starlight7 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just following on from the similar thread about uk..... Best Park Orchards/Donvale and other Eastern burbs of Melbourne Noosa Nelson Bay Margaret River Northern Beaches FNQ Worst Redfern Dandenong ( but it is on the improve) Footscray ( again, on the improve) Sunshine Alice Springs All entirely subjective of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob1 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Been done - the best - http://www.whereismaps.com/devices-using-our-maps_portable-gps-devices_product-articles_detail.aspx?view=91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just following on from the similar thread about uk..... Best Park Orchards/Donvale and other Eastern burbs of Melbourne Noosa Nelson Bay Margaret River Northern Beaches FNQ Worst Redfern Dandenong ( but it is on the improve) Footscray ( again, on the improve) Sunshine Alice Springs All entirely subjective of course margaret river , are you sure ? ...........theres nothing there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I've moved it to News and Chat. Worst I would agree with Dandenong Sunshine Footscray Yes I like Northern Beaches in Cairns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieF8 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 margaret river , are you sure ? ...........theres nothing there There's wine....and lots of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There's wine....and lots of it! Sounds perfect then, hic, hic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There's wine....and lots of it! Yeah i know , ive been there ......a surf beach ....wine ......and what else ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieF8 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What else do you need? Perhaps its all the things it doesnt have that make it such as nice place to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I thought Northbridge would have been the worst place. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Worst...ELLIOT, NT.:arghh: Best...Downtown Paradise.:yes: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensdad Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 North bridge just like a drunken night in Dublin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yeah i know , ive been there ......a surf beach ....wine ......and what else ? Breweries, mountain bike and walking trails, pretty spectacular caves, abseiling, camping, gorgeous bays, kayaking/surf skiing on the river and the ocean, bush tucker tours, fishing, glorious scenery, decent restaurants in town, nice place to spend a few days and not that many people. What did you do bunbury? Just drive through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 One of the worst, for me would have to be Kalgoorlie followed by Newman, Noorsman and a few other mining areas. Guess that's why most folk like the FIFO. Never been to Alice Springs and now you can't climb the rock I don't think I'm bothered just to look at it. Best, still Perth but Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, Darwin, Adelaide, Nelsons Bay, Noosa, anywhere on the Sunshine Coast, Byron Bay. Any of them would be quite acceptable thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surflen22 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Worst: Katherine Norseman (my mate has been posted there for 2 years and itching to escape!) Port Augusta Best: Esperance (fortunately not too far from Norseman!) Port Douglas Barossa Valley Perth (biased but who cares!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Best Cremorne, Sydney Elwood, Melbourne Brighton, Melbourne North Melbourne Mornington Peninsula Worst - Doveton Vic Frankston North Parts Broadmeadows Parts of lots of areas lol Incidentally lived in Redfern many many many years ago and it was fine then gentrified house very close to the city of Syd, not now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Is northbridge that bad. Its advertised as an up and coming area although i have seen plenty of chinease hookers standing about. The houses dont look that bad though???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Is northbridge that bad. Its advertised as an up and coming area although i have seen plenty of chinease hookers standing about. The houses dont look that bad though???? There are some pretty flash apartments being built around Northbridge and other places in the inner City. It's improved loads in the 20 years we've been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I stayed in Northbridge for a few months when I was a backpacker (15 years ago) and never noticed any problems there. I do walk around with my head in the clouds half the time mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surflen22 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Is northbridge that bad. Its advertised as an up and coming area although i have seen plenty of chinease hookers standing about. The houses dont look that bad though???? Don't believe everything you read - Northbridge isn't too bad at all. There are some beautiful older properties as well as the fancy new apartments. Like everywhere, there are bad parts and good. I have a friend who owns an apartment in a complex there and she wouldn't live anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Breweries, mountain bike and walking trails, pretty spectacular caves, abseiling, camping, gorgeous bays, kayaking/surf skiing on the river and the ocean, bush tucker tours, fishing, glorious scenery, decent restaurants in town, nice place to spend a few days and not that many people. What did you do bunbury? Just drive through? its boring mate ............alright for a visit ..............but live there ........i dont think so ........you said it yourself a few days . If i want a few days ive got Paris ,,,,,venice ......rome ......barcelona.........nice ......monaco ....plus a host of places in the u.k ,,,,,,,,i can be in london in 2 hours .............the beaches i will give you ......or if you surf ...........glorious scenery ....NO ....bush tucker tours .............please come on ............what do you think it is " im a celebrity ,get me out of here ". by the way , ive played football there at least 10 times ......and done the visits as well ...........it aint all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Just following on from the similar thread about uk..... Best Park Orchards/Donvale and other Eastern burbs of Melbourne Noosa Nelson Bay Margaret River Northern Beaches FNQ Worst Redfern Dandenong ( but it is on the improve) Footscray ( again, on the improve) Sunshine Alice Springs All entirely subjective of course Don't know about the other areas, but having lived in Redfern for about 4 years it definitely improved in that time, cafes, small bars, restaurants, its not what it was in the 80's/90's. Plus you've got all the benefits of living in the centre of Sydney. There are many suburbs in Sydney that I'd say are worse imo: Mount Druitt, Rockdale, Campbelltown, St Marys, Blacktown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Is northbridge that bad. Its advertised as an up and coming area although i have seen plenty of chinease hookers standing about. The houses dont look that bad though???? No but a lot of Perth locals do consider it unsafe. I think it's improved in the recent year or two. Being the main entertainment area of course there are a fair number of drunken folk around later at night especially. I've seen punch ups and a fair bit of argey bargey sort of stuff but not so abnormal for the sort of place. Perhaps be out of the area by say eleven at night to avoid seeing the uglier side of life in WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Oh yes I agree Esperance- best in the West, forgot that one. Abolutely stunning place - and the colour of the sea- wow. I don't like Perth myself but not bad enough to be the worst, just hohum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyNook Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Incidentally lived in Redfern many many many years ago and it was fine then gentrified house very close to the city of Syd, not now though Redfern is actually quite nice on the whole. It's barely any different to Surry Hills (right next door) which is currently the trendiest suburb in Sydney. There's only a tiny area ('the Block' just a couple streets really) behind the railway station that had the awful reputation. Most of it was Aboriginal housing and I think they've pulled most of it down now and re-housed the people. The current mayor (Clover Moore) lives in Redfern and it's not cheap and nasty any more. There are plenty of cafes and bars, good park, interesting shops etc. And you're right - there are some huge terraces. It's very handy to the city (you can walk it) and close to the coast and airport. I'd live there (and I'm really fussy).:wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Clover Moore as a neighbour I could live with. Elizabeth Farrelly I couldn't, silly mare But yeah, Redfern is OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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