Possible Move To Melbourne

[AGE]

St Kilda FTW!!! But yeah it's kinda pricey, about the same as Port Melb.

Oh, and you know how to do a hook turn?

[Whiplash]

WTF is a hook turn????

all i know is that here in SA its illegal to do a Hook turn when indicated " no hook turn" ** sorry that was a road rule that stood out to me **

[R-SPEC]

lol hook turn should take about 30mins of your time stupidest thing ever! much easier if you just keep driving, make an illegal u-turn then turn left in the street you wanted to not that i've tried that before.....

Edited March 8, 2007 by R-SPEC

[Mean_R34]

If I had the choice of mugging you, I also wouldnt bother you!

Lots of pubs and a cab ride the city won't kill you if you do need it.

HTH

A work mate has a house in Port Melb & said there are 32 pubs in that suburb. Not sure if that's still current info??

[saff_cossie]

A work mate has a house in Port Melb & said there are 32 pubs in that suburb. Not sure if that's still current info??

Yeah I could agree with that, probably a loose description of pub is needed but I can think of about 15 off the top of my head that are an easy walk.

[Kylie]

i think there was someone here looking for a flatmate can't remember who it was in the preston area though...?

That was me....but, room has been filled for ages

[ziad]

You guys are a bunch of weak sauce muppets

Ooooh........the west is bad, i'm scared.................

Lived here for 25+yrs and have never had any issues.

a few years ago we were looking for a house in clayton south area. one of the houses that we looked at was on a street off westal road. prety much all the houses had windows that were smashed and grafiti on the walls. the house that was for rent was prety much the same.

anyway got talking to a neighbor. according to him it was a good place a bit run down but he had been living for a few years but never had any problems...... he was a 6'4+" and 150kg moari guy

[ctjet]

clayton south?!?!?

STIIIIIICKS!!!!!11!

[Mean_R34]

Personally, I'd avoid Springvale like the plague.

Took a trip to get cash out @ Safeway supermarket a few years ago. The place next door was derelict & had corrugated iron over the windows. Junkies had kicked the front door in & 4 ran inside.

I had a smack head following me around the front of Safeway persistently trying to sell me heroin.

Could wait to get out.

Then there was a eulogy in huge writing on the train station wall about a loved one killed by the needle.

[Gazee]

Personally, I'd avoid Springvale like the plague.

Took a trip to get cash out @ Safeway supermarket a few years ago. The place next door was derelict & had corrugated iron over the windows. Junkies had kicked the front door in & 4 ran inside.

I had a smack head following me around the front of Safeway persistently trying to sell me heroin.

Could wait to get out.

Then there was a eulogy in huge writing on the train station wall about a loved one killed by the needle.

sounds like footscray's moved to springvale LOL

thats how it was here years ago... come down to footscray Whiplash...

i want new friends

[SLYNE]

WESTERN SUBURBS ROX EVERYONES JOX!

the west isnt that bad.. been on the west my whole life and no problem?

there is scum neighbourhoods in every suburb

You want to live close to CBD? have a look around docklands

Fresh and new, good people, never get bored just a stone throw away from the city, heaps of bars/cafes etc..

[Whiplash]

thx everyone

i'm still waiting to hear more about the job but atm are pretty sure about a move

every time i hear Port ********** all i can picture is a dirty place full of warehouses, where you can't leave your car parked and a rapist on every corner

like Port Adelaide!

Edited March 9, 2007 by Whiplash

[khunjeng]

your in the a real city now mate. Port Adelaide is no comparision.

[ctjet]

LOLL i used to imagine that too

Station pier is cool to live around tho... Rex Hunts shop is wicked

[sillylankan]

south eastern suburbs for the win!! more east though, suburbs like vermont, glenwaverly, vermont south, blackburn, nunawading, burwood, box hill, ringwood north, wantirna, warranwood, wheelers hill, endevour hills, mitcham, donvale, templestowe, surry hills etc etc are really good places, not much trouble, close to EVERYTHING, 30-45mins public transport to the city. great bunch of people, great selection of food, multicultural. and im pretty sure a whole bunch of SAU members are from these or around these suburbs, that would/should agree with me.

not to mention, Vermont South in the top 10 suburbs of melbourne from an unknown source :D lol

Edited March 10, 2007 by sillylankan

[khunjeng]

lol Heathmont is gold...come to my town baby.

[stolen_s15]

Mate forget the 'burbs! Get a nice unit in either South Melb, Albert Park, St Kilda (East & West), Balaclava or Elwood. You will pay a lil bit more, but the lifestyle is the bomb! Your right near the beach, no more than 10 mins from the city and your close to St Kilda which is awesome (particularly in summer).

[Borgs]

k my pick would have to be Port Melb....been here in port for 6-7yrs now.

hehe but you have remember i havnt lived anywere else in Melb to compair.... we moved streight from Syd to Port.

[Whiplash]

yeah borgs been looking at units/apartments in the Port Melbourne area, just have to wait to find out salary before i can look seriously as i don't think i'll be able to afford th 2000pw penthouses

[CEF11E]

I will also be moving to melbourne in 12 months and will be buying a house. I was looking in Rosanna, Watsonia, Ivanhoe, Macleod around that area and will have max of $350,000 to spend. Will be looking for a 3 bedroom with garage and in a non dodgy area reasonably close to the city (30 to 40 min) on a train

I have heard Heidelberg is a bit dodgy?

can anyone tell me a good area to buy? I like older suburbs with nice big trees that are fairly quiet