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Robina (other)
Robina may refer to: People * Robina Courtin (born 1944), Buddhist nun * Robina Higgins (1915–1990), athlete * Robina Muqimyar (born 1986), athlete * Robina Qureshi (born 1964), human rights campaigner * Robina Suwol, Children's Environmental Health & Justice Advocate * Robina Williams, author Places * Robina, Queensland, a town on the Gold Coast in Australia * Electoral district of Robina, for the state assembly of Queensland, Australia * Robina Parkway, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia * Robina railway station, Robina, Queensland, Australia * Robina Town Centre, Robina, Queensland, Australia; a shopping centre ** Robina Town Centre bus station * Robina Stadium, Robina, Queensland, Australia * Robina Hospital, Robina, Queensland, Australia Other * ''Robina'' (novel), a novel by E. V. Timms See also * * Universal Robina, company * ''Robinia ''Robinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America. Commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Courtin
Robina Courtin (born 20 December 1944, in Melbourne, Australia) is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition and lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In 1996 she founded the Liberation Prison Project, which she ran until 2009. Biography Courtin was raised Catholic, and in her youth was interested in becoming a Carmelite nun. In her young adulthood, she trained as a classical singer while living in London during the late 1960s. She became a feminist activist and worked on behalf of prisoners' rights in the early 1970s. In 1972 she moved back to Melbourne. Courtin began studying martial arts in 1974, living in New York City and, again, back in Melbourne. In 1976, she took a Buddhist course taught by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa in Queensland. In 1978 Courtin ordained at Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala. She was editorial director of Wisdom Publications until 1987 and editor of ''Mandala'' until 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Railway Station
Robina railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Robina. History Robina station opened on 31 May 1998 when the Gold Coast line was extended from Nerang. It served at the terminus of the line until it was extended to Varsity Lakes in December 2009. North of the station lies a stabling yard, which was expanded as part of the New Generation Rollingstock project. Services Robina is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic. Services by platform Transport links Kinetic Group operate eight bus routes via Robina station: *747: to Southport bus station *750: to Broadbeach South Interchange via Bond University *751: to Broadbeach South Interchange via Mermaid Waters *752: Robina Town Centre to Broadbeach South Interchange via Robina and Mermaid Waters *755: Robina Town Centre bus station to Broadbeach South Interchange via Merrimac *758: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Robina
Universal Robina Corporation, abbreviated as URC and also known as Universal Robina, is a Philippine company headquartered in Quezon City. It is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the Philippines, along with San Miguel Corporation, Monde Nissin, Mondelez International, Mondelez Philippines and Nestlé, Nestlé Philippines. URC is a core subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings, JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI) which is one of the largest business conglomerates listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange. History The company was founded on September 28, 1954 by John Gokongwei, John Gokongwei, Jr. under the name Universal Corn Products (UCP) after Gokongwei decided to construct a corn milling plant to produce glucose and cornstarch. In 1961, Consolidated Food Corporation (later known as CFC Corporation) was established. The company's first product was Blend 45 instant coffee. It became one of the best-selling instant coffee brands in the local market, beating Café Puro a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina (novel)
''Robina'' is a 1958 Australian historical novel by E. V. Timms. It was the tenth in his Great South Land Saga of novels. It was the last novel Timms completed in his lifetime, although two more in the Saga were published, the first of which, ''The Big Country'', he co wrote. Background The novel is set around the settlement of South Australia. Charles and Robina Davenport adopt an abandoned child who they name James. Charles dies in 1836 and Robina must raise James. Martha and Henry Gubby make an appearance. Reception The ''Canberra Times'' said "Although inevitably in such a series of books there is a certain sameness in style, there is also a quite surprising variety of plot and story." ''Pacific Island Monthyl'' said "Mr. Timms is one of several Australian writers who feel some sort of divine mission to get their country’s early history down on paper. There is nothing wrong with the idea; it is the execution that is so tedious. " References External links''Robina'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Hospital
Robina Hospital is a large public hospital servicing the southern suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Robina CBD, it is a teaching hospital for Bond University and Griffith University. Location The Robina Hospital is located at 2 Bayberry Lane in the suburb of Robina. Pacific Motorway (M1) exit 79 is only a short drive from the hospital entrance. A multi-story car park for visitors and patients is provided. Public transport Located adjacent to the hospital is the Robina Railway Station, providing train and bus connections. Trains run typically every 30 minutes, travelling to the northern suburbs of the city as well as to Brisbane. Kinetic Group run bus services to the surrounding suburbs. History Robina Hospital was originally built as a private hospital in 2000, offering some public services. In 2002, the Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Stadium
