We live on the Bayside and love the area, can go down to our local marina for a coffee and lovely restaurants. We are close to waters edge so just a few minutes and we can walk along the water front (always good when you have had a stressful day).
Great for families, ferries to many Islands, train station into CBD 5 minutes away, 45 minutes to Gold Coast, 90 minutes to Sunshine Coast and lots more I can go on and on.
We love it here and wouldnt want to move anywhere else check out
www.redlandtourism.com.au you will see what I mean.
Good luck with your search