NedKelly63

Any strongly held opinions out there? Good / Bad / McMansion ville?

Any ideas re. commute time to Sydney CDB? I believe theres a good bus route - is this true?

NickyC

Castle Hill originally started to be developed back in the 70's so not what you would call McMansions (that's more Kellyville/Cherrybrook way ie. further out) - but mostly reasonable size 1970/1980's houses with good size backyards. To me it's hideous suburbia, along with the rest of the north-western suburbs and and I wouldn't live there if you paid me.

Also funnel-web central. I have friends who lived there many years ago (when it was a very new suburb) and the spider warfare stories they told you would not believe.

However some people seem to like it there. Too far from anywhere for me. They promote it as a family area - just as well because it's an awful long way from the city if you want any sort of night-life.

NedKelly63

Thanks NickyC. Any idea how long the commute is?

Good point about the spiders - I f**king hate them! What can you do to handle them - fumigate regularly, torch the buggers...???

rudo1ph

We live just north of Castle Hill (5 mins north!) Love the area, fab if you have a family - loads of kiddie activities and decent schools. Not so sure what it would be like for a young single person.

If we were choosing areas again would still be in the same place.

NedKelly63

It would be for a family. I have heard that the area is pretty good. Where are you exactly?

I am not 'sold' on Castle Hill. Essentially, I want a large family house (5+ beds) on a decent sized plot without paying through the nose for it.

NedKelly63

Skip the info request on Funnel Webs.

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/funnelweb.htm

NickyC

Good site!

Get the place sprayed regularly by qualified pest controllers. Forget being green, doing-it-yourself and live and let live etc - nuke them.

Note where it says under the Sydney Funnel Web:
"They especially favour the forested upland areas surrounding the lower, more open country of the central Cumberland Basin".
In other words - the Hills District.

They can live submerged in swimming pools, you know. These friends had what they thought was a dead spider on the wall of their pool for over a week (under the water). Finally went to remove it - and it took off

walla

Yikes!!

Glad to see there are non of these in Perth

Are there any particular little horrors in Perth that don't live and breed in the Eastern states?

Seen plenty of Huntsmen in Perth but not much else, yet!!!

Walla

NedKelly63

Yeah - underwater spiders!!! F**kin ell! On the site it was saying they can survive for anything up to 30 hours!!

walla

Hey Ned

Are you sure you want to live there!! :scared:

Walla

NedKelly63

I guess it comes with the territory really
:scared:

If you hear screaming in Castle Hill - its probably me

walla

It'll have to be a big sream mate, I'll be in Perth!!

Will check the papers for recent spider attack updates from Castle Hill thou.

Walla

NedKelly63

Thanks