There is only one Robina, but you could be forgiven for thinking there are more, thanks to signs popping up in recent years.
As you navigate your way around the roundabouts of the Gold Coast, you may see signs telling you are in Robina Woods, Robina Dales, Robina Groves, Robina Waters or Robina Quays.
But Division 11 councillor, Hermann Vorster, who is behind the signposting of these areas, said it is all one suburb.
"There's only one Robina — we're a big suburb, a masterplan suburb, we all belong to it," he said.
"But within that big suburb, we do have little neighbourhoods and there are five of them, each with their little quirks and aspirations."
It's all a part of the plan
While the signs are fairly recent, these neighbourhoods are not a new concept.
Cr Vorster said a city with distinctive neighbourhoods was always part of the vision.
"They've always been there, but what's been missing is the signs saying to new residents, 'You are moving into a promise … a neighbourhood with a particular aspiration'," he said.
"That original [master] plan still exists … the developer is still active, and council's working to deliver on that plan."
The Robina Group has been responsible for development of the suburb since it was acquired by Singaporean real estate developer Robin Loh and local developer Arthur Earle in 1981.
"Each of these areas, or precincts as we liked to call them, evolved over time, looking at the unique features of the land in those areas," said the group's development manager, Darrell Irwin.
What about Kerrydale?
Kerrydale was one of the precincts and a part of the original landholding, between the east side to the shopping centre and Robina Parkway.
"It was Kerrydale when it was developed in the '80s, but it has always been part of the Robina landholding," Mr Irwin said.
Kerrydale was introduced as one of the Gold Coast newest suburbs in 1988, but it was short-lived and locals were happy to leave the name behind.
Cr Vorster said Kerrydale was named after a local farm.
"It's funny, if you look back at the original marketing literature, the Kerrydale brochures looked like Mudgeeraba brochures — so there's a horse-drawn carriage day, for example," he said.
"I think was actually marketed as somewhat of a semi-rural large lot kind of development, but the reality was quite different.
"As the town centre hit it straps, the character of Kerrydale was quite jarring … they wanted to be part of Robina's future story rather than the historic Kerrydale farm."
When Cr Vorster resurrected its name with a sign, locals were displeased.
"When signs went up to celebrate the Kerrydale neighbourhood in the same way as Robina Woods next door — the residents of Kerrydale were very frustrated, because years ago they lobbied council to get rid of the name," he said.
The sign was eventually removed and "ended up in a water feature in that resident's garden", — and all that remained were two poles by the roadside.
The locals remember
Toula Singer OAM has called Robina home for a long time and was the suburb's first president of the Lions Club in 1989 — a role she has recently reprised.
"For those of us who settled here early we were aware of the names of the various neighbourhoods. Of course, as the suburb has grown we know the names have evolved," she said.
"But for people who came here more recently, they probably didn't realised that each little area had its own name, so it was great to see those names spring up."
Ms Singer also remembers the Kerrydale suburb
"For people like me, it will probably always be Kerrydale, when I associate it with someone I know who lives there," she said.
