Queensland Labor MP for Gaven, Robert Poole and Gold Coast City Councillor for Division 5, Peter Young, were both photographed before the last Queensland state election in front of the giant "Coming Soon" Westfield shopping centre sign at the greenfields site at Helensvale.
The locals of Helensvale had been promised by both the MP and Labor leaning councillor for years that they would get their shopping centre at Helensvale. In fact it was a big part of Robert Poole's local re-election campaign with the Liberal candiate contending that it was all smoke and mirrors.
Well, the good folk at Helensvale are soon to be disappointed by the news that Westfield executives have been in secret discussions with the group which currently owns the land around the proposed Coomera town centre, a suburb quite a distance to the north of Helensvale. Good for Coomera but much anger and gnashing of teeth from Helensvale residents is soon to follow.
