Sell your part of Australia
Apr 10th 2010 | 9:29 am
#46
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From: North Wales > Manly, Brisbane > Gympie!
Re: Sell your part of Australia
Apr 10th 2010 | 11:56 am
#48
live free or die
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 6,967
From: Valhalla
Re: Sell your part of Australia
Gayndah, S.E.Qld
Pro's
Small country town, no chain stores.
Super friendly people.
Citrus season brings loads of backpackers, travellers to town.
Lovely countryside
The citrus capital of Aus.
Orange Festival.
Peace & Quiet.
Wildlife
The River activities.
Fishing.
Awesome climate, most storms go around us.
Con's
2 hours drive to decent shopping.
2 hours drive to the cinema.
2.5 hours to a shite beach (Hervey Bay, (sorry I think so))
Hard to get out of the norm ingredients.
No restaurants.
40c+ days
Pro's
Small country town, no chain stores.
Super friendly people.
Citrus season brings loads of backpackers, travellers to town.
Lovely countryside
The citrus capital of Aus.
Orange Festival.
Peace & Quiet.
Wildlife
The River activities.
Fishing.
Awesome climate, most storms go around us.
Con's
2 hours drive to decent shopping.
2 hours drive to the cinema.
2.5 hours to a shite beach (Hervey Bay, (sorry I think so))
Hard to get out of the norm ingredients.
No restaurants.
40c+ days
Apr 10th 2010 | 12:16 pm
#49
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 9,932
From: Redneck Wonderland
Re: Sell your part of Australia
Gayndah, S.E.Qld
Pro's
Small country town, no chain stores.
Super friendly people.
Citrus season brings loads of backpackers, travellers to town.
Lovely countryside
The citrus capital of Aus.
Orange Festival.
Peace & Quiet.
Wildlife
The River activities.
Fishing.
Awesome climate, most storms go around us.
Con's
2 hours drive to decent shopping.
2 hours drive to the cinema.
2.5 hours to a shite beach (Hervey Bay, (sorry I think so))
Hard to get out of the norm ingredients.
No restaurants.
40c+ days
Pro's
Small country town, no chain stores.
Super friendly people.
Citrus season brings loads of backpackers, travellers to town.
Lovely countryside
The citrus capital of Aus.
Orange Festival.
Peace & Quiet.
Wildlife
The River activities.
Fishing.
Awesome climate, most storms go around us.
Con's
2 hours drive to decent shopping.
2 hours drive to the cinema.
2.5 hours to a shite beach (Hervey Bay, (sorry I think so))
Hard to get out of the norm ingredients.
No restaurants.
40c+ days
We're at Wooroolin & Wondai tomorrow for a few small repairs that the rough arse plumber caused. If we're done quick enough I may come home via Eidsvold & your little town.
I promised Deb a trip up to Childers as well
Apr 10th 2010 | 8:44 pm
#50
live free or die
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 6,967
From: Valhalla
Re: Sell your part of Australia
You guys should come up one weekend for a night and stay!
Apr 10th 2010 | 9:01 pm
#51
Fighting my corner
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 11,948
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Re: Sell your part of Australia
Where did I say huntfield Heights was a good place to live? 
Though I wouldn't try to sell this as a picture of tranquility either...
http://resources2.news.com.au/images...voren-park.jpg
DAVOREN Park residents are arming themselves with knives
Though I wouldn't try to sell this as a picture of tranquility either...
http://resources2.news.com.au/images...voren-park.jpg
DAVOREN Park residents are arming themselves with knives
"I've lived in Salisbury and Smithfield, and this is the worst. It's s***. It's Davoren Park. Given half a chance, I would move from here. I would not have my kids here."
Apr 12th 2010 | 1:14 am
#52
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 208
From: Toronto, Ontario
Re: Sell your part of Australia
I like the sounds of a Ferntree Gully! Thank you for your response. I think I would live around Brissy if I were to move over.. and pythons are right up my ally haha
We live up in the Dandenong ranges North east of Melbourne.
You leave the city pretty much at Ferntree Gully, and after passing Belgrave, drive through the forest of massive gums, and big ferns. Pass a couple of sleepy towns in the hills, then hit Monbulk.
As far as I know we mainly get brown snakes around here. Its much further north that you get to find pythons (and they can get very big !) Only seen 1 snake so far in the wild, and that was in Koo Wee Rup, and not locally.
