Eva Winterburn

Mine are 7 and 8, youngest one went to 'kinder' here for a while and found her feet quickly!

Bayside has lots to do but more spectacular stuff a bit further out: tree surfing at Enchanted garden, Philip island for penguins, Wilsons prom for glamping, Healesville for native animals and wineries and our absolute favourite was skiing at Mount Buller!

For flying holidays Bali, Fiji or Port Douglas, just a shame we need to work sometimes :-)

Loads of good schools, both private and state, my kids are at Sandy east and love it, very different from UK schools though! All bayside schools seem to be ok, so once you are here just go visit to get a feel..

Swimming pools are mainly indoors, and of course you can swim in the sea. Lots of people have their own pool in the garden. Bayside has lots of sporty and cultural stuff going on, and really good facilities (parks with play grounds, skate ramps and public barbecues are our current favourite) 

The libraries offer lots of activities both for adults and kids.

If you have children and your container has not arrived you can join the toy library!

Traffic is not too bad, but parking close to impossible...very small car park at station that is filled very early (long before 7) and all streets around station have 2 hour parking limit...

I guess that is the same at the other stations...easier to take the bus or cycle (but that may get interesting as the weather is somewhat unpredictable...today 42°...pffff)

Sandringham is situated between the Sandringham line and the Frankston line so depending where you live you can use either or both.

The Sandringham line is the last stop so going in you can always sit, coming back a bit busier but most times you can sit straight away, if not you will soon as it empties out. And it has sea views!

The Frankston line has express trains and normal trains, you can get on at Cheltenham or Southland, express you will have to stand, slow train you can sit most days...

Having both lines close also helps if lines are flooded or somebody jumped...

Tickets currently just over $8 each way (this includes your bus and tram in the city) so cheaper than driving and cbd parking!

We are in Sandringham and we love it, kids too, there are fantastic playgrounds everywhere and lots of activities for little ones!

Commute to CBD: leave the house at 7.30 (bus to station as car park is full long before then) and back at 6.40 on a good day...

Median house price $1.7m, if you can afford more go closer to CBD, if less move land inwards a bit!

Happy to help with Bayside related questions!