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SABBAi

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Hi All,

I'm moving up To Brisbane very shortly (less than 3 months) from Melbourne. Work has offered me a position that I couldn't refuse, so I'll be about for a least 3 years. Currently we're looking for a house to buy within our price range, etc and was after some info about some good areas and areas to keep away from. Also some travel times into the city. I'l lbe working from home mostly, so travel time in peak hour isn't really an issue. My Fiance' will most likely be working in the city however.....

Also what motorsport activities happen? Is SAU QLD CAMS affiliated? Is there any curcuit championship or anything?

Any info/tips/pointers, etc, would be much apprieciated.

Thanks

Scott

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Parag0n Mentor

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It's been a while since I've lived in Brisbane but the general consensus is to stay away from Moorooka and surrounding areas.

If you're interested in the Track then you should check out Ruzic's group who recently got good sponsors for his QR sprint series.

http://www.timeattack.com.au/ is his website.

berzerker Enthusiast

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if you want to be a fully fledged qld'er then you have to support all the local sporting teams, drink XXXX and dress in tshirt/singlet, shorts and thongs on your days off. :cool:

just like with any major city, the further you live from the city, the longer it will take to to get in. the public transport has improved over the years. i only moved back to brissy after living in sydney for the last 7 years and i did notice that the bus service has improved alot...from the southside anyway.

i have noticed that traffic has gotten alot worse now. depending on which direction you'll be coming into the city will determine the travel time also. not during peak hour, i can get from sunnybank (suburb about 15km's south of the city) into the city in about 15 mins. the freeways here are always pretty free flowing and even in peak hour you are still moving though at a slow pace. it's a carpark on the main roads in sydney during peak hour.

if you provided us with info about what suburbs you were interested in moving to then i'm sure people can provide better info.

cheers

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a nice area to live in Loganholme or Tanah Merah, it you wanna be sorta away from the brisbane rush, but then again its only a 30 minute drive from the CBD via the M1. so if you wanna live in a quiet suburb but still wanna be close to everything Logan is the area for you. a little further south you have Ormeau/Pimpama/Upper Coomera, they are all pretty much half way between GC and CBD (GoldCoast and Brissy) but all have fantastic houses...

places to stay away from.... no offence to the ppl that live there but... probably Eagleby.... or Beenleigh. not because of the people so much but all the houses are really.. really.. really... old/falling apart.. you may find the odd house that is new or so. but mostly old houses.

SABBAi Grand Master

SABBAi

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haha!

Thanks for the replies guys!!! We were looking south of the river. There are a few homes that we've both liked the look of in a fair few places. Inala, browns Plains, Loganlea, Tanah Merah, Slacks Creek, Redbank plains, Camira - which seems a fair way out, etc

So what area are most SAU'ers from? What's security like? I read that someone came home to find a junkie going through their kitchen? Kind of thing you find in Eagleby?? :P

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Or woodridge you will get them in your backyard.

If you could afford it, and wanted nice living go to victoria point or redland bay... i moved from frankston to here 5 yrs ago and have never looked back.

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i would advise you to stay away from inala definately and browns plains really is not a desirable area, some areas of loganlea are f**ked aswell. i live at woolloongabba and MOST of the surrounding areas seem ok but theres still some shit hanging around. if i had to pick id probably look at the surrounding areas of Mt. Gravatt

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I've been in Brisbane, a couple of months over a year now. I've been told to stay away from Inala also and that if I park my car it will probably be gone when I get back lol

In Mt Gravatt shared accomodation at the moment, Mt Gravatt's really central and close to everything really, but not the most affordable though. Gets a bit cheaper once you start moving further away from Mt Gravatt or further from the CBD in general though.

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Inala, browns Plains, Loganlea, Tanah Merah, Slacks Creek, Redbank plains, Camira - which seems a fair way out, etc

^^^^^^^^

ive lived in all these areas many moons ago - stay away well away if you have a decent car

coorparoo is nice mt gravatt is nice

Rebecky Rookie

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I have always lived in manly..its on the bay bout 20 min drive to the city and is just a nice place...pub is good and lots of parks and nice areas..

i agree manly is the best place i've lived, there's fishing, 2 pretty good pubs, you can eat fish and chips by the water and there is a train station.

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Bunta Grand Master

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haha!

Thanks for the replies guys!!! We were looking south of the river. There are a few homes that we've both liked the look of in a fair few places. Inala, browns Plains, Loganlea, Tanah Merah, Slacks Creek, Redbank plains, Camira - which seems a fair way out, etc

So what area are most SAU'ers from? What's security like? I read that someone came home to find a junkie going through their kitchen? Kind of thing you find in Eagleby?? :)

thats pretty much the shit list of brisbane

i agree that mt gravatt and surrounds are the best on the south side

SABBAi Grand Master

SABBAi

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So what sort of places are you guys living in? Rentals, units, houses, etc?

We want a decent 3br, house with double lock up garage as a minimum. Looking in the good ares, it looks like it is expensive to get something along those lines........

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