Chatting to a supplier in Tassie (he's as rough as guts, real bogan type, but a great guy) and he was laughing about when he went out picking greenery (I work in the cut flower wholesale trade) he had a tiger snake wrap itself round his boot. He is looking forward to the cold weather setting in, so that he can get out and work in the bush without snakes dropping out of trees, and getting underfoot all the time.
You leave the city pretty much at Ferntree Gully, and after passing Belgrave, drive through the forest of massive gums, and big ferns. Pass a couple of sleepy towns in the hills, then hit Monbulk.
As far as I know we mainly get brown snakes around here. Its much further north that you get to find pythons (and they can get very big !) Only seen 1 snake so far in the wild, and that was in Koo Wee Rup, and not locally.
Chatting to a supplier in Tassie (he's as rough as guts, real bogan type, but a great guy) and he was laughing about when he went out picking greenery (I work in the cut flower wholesale trade) he had a tiger snake wrap itself round his boot. He is looking forward to the cold weather setting in, so that he can get out and work in the bush without snakes dropping out of trees, and getting underfoot all the time.
Apr 12th 2010 | 12:03 pm
#53
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 770
From: South Australia
Re: Sell your part of Australia
[QUOTE=mr mover;8486424]
I'm happy for you to dish Huntfield Heights - I never once tried to 'sell' it.
Think we should just stick with the nice areas of South Australia, was surprised someone was 'selling' Elizabeth after what I had been told, that was all.
(Parts of Elizabeth have featured in the National news in recent time for mass street crime and violence, I don't think you could say the same about areas near Huntfield Heights)
Where did I say huntfield Heights was a good place to live?
Your comment about your mate the copper , insinuated that Elizabeth is not a good place to live .
I have replied with Huntsfield Heights is equally suspect ,having been formerly known as Hackam west, an equally suspect area.
You have replied , with a photo of i assume a derelict service station in Davoren Park , {which has since been demolished ] , i guess i should reply with photos of the rear of the" Colonades" shopping center and graffiti, but i wont bother ...both areas have there problems , lets try and boost south Australia rather than knock it ............cheers mm
Your comment about your mate the copper , insinuated that Elizabeth is not a good place to live .
I have replied with Huntsfield Heights is equally suspect ,having been formerly known as Hackam west, an equally suspect area.
You have replied , with a photo of i assume a derelict service station in Davoren Park , {which has since been demolished ] , i guess i should reply with photos of the rear of the" Colonades" shopping center and graffiti, but i wont bother ...both areas have there problems , lets try and boost south Australia rather than knock it ............cheers mm
Think we should just stick with the nice areas of South Australia, was surprised someone was 'selling' Elizabeth after what I had been told, that was all.
(Parts of Elizabeth have featured in the National news in recent time for mass street crime and violence, I don't think you could say the same about areas near Huntfield Heights
)
Last edited by coolshadows; Apr 12th 2010 at 12:42 pm.
Apr 13th 2010 | 7:50 pm
#54
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,657
Re: Sell your part of Australia
OK, let's buck the trend and hear something positive for Adelaide.
I went to see Stereophonics play last night at a local nightclub. I live near Glenelg so the drive into the city took just over ten minutes. I parked for free in a side street two minutes walk from the venue and for 60 bucks had an amazing evening with 2000 other fans. I was just metres from the stage and could have been licking Kelly's sweat off the dusty floor if I'd wanted to, but preferred to keep my distance so I didn't spill my drink. And fifteen minutes after they finished their encore I was back home again. Sometimes living in a 'large country town' pays...at least it does for me!
I went to see Stereophonics play last night at a local nightclub. I live near Glenelg so the drive into the city took just over ten minutes. I parked for free in a side street two minutes walk from the venue and for 60 bucks had an amazing evening with 2000 other fans. I was just metres from the stage and could have been licking Kelly's sweat off the dusty floor if I'd wanted to, but preferred to keep my distance so I didn't spill my drink. And fifteen minutes after they finished their encore I was back home again. Sometimes living in a 'large country town' pays...at least it does for me!
Apr 13th 2010 | 8:24 pm
#55
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Posts: 113
From: Surrey
Re: Sell your part of Australia
Not many people rate WA then? 
Apr 13th 2010 | 11:06 pm
#56
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Posts: 1,414
From: Port Kennedy -near the dolphins
Re: Sell your part of Australia
I did- but I guess the rest are out enjoying it too much to talk about it
