The Pines is a major sub-regional shopping centre in the southern suburb of Elanora on the

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. The Pines is the only shopping centre on the southern Gold Coast that has all three major supermarkets under its one roof.

Layout

The shopping centre has 97 shops.

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, Coles, Woolworths and

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are anchor tenants.

Parking and public transport

The Pines is located in the suburb of Elanora, situated on the corner of Guineas Creek Road and KP McGrath Drive, adjacent to the Pacific Motorway.

Parking

The shopping centre has over 1,500 parking spaces available at both undercover and rooftop parking.

Public transport

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bus routes serve The Pines going as far north as Robina and south to Tweed Heads.

History

The Pines Shopping Centre was shown at the end of the 1994 movie

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. It is also shown in several episodes of the TV series Mortified, particularly around the old Woolworths section, which aired from 2006-2007. It is also shown in the 2015 movie San Andreas with filming outside the shopping centre and in the former Dick Smith store. It was renamed Bakersfield Mall for the scene.

2015 redevelopment

The Pines Shopping Centre commenced a $30 million development in January 2015. The development saw a re-located Woolworths, a brand new

along with 15 new specialty stores. The redevelopment was completed in late 2015.$30 Million Upgrade Spurs Sales at The Pines Elanora
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References

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