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Hi

I've just been looking at the greater springfield website

http://www.greaterspringfield.com.au/index.php

- on the face of it looks a potentially attractive place to migrate to - cheap housing, could long term employment prospects, good facilities etc.

So I'm wondering if anyone on the forum has any practical experience of the place - does the reality match the hype etc..?

Also, if I live at Springfield lakes and end up commuting to Brisbane CBD is that feesible / possible / terrible?

Cheers

Adrian

TrickyTree

Hi mate

On your point about commuting into Brisbane during the morning rush hour it would take approx 1 hour (it was 45 minutes for me from Forest Lake). Although I hear the long term plan is for a train station to be built there which would be useful.

Be prepared for a huge legoland debate!!

themerlin

What time of day was that ?

TrickyTree

I used to leave home about 7.30 to arrive in the office (The Valley) for 8.15 (with a stop in the City to drop the ball and chain off).

loz

Hi Adrian and welcome to the forum.
We live in Springfield Lakes and absolutely love it but it is not for everybody..as previous poster says watch for the legoland debate
My husband works in the city and the commute is fine as far as the train is concerned. Excellent service,fast and on time. The place where it falls down 'this end' is the bus service from the station back to Springfield Lakes but if you are a driver you should have no problems, just park up at the station and go in by train. They run every 30 minutes at peak times but can get very busy.

Loz x

Stitch

Hi,

What's the closest station to you?

Cheers

Ginny

loz

Hi Ginny if you are going by public transport the nearest is Goodna but if you are driving to park up the easiest to get to is Wacol and there are a few more parking places.

Loz x

TrickyTree

According to the article the station in Springfield will be open in 2010.

http://www.greaterspringfield.com.au...t-location.php

matt-and-jenny

Hi Mate
We went to a friends party at Springfield Lakes on the weekend. Everyone there was complaining how out of the way it was, it seems to be a long way from anywhere Although they are building that huge shopping centre there - biggest in Southeren Hemisphere apparently.
J

themerlin

Yep , it's got 4 Gloria Jeans, coffee clubs and donut kings instead of the usual 2


It will be interesting to see if that Springfield CBD will attract many businesses.

Stitch

Thanks

Ginny

Timber Floor Au

Gday had to add my fourpenneth

Springfield lakes, .. well I work here at least twice a week, or thereabouts.

As for it being a long way from anywhere, what absolute bullshine

Springfield arterial, drops you immediately onto logan motorway, or fire up the centenary to the northside.. its a nice place

As for the shops etc, well yep apparently the biggest in the southern hemisphere, not to mention the much acclaimed tech park..

Furthermore, as housing increases so the inevitability of infrastructure become more prevalent, and urgent.. that said the train line promised to join springfield lake to the "hub" has been on the cards for donkeys years.

The houses ok, are tightly fitted in, and there is a significant proportion of investor/rental purchasing on the VAST number of new homes being constructed, but.... another gazillion acres has just been released for development, and add to this the expanding areas of Jimboomba, flagstone etc.. the prices and affordability of homes in Springfield lakes will undoubtedly rise

Its a nice place.

And it doesnt suffer from " we are not Inala we are ForrestLake syndrome " lol

Steve

TrickyTree

No it suffers from the we aint Camira/Gailes/Goodna/Redbank Plains syndrome!!

Doesnt matter what areas are around you if your happy.

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