Penny72

I have citizenship by birth right & we are headed to Melbourne for a new life down under in Summer '09. My partner travels to Melbourne 4/5 times a year & knows it well. He thinks Inverloch would suit us - but although I have been to Melbourne a few times, never Inverloch....so I just wanted any opinions....!!
I have a 13 yr old who would obviously need a school - and a 16 yr old who will have just finished GCSE's here by then....starting to feel swamped with it all! Any advice / opinions on the area would be most appreciated!

DownUnderPaddy

Inverloch is a lovely spot (except when it gets absolutely swamped by tourists during Summer of course !). We were just down overnight catching up with friends in Leongatha yesterday. Its about 30 minutes from Inverloch.

I'm assuming the job would be in South Gippsland though ?

Petals

I like Inverloch and I love South Gippsland but I am retired. In fact my friends were just discussing with me yesterday that we should all sell up and move to Foster as its great for oldies.

Inverloch is not far from Wonthaggie which is a largish town, not that far from the outskirts of Melbourne area. Of course not far to me is probably a long way to you.

If its for work and you have jobs there then I guess the nearer you live the better. For your children its country area, country farm kids and there would be surfing, swimming and fishing, horse riding etc. It depends what they are in to. However most young people want the city I find.

We live on the Mornington Peninsula which gives us the best of both worlds, country and city.

flip

Lovely friendly town/village with much shut down when the tourist season ends though always lovely to visit, it's very much a holiday spot for people from Melbourne.

I was talking to a teenager working in the supermarket a few months ago and she was excited about leaving for the big city but... she had lived there all her life.

I'd describe it more as Summer Bay (though not as hot) than Ramsey Street if that helps.