Location: Essex at moment, but one day hope to be Melbourne
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Nice Areas to Live
I recently downloaded a where to live in Melbourne guide. Not sure such a good idea now as really confused as to where is safe and a nice area for family. Many of the areas I was looking at have been marked as crime hotspots on this guide. eg Gowanbrae, Coburg and Brunswick. Anyone know of any nice family orientated places to live not too far from Melbourne City to commute?
I agree but Carlton is nice and altho Brunswick and Fitzroy etc have druggies they also have cool things like cheap rents and Ceres Community Park with organic food market and make your own bike shop and Collingwood Childrens Farm It has a leftie community feel and funky cafes and shops It is more conservative down the SE but there are some lovely beaches Sandringham has a great primary and a great secondary school if you can afford the real estate..............
Lakeside Pakenham Look the website up cheap land forsale 1hour 15 mins on train to Melbourne CBD. Live closer to the city in the rush hour it could still take nearly an hour plus parking is $10 early bird all day. Train is $161 per month for zones 1+2 Adult or $80 for a consession. Petrol $1.50 per ltr and the second hand car market is more expensive than uk, you will be looking at $4,000 for something that runs well. Good Luck!
Hi there is more to Melbourne than the south!!! snobs id say!?! lol
All trains lead into Melbourne so no matter where you live, transport should not be a problem! what price are you looking at? would you like to build your own house, buy a new house or an old one? 1940's onwards? as its no good saying st kilda if you want a new house or point cook if you want an older area
Geoffrey
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Geoffrey (32, an aussie!!), Tracy (35), Jake (7), Jessica (2) & Joseph (1) :jiggy:
Hi,
My husband has been doing research for 4 years now (I've only just give him the go ahead to suggest we go). He has a list of a few suburbs from things he has read or heard about. But obviously you guys living there know for best, can you give any opinions on Eltham, Vermont South, Cheltenham??? We were thinking of renting for a good 6 months, obviously we went good schools etc.
Hi,
My husband has been doing research for 4 years now (I've only just give him the go ahead to suggest we go). He has a list of a few suburbs from things he has read or heard about. But obviously you guys living there know for best, can you give any opinions on Eltham, Vermont South, Cheltenham??? We were thinking of renting for a good 6 months, obviously we went good schools etc.
Erika
(newly converted)
Hi Erika (this is not a personal attack)
Have you been to Victoria yet? 4 years is alot of hard work and i wish you luck, but if its only facts and figures on web pages you may be in for a shock? But i guess when you want something bad enough you live, breath and eat it dont you? i think we all do! i guess what im trying to say is go with an open mind and life should be alot smoother for you. wishing you the best of luck
Geoffrey
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Geoffrey (32, an aussie!!), Tracy (35), Jake (7), Jessica (2) & Joseph (1) :jiggy:
Which ever suburb you choose you will always get good and bad. I must admit we definately prefered the South East Suburbs over the West, but there are beautiful suburbs in the West . Everyone has their own ideas as to what is good and what is bad. It annoys me when you get some people bad mouthing an area/suburb and they have never lived there, some of these people are even still in the UK and have never visited Australia.
Come to Australia with an open mind, take out a short term rental and visit the suburbs for yourself. I know it is hard when you have no idea where you want to be, but please only use peoples recommendations as guidelines.
