Westfield Coomera is a shopping centre in the

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suburb of

Coomera Coomera is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...

in Queensland, Australia. It is located adjacent to the

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and 500 metres from the Pacific Motorway that connects Coomera with the southern suburbs of the Gold Coast as well as

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. Westfield Coomera was developed by the

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and is planned to be the heart of the booming northern region of the Gold Coast. The shopping centre opened on 11 October 2018.

Construction

The development was initially announced in August 2017, after being approved by the

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after almost 20 years of planning and debate. Westfield Coomera was expected to cost approximately $470 million and create 7,500 jobs during both the construction and operating phase of the new shopping centre. It was developed by the

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and

Layout

The new shopping centre precinct opened with 140 specialty stores, anchored by Woolworths, Coles,

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, H&M and

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References

{{Gold Coast Landmarks Shopping centres on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Shopping malls established in 2018 2018 establishments in Australia