whats melton like? whats geelong grammar like?

kellyjamie · 12-02-2008, 08:31 AM

thankyou both for that its good to get info from people who really know the areas. thats the third time someone has said geelong is quite industrial? we shall still ahve a look see what its like for the day do either of you have any idea of ballarat? thanks again

MAS · 12-02-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyjamie

thankyou both for that its good to get info from people who really know the areas. thats the third time someone has said geelong is quite industrial? we shall still ahve a look see what its like for the day do either of you have any idea of ballarat? thanks again

Geelong is industrial in some parts, not all.
Ballarat, I know a bit, what do you want to know?
It is about a 90 minute drive from Melbourne city. Has everything there, population of about 110,000 people.
Crime wise, more crime and out of control hoodlums then Melton.

kellyjamie · 12-02-2008, 02:15 PM

thats intersesting to know. we just wanted your opinions on the places as being a local you would have better knowledge than us! with you being in the police thats even better! i see your in point cook we also like the look of there aswel would you recommend it? thanx for your help mas x

Les & Woz · 12-02-2008, 07:54 PM

Hi
We are thinking of settling in Geelong. Do you know anything about this area?
Lesley

MAS · 12-02-2008, 09:26 PM

Point Cook is great.
I like it and enjoy living here. It is close to the city by freeway and train. It takes 10-20 minutes to get to the city by car in non peak periods. Train services is good as well.
It is close to the two airports - Tullamarine about 25 minutes and Avalon about 20 minutes.
Geelong is only 25 minutes away as well.
Plenty of shopping centres in the area, Werribee Plaza, Sanctuary Lakes Shooping centre, and a new Point Cook shopping centre opening sometime this year.
The only downfall, is the growing population and area and all that traffic trying to get in and out via Point Cook Rd in peak periods. There are other ways to the freeway in the morning though.
It is a safe area.
Oh another thing its close to Werribee South Beach, (not really a great beach but none thel ess a beach) but they are building a new harbour called Wyndham Harbour sometime soon, which is you own or are planning on buying a house, is going to help increase your house price.
Point Cook is 25kms from the city and you can buy a 4 bed, 2 bathroom, 2 car gargare house for $400,000, so that is pretty good.

Les&Woz,
I know a bit about Geelong, have a few friend that live there. Just make sure you settle in the right places of Geelong. Some of its pretty bad. Other places is good.
Geelong is stand alone city about 1 hour drive from Melbourne, probally more in peak periods to/from the city. Good train service to. As you drive in via the Freeway it is a bit industrial. It has all the shops you need, shopping centres, beaches, restruants.
From a police point of view and based on where the trouble is, stay away from Norlane, Bell Post Hill, Corio. These are on the east side of geelong.
Another option you can look at is Lara. About 10-15 minutes east of Geelong on the Freeway to Melbourne. Nice little suburb that is very independant and self sufficient.

Quoll · 12-02-2008, 09:43 PM

Kelly, your original post asked about schools and I know that you have Ballarat in your list of places to check out. Ballarat has some really good private schools (seem to be a line of them up Sturt St) and also Ballarat High School (you definitely have to live in the feeder area so look in the Alfredton sort of vicinity) has a good reputation.

kellyjamie · 13-02-2008, 05:54 PM

Thanx Quoll thats the kind of info we need! were building a folder of info to take in june so we know what to check and what not to check! many thanks again all your advice is greatly appreciated

Les & Woz · 14-02-2008, 01:20 PM

Hi Mas
Thanks for that information, it will be really useful when we go out to have a look around, it gives us other places to head for. We really aren't sure where we will end up but just didn't want to live too close to the city. Do you know any good websites to look at for property/employment?

Lesley

MAS · 14-02-2008, 07:50 PM

Property:
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Jobs:
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sanders family · 16-02-2008, 10:03 PM

hi MAS i have been looking at the thread and everyone seem to be ask you lots of question i hope you dont mind but i would love to ask a few question if you dont mind my son who is 14 would love to be a police officer for the last 2 years and i was wandering how he would go about this and what qualfications he would need as in uk he would go to police academy and as long as he has english and maths. also our other son 11 has dyspraxia and we really need a good school for him as his school here is failing him he is 3 years behind are all the schools in vic payable fees thank you for your time