History

In 1987 the Parochial District of Mermaid Beach was formed by separating Mermaid Beach from Burleigh Heads parish.

St James Church in Mermaid Waters was the new parish centre.

A worship centre at Robina Village was built in 1988, and this is now the hardware store.

During 1991 and 1992 negotiations began with Robina Land Corporation to secure a site at the proposed Robina Town Centre. The following year the parishioners voted to dispose of the parish assets (St James and Robina Village churches) and borrowed $1.5 million to build a new worship centre at Robina. The Diocese of Brisbane contributed a further $400,000.

By 1996 this was realized, Trinity Anglican Mission—Robina was approved and construction began by the end of the year. The temporary parish worship centre was a lecture theatre at Research Park, Bond University.
In 1997 Rainbow Town Child Care Centre was opened on the present site and the first service was conducted at Trinity Anglican Mission.

Since 1997, additions to the site include facilities currently housing Gold Coast Family Supports Groups (“Lakeview” Centre) for families with a member who has disabilities, and Spiritus Aged Care Respite Centre.

Trinity Anglican Mission—Robina is a church, but much more than a parish. It has partnerships with the Rainbow Town Child Care Centre and Trinity Family Support Network—part of the Queensland Government’s Hub strategy to support families with special needs.

An important partnership has been developed with All Saints Anglican School at Merrimac within the parish boundary. TAM hosts a number of the School’s major services.