Robina Stadium, commercially known as Cbus Super Stadium, is a multi-purpose rectangular stadium in Robina, a suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland. It is the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans, this venue sometimes hosts the A-League team Brisbane Roar FC. Robina Stadium is also used for rugby union, association football, rugby sevens, rugby league Test Matches and has hosted Rugby League World Cup matches. Construction of the venue started in 2006, and finished in February 2008, in time for the 2008 National Rugby League season, when it became the new home of the Titans. The venue will be used for the 2032 Summer Olympics and will host preliminary Football. Stadium Robina Stadium is located in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, next to Robina railway station. The stadium is effectively a smaller version of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by the Queensland Government. On 27 September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Town Centre Bus Station
Robina Town Centre bus station is a bus stop servicing Robina Town Centre Robina Town Centre is a large shopping centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. The site covers in the suburb of Robina, with seven anchor tenants and over 400 retail outlets covering over . History Construction began on the centre in 1994 on ... and Robina Community Centre in the suburb of Robina, Gold Coast Located on Robina Town Centre Drive the bus stop has six bus routes connecting the suburb with the northern, southern and eastern suburbs of the Gold Coast. Translink bus stop information is available from Translink. Translink. Retrieved 12 October 2014. See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Town Centre
Robina Town Centre is a large shopping centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. The site covers in the suburb of Robina, with seven anchor tenants and over 400 retail outlets covering over . History Construction began on the centre in 1994 on land that was previously paddocks and bushland, and it was at the time the largest mall in Australia to be built in a single development period. Stage One of the development opened in late April 1996, and Stage Two, with two extra levels of shopping, opened in late August 1996. The original stages were characterized by a central courtyard with a clocktower, fountains and masonry structures, open-air avenues, and a food court raised on a large balcony. The centre has since been taken over by the Queensland Investment Corporation from the original developers Robina Land Corporation and development and refurbishment has occurred in 2002–03, 2006–2010 and 2014–15. The development, completed in 2010, cost . In 1998, the centre receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Parkway
Robina Parkway (State Route 7) is a major road on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The road begins at the overpass of the Pacific Motorway and travels through the suburb of Robina before termination in Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ... at the intersection with Gooding Drive (State Route 50) and Nerang–Broadbeach Road (State Route 90). Major intersections The entire road is in the Gold Coast local government area. See also References {{Road infrastructure in the Gold Coast Roads on the Gold Coast, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Higgins
Robina Higgins-Haight (28 April 1915 – 31 December 1990) was one of Canada's best female athletes in the 1930s. From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Higgins excelled in the javelin, shot put, and ball throw competition. In the javelin, she set a Canadian record throw of in 1938. This mark stood until 1952. In a 1935 ball throw event, she set a record of , a distance that was unsurpassed until 1947. During her brief career, Higgins won nine national titles and was given the Velma Springstead Trophy as the country's outstanding female athlete in 1937. In addition to three titles in javelin and ball throw, two in shot put, and one in discus, during national and abbreviated Canadian competition, Higgins also won the gold medal in the javelin event at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia. She was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. She died in Winnipeg on 31 December 1990 and posthumously inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Robina
Robina was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 2001 to 2009. The district was located in the southern part of the Gold Coast, and named for the suburb of Robina. It also included parts of the Gold Coast suburbs of Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Clear Island Waters, Mermaid Waters and Varsity Lakes. The district's first member was Bob Quinn, leader of the Liberal Party from 2001 to 2006. He was succeeded by fellow Liberal Ray Stevens at the 2006 state election. At the 2009 Queensland state election, the name Robina was discarded when most of its namesake suburb was redistributed to Mudgeeraba. The remainder of the old Robina was renamed Mermaid Beach. Members for Robina Election results See also * Electoral districts of Queensland * Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly This is a list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state parliament of Queensland, sorted by parliament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina, Queensland
Robina ( ) is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Robina had a population of 25,659 people. Robina is one of the first Planned_community, master-planned residential communities in Australia. During its construction it was the largest master-planned community in Australia. Geography The Robina Town Centre shopping centre, Bond University, Robina Stadium and Robina Branch Library are located in Robina. History In 1980, Singaporean real estate developer, Robin Loh, and local property developer, Arthur Earle, purchased of land in the southern Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, west of Broadbeach. The acquired land, which had previously been used for grazing, would become the suburb of Robina. Engaging international urban designers Moshe Safdie and Robert Lamb Hart, Dr Loh formed the Robina Land Corporation, which spearheaded the development of Robina into a residential and commercial hub now home to more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
