Kmart
Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
, ALDI
ALDI
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany...
, Target
Target (Australia)
Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
and Woolworths
Woolworths Limited
Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the:* largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand by market capitalisation and sales...
as majors as well as a food court with McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, KFC and Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
. It also provides optimum access to Helensvale Station
Helensvale railway station, Queensland
Helensvale Station is a railway station at Helensvale on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 12 of the TransLink integrated public transport system...
.
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
Southport, Queensland
-Sport:The Southport Sharks Australian rules football club has a presence in the area, including a club and function centre.-Transport:The Broadwaterway is a foreshoreway that encourages pedestrians and cyclists to travel along the Broadwater foreshores of Southport.A ferry terminal is planned for...
(Australia Fair
Australia Fair Shopping Centre
Located in Southport Queensland, Australia Fair Shopping Centre is the major shopping centre in the administrative centre of the Gold Coast. It includes majors such as Coles, Kmart, Woolworths and The Warehouse and over 230 specialty stores. It has two food courts and one overlooks The Broadwater...
) and Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay, Queensland
Runaway Bay is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Runaway Bay had a population of 8,449.The locality of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay. In 1967, the Lae Enterprises company bought 182 hectares of land along the western shore of the Gold Coast...
(Runaway Bay Shopping Village). The Gold Coast City Council argued that the planned Coomera Town Centre (about 5 km up the M1
Pacific Motorway
The Pacific Motorway is a 100 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, and from 2008 links the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales...
) 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
Westfield Garden City
Westfield Garden City, better known as Garden City, is one of Brisbane's major shopping centres, located in the suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt. The centre is operated by Westfield, and previously operated by AMP Limited before the takeover in 2003...
) to include outdoor, piazza style areas.
Parking and Transportation
Westfield Helensvale offers 2000 free all day parking, there are multiple areas of parking due to its length it is one of the longest shopping centres on the Gold Coast, the parking spaces are appropriately zoned in relation to Millaroo Drive and are divided in to 3 sections with two 4 lane roads dividing the car parks.The sections are for example the right most carpark is good for Woolworths/Fresh Food Court it also contains express shaded carpark area, and Woolworths/Caltex Petrol Station
The central parking zone is good for the Food court, Kmart, Target and Aldi.
The leftmost carpark is good for Coles, Kmart Tyres, the outdoor Promenade, access to the old Helensvale shopping centre district via pedestrian underpass and also contains express shaded carpark.
Customers must be aware that if they parked their cars starting the day on the left/Center most parking section of the mall and ended the day shopping in the rightmost section after shopping centre hours, the internal thoroughfare maybe fenced off so customers have to exit the mall and go down Millaroo Drive. so for example if you parked in a parking spot good for Kmart at 4:30pm and you ended your day shopping at Woolworths at 6:30pm you are unable to internally walk from Woolworths section to the Kmart exit due to thoroughfare being fenced off you must exit at nearest exit to Woolworths and walk down Millaroo drive to a possibly lonely car.
it also must be noted when exiting the car park the leftmost (nearest Kmart Tyres) exit going North on Millaroo drive it is a Mandatory Motorway entry exit meaning you are either going to towards Coolangatta left lane or towards Brisbane right lane on the Pacific motorway.
The rightmost part of the carpark near Woolworths\Caltex petrol this exit goes towards a underpass which is appropriate for customers traveling towards Pacific Pines, Nerang left lane and right lane Oxenford, Helensvale and Southport.
As well, there are "unofficial" parking areas such as at the western entrance of the Mall on Town Centre Drv this is a unofficial grassy gravel carpark that can park many cars and often is a parking place for off duty Buses, subject to flooding.
Plus incorporating the nearest Train Station i.e. Helensvale there is also an "unofficial" car park at the rear of the mall where customers may choose to park in the QR carpark and they can enter via the food court\outdoor play ground area.
And there are also 15 minute express parking available on the main street, a carpark in the rear of the Promenade on Town Centre Drv, and parents with prams and Disabled carparks are available for customers convenience.
Westfield Helensvale is within walking distance of Helensvale Train Station
Helensvale railway station, Queensland
Helensvale Station is a railway station at Helensvale on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 12 of the TransLink integrated public transport system...
and is serviced by multiple Translink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
(Surfside) Buses and Trains from Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
to Varsity Lakes that operate in the area making it convenient. Translink Bus Routes include TX5, 3, 14, 16, 709, 715, 725, 726, 727 and 728. please refer to Translink website http://www.translink.com.au/tt_results.php?submit=search&route=Helensvale