melbourne-best avoid....
Jun 4th 2006, 5:26 am
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Hallam has actually been named as the next "up and coming" suburb to live as they are expecting a property boom there! Frankston has been named as the most popular place to buy property at the moment as well according to the Herald Sun yesterday.
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Jun 4th 2006, 8:53 am
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by fraser
I wasn't talking about you and you're right in that respect but the lists that included Frankston, Coburg, Footscray etc were nothing to do with industrial 
Footscray and Coburg and Inner Urban enviornments, both of which are undergoing complete cultural change at present.... otherwise known as the slightly negative term of Gentifrication. Frankston I know very little about... so the only good thing I can say about it is it's near the beach, which for me a confessed inner urban lover is very little compensation.
Besides that fraser... I reckon Hawk was fishing, as he hasn't mentioned reasons for his statement.
The reason people from the northern subs dont go to the Eastern subs and vice versa could be summed up as follows.... It would take me over an hour or there abouts to get to Frankston, from here in the Central Suburb of Coburg. In the same amount of time I could be at Bells beach (probably the best known surf beach in Aussie, amongst surfers that is) or probably as far as Torquay.... I dont think anywhere down East compares with anywhere along the Great ocean road...... Mind you I wouldnt mind being corrected on that..... thereagain why would I want to endure the Car stressed eastern subs for even near the equal of what I have in the same amount of travelling time this side
The Monash freeway, the main arteiral road through the Eastern Subs isnt called the "great eastern carpark" for nothing you know
Bet its blocked right now at 7.11 on a Sunday night..... why put yourselves through it guys ?
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Jun 4th 2006, 12:29 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
The Monash freeway, the main arteiral road through the Eastern Subs isnt called the "great eastern carpark" for nothing you know Bet its blocked right now at 7.11 on a Sunday night..... why put yourselves through it guys ?
Bet its blocked right now at 7.11 on a Sunday night..... why put yourselves through it guys ? The only time i hit problems is if i need to be in the city for 9am and leave after 7.30, other than that its not a problem. I can be parked in the casino/ Little Collins St in 35 mins, easy. (or train to Spencer/ Southern Cross, 55min)As for great beaches, you're right, i'm not a Bayside lover either but give me Phillip Island or even mornington peninsulas back beaches then we're talking
Bells beach maybe well known, but i found it aesthetically ordinary, sorry 
Jun 4th 2006, 12:29 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by Lindsay Clan
Frankston has been named as the most popular place to buy ........
Jun 4th 2006, 12:53 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by hevs
Drugs. So i hear
Jun 4th 2006, 1:04 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by fraser
Frankston is a lovely area in my opinion.
Jun 4th 2006, 1:13 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by fraser
Frankston is a lovely area in my opinion.
Edit to say that its not bad, but has got a reputation. Also the beach gets very busy in the summer too
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Jun 4th 2006, 1:17 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by hevs
Yeah aand handy
Jun 4th 2006, 1:18 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by fraser
Not for me it's way too far
True.... 
Jun 4th 2006, 11:30 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by Neil S
Moorabin and Bentleigh.
I have friends in Bentleigh, it always seemed fine to me
Jun 4th 2006, 11:32 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by Shellfish
really? I have friends in Bentleigh, it always seemed fine to me
I have friends in Bentleigh, it always seemed fine to me
Jun 4th 2006, 11:41 pm
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by fraser
What a load of rubbish, there aren't any really bad suburbs, some aren't to my taste but I haven't yet come across anywhere to avoid.
You could move to anywhere on a one year rental and not be too disappointed, but spend the time looking around Melbourne to find where you really want to live.
Jun 5th 2006, 12:25 am
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Cheltenham? I'd be happy to live in most areas of Cheltenham - and I'm really fussy about where I move as I want the best, safest area for my children to grow up!
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Jun 5th 2006, 12:29 am
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
I wouldn't live in Footscray if you paid me what a horrible place.
Jun 5th 2006, 12:31 am
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Re: melbourne-best avoid....
Originally Posted by stokesy43
I wouldn't live in Footscray if you paid me what a horrible place.