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Good description!!!
My Dh was brought up in Alfredton but it has expanded significantly since then and there are some nice new houses in the area. The local govt HS is Ballarat HS which has the best reputation of all the state schools in the area - people move into Alfredton just to get their kids into the school. There are several very good private schools though - Ballarat Grammar and Ballarat College are really close.
There are a couple of hospitals actually next door to each other - Ballarat Base and the private St John of God. We took my MIL into St John of God over Easter and the facilities and care there were excellent but I have heard that Base is pretty good too.
I wouldnt say that it is a seething metropolitan environment by any means and I have no idea what the social life is for teenagers - doesnt look spectacular from the outside I must admit. But it does have some OK facilities including a very good swimming club!
I second the great restaurants!!!! We go regularly for visits to the MIL and never have any trouble finding a top class place to eat out.
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