Guest JGirl Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi there, my hubby and I and one year old son are moving to Brissy in April, yay! We are looking for a nice clean safe good socio economic area with a good state primary school and a few things around for us to do including shops / places to eat or have a drink - plus access to the city where my hubby and I will be working. We are thinking we have found our place - Ferny Hills / Ferny Grove. Does anyone know the area or have any advice? We are looking to get a house for about 450k. Very excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Working to fish Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi there, my hubby and I and one year old son are moving to Brissy in April, yay! We are looking for a nice clean safe good socio economic area with a good state primary school and a few things around for us to do including shops / places to eat or have a drink - plus access to the city where my hubby and I will be working. We are thinking we have found our place - Ferny Hills. Does anyone know the area or have any advice? We are looking to get a house for about 450k. Very excited!! Hi I work in Ferny Hills ,and also stay here on work nights ,i would say the area is very nice ,loads of shops ,parks ,places to eat. Would say that on 450k ,you should get a good house . Getting into the city around 7-8 am can be bad ,but if you use the rat runs its not to bad. Hope this helps abit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JGirl Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thanks - is there a difference between Ferny Hills and Ferny Grove at all. They look pretty similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeywoodMonkey Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 IThe Train station is the end of the line at Ferny Grove so getting to the city by train can be stress free, Hi I work in Ferny Hills ,and also stay here on work nights ,i would say the area is very nice ,loads of shops ,parks ,places to eat. Would say that on 450k ,you should get a good house . Getting into the city around 7-8 am can be bad ,but if you use the rat runs its not to bad. Hope this helps abit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JGirl Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Great! That is a definite bonus. I wonder what the schools are like in the area? We are also considering Mount Gravatt but not sure which area is better. We love the sunny coast - does anyone know how far to Caloundra it is from Ferny Grove? IThe Train station is the end of the line at Ferny Grove so getting to the city by train can be stress free, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zemanek74 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 About 45mins to an hour to Caloundra, lovely family area, beaches nice! Ferny Grove good choice, can be a nightmare though getting to the city in peak hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JGirl Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Many thanks. Nightmare in the car or nightmare on public transport? I was intending to get the train to work. About 45mins to an hour to Caloundra, lovely family area, beaches nice! Ferny Grove good choice, can be a nightmare though getting to the city in peak hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DadAgain Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Train from Ferny Grove would be fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zemanek74 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Train would be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishmaid Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hi, If you love the Sunny Coast, Ferny Hills is a good spot. From what a number of local people have said, of the two Ferny Hills is the preferrable option. We were going to buy in Ferny Grove but noticed a bit of grafitti and a didn't get a great feeling for the place. Ferny hills is abit quieter. More parks. Really leafy... We are looking for a house at the mo. Ferny Hills all the way. Very much like the Gap which is a well regarded suburb but much more affordable. It's only 1 or 2kms to the train station. I drive to a suburb near the city and have to use rat runs all the way. Train is the way to go. Good luck. PS Been to the sunny coast today... you've got a lot to look forward to Hi there, my hubby and I and one year old son are moving to Brissy in April, yay! We are looking for a nice clean safe good socio economic area with a good state primary school and a few things around for us to do including shops / places to eat or have a drink - plus access to the city where my hubby and I will be working. We are thinking we have found our place - Ferny Hills / Ferny Grove. Does anyone know the area or have any advice? We are looking to get a house for about 450k. Very excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffod1lly Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hi We have also been considering these areas too, but I had read a few comments that Ferny Hills has a slightly higher tendency for more spiders and snakes due to the location. Would be really grateful if anyone offer their personal experiences of this :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Hi there, my hubby and I and one year old son are moving to Brissy in April, yay! We are looking for a nice clean safe good socio economic area with a good state primary school and a few things around for us to do including shops / places to eat or have a drink - plus access to the city where my hubby and I will be working. We are thinking we have found our place - Ferny Hills / Ferny Grove. Does anyone know the area or have any advice? We are looking to get a house for about 450k. Very excited!! Ferny Grove looked just the job to me until I looked it up on Wikipedia and it said it used to be Brisbane's landfill site Look it up and see what you think It's kind of put us off I would be glad to know that I am way off the mark by anyone who knows the area ?? Wikipedia says very little about Ferny Hills We are going on a reccie to Brisbane in March & so hope to have poke about in that area JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JGirl Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 That concerns me also - it looks like it is the site of a big rubbish dump. Is this still correct? Does it smell or impact on the area? Does anyone know where exactly the rubbish dump is in Ferny Grove and where to avoid living therefore?? Thanks! Ferny Grove looked just the job to me until I looked it up on Wikipedia and it said it used to be Brisbane's landfill site Look it up and see what you think It's kind of put us off I would be glad to know that I am way off the mark by anyone who knows the area ?? Wikipedia says very little about Ferny Hills We are going on a reccie to Brisbane in March & so hope to have poke about in that area JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsb Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 We have friends in Ferny Hills, we will be moving back to Albany Creek, my husband grew up there and we lived there for 2 years before coming back to the UK, I can't wait to get back, plenty of shops, eating and parks. Fab schools too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JGirl Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Does that just apply for Albany Creek or Ferny area too re how lovely it is? We are also in the UK and can't to get back! Lived in Bris for 3 years before coming home and have missed aus so much - 2 months today til we go! We lived inner city though in Kangaroo Point before - pre little one in tow. We have friends in Ferny Hills, we will be moving back to Albany Creek, my husband grew up there and we lived there for 2 years before coming back to the UK, I can't wait to get back, plenty of shops, eating and parks. Fab schools too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deaks Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hi, We moved to Oz in 94 and have lived in Ferny Grove for 6 years. The "Rubbish dump" that is referred to is a transfer station and there's no impact on residents at all, it's pretty much out of the way, actually it's quite good having it within a short drive. We have found the area to be ideal for us. I work from home and have never had any problems. If you need to travel to the city, get close to the railway station or be prepared for the full car park after about 730 am. My son travelled into the city every day to get to school and (mostly) had no problems. They're doubling the line and building new park spaces (or at least promise to) this year. Best local schools are over the hill in The Gap (10 mins drive), but Ferny Grove is still pretty good by all accounts. There's a big Woolworths in the next suburb (Keppera) and promises of Cinemas and more large shops before the GFC, but there's plenty more within 10/20 minutes drive. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hi,We moved to Oz in 94 and have lived in Ferny Grove for 6 years. The "Rubbish dump" that is referred to is a transfer station and there's no impact on residents at all, it's pretty much out of the way, actually it's quite good having it within a short drive. We have found the area to be ideal for us. I work from home and have never had any problems. If you need to travel to the city, get close to the railway station or be prepared for the full car park after about 730 am. My son travelled into the city every day to get to school and (mostly) had no problems. They're doubling the line and building new park spaces (or at least promise to) this year. Best local schools are over the hill in The Gap (10 mins drive), but Ferny Grove is still pretty good by all accounts. There's a big Woolworths in the next suburb (Keppera) and promises of Cinemas and more large shops before the GFC, but there's plenty more within 10/20 minutes drive. Hope this helps. Thanks Deaks, thats what I wanted to hear..... sounds better than the Wikipedia description I looked up !! I have a mate in Samsonvale (?), who I am visiting when I go over, so we'll take a look on the way out JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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