within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
Jan 28th 2013, 7:17 am
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
Of course the train which from what I have seen is reliable (as I am often stuck at the Kooyoung level crossing
- Monash
- South Eastern Freeway (carpark
) - Burwood (including tram but thats a long trip on a tram I would expect)
- High Street
- Waverley Road
- Ferntree Gully/Princes highway
- North Road cutting back into neapean
Jan 30th 2013, 1:17 pm
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
All, possible move for a job in St Kilda (top end) that we are looking at and just weighing up costs of housing etc to ensure it all adds up
I dont ideally want to commute more than 1 hour by any method of travel, (personal car, train, bus, walk) and I prefer more modern houses with 4 beds and a garden the kids can play in and I dont want to pay more than 650 a week.
Would Keilor East or Heidleburg heights fall into the one hour commute or they too far out in rush hour ?
Any other comments on the locations welcome
Thanks
I dont ideally want to commute more than 1 hour by any method of travel, (personal car, train, bus, walk) and I prefer more modern houses with 4 beds and a garden the kids can play in and I dont want to pay more than 650 a week.
Would Keilor East or Heidleburg heights fall into the one hour commute or they too far out in rush hour ?
Any other comments on the locations welcome
Thanks
Good luck
Feb 1st 2013, 1:29 am
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
I hadnt, I did and it looks on the pricey side for anything with a reasonable garden and 4 beds. Nice all the same, thanks
Feb 1st 2013, 10:26 am
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
Completely agree with the comments about punt - absolute nightmare and you can't really avoid it going from st kilda to hh. We live in st kilda and my other half works in hh - he says that his journey is about 45 minutes but that's when he leaves pre 7am. Punt road is just frustrating even on Saturdays let alone rush hour! We love living in st kilda but it's not for everyone - also love the eastern suburbs abit further out too. If your work is anywhere near a train station then living somewhere on the same train line would be really handy - trains are pretty frequent in my opinion! Good luck!!
Feb 1st 2013, 11:38 am
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
Well final interview is 0800 Monday morning and we have spent all day drawing up shortlists of houses based upon our criteria all be it with an increased weekly rate to pay for living nearer to work,
Then the mrs finds her dream house on domain in Vermont !! I give up
Then the mrs finds her dream house on domain in Vermont !! I give up
Feb 1st 2013, 10:14 pm
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Re: within 1 hour commute of St Kilda, Melbourne
Vermont is nice - its a bit further out than where we are but still commutable. Its where Neighbours is filmed! (Not sure if that makes it better or worse 
).All the best for the interview - hope it works out for you.
