point cook - Page 2

weelee · #11 (**permalink**) 23rd March 2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mingo

You probably have me on the cafe's part, but all the other stuff really never bothered me. As I said, I had no issues with crime and don't know anyone that did. I used the public transport system for years during school and while there is room for improvement (it NEEDS to run later into the night), it always got me from A to B.

I think in Point Cook's case, you don't have walking distance access to a train station but Werribee is quite close. Personally, I'm not willing to pay $200,000 more on what would probably be a smaller house for better access to some trams

But that's just me.

Anyway, I don't wanna turn this into an east vs west debate. In response to weelee, obviously Point Cook doesn't meet the lofty standards of people from Toorak, but I really think it is definitely worthy of investigation

And don't buy into the whole crime rate thing, it's not like you'll ever see any examples of it. It's certainly not South Africa.

Thanks for all the input it is certainly something to look at,

Please carry on the east / west thing that makes entertaining reading as I didnt know it existed thought we were getting away from that as living in scotland you might know what I mean celts anyway we will have a look when we arrive. does anyone know if you can get crime stats for individual suburbs?

scottishcelts · #12 (**permalink**) 23rd March 2009, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by weelee

Thanks for all the input it is certainly something to look at,

Please carry on the east / west thing that makes entertaining reading as I didnt know it existed thought we were getting away from that as living in scotland you might know what I mean celts anyway we will have a look when we arrive. does anyone know if you can get crime stats for individual suburbs?

Yeah you guys are all chookters

hee hee hee

Seriously, i wouldn't worry too much about crime here! It's nothing compared with the uk.

Worst ive seen in crime is the graffiti!

Mingo · #13 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 12:15 AM

Yeah the graffiti is pretty bad especially in the inner city. I don't mind bits of graffiti that actually look decent and are done by people with talent, but the random "gang tagging" or whatever it is is terrible.

There is an element of east and west separation... and it has existed for quite some time. My father is from the west and my mother is from the east, and my father was never really accepted into mum's family. He constantly got "Oh you're from over THERE are you?" He also tells a story of my mum's mum saying to him "Oh you don't need to lock your car door over this side of the city Jim!" The next month, someone broke into her house

So yes, as you can tell in this thread, the east is the upper class area where as the west has cheaper places and more working class people. However that's not to say the west isn't worth living in, it's all up to personal taste obviously. Personally, even if housing prices were the same, I'd take the west.

scottishcelts · #14 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mingo

Yeah the graffiti is pretty bad especially in the inner city. I don't mind bits of graffiti that actually look decent and are done by people with talent, but the random "gang tagging" or whatever it is is terrible.

There is an element of east and west separation... and it has existed for quite some time. My father is from the west and my mother is from the east, and my father was never really accepted into mum's family. He constantly got "Oh you're from over THERE are you?" He also tells a story of my mum's mum saying to him "Oh you don't need to lock your car door over this side of the city Jim!" The next month, someone broke into her house

So yes, as you can tell in this thread, the east is the upper class area where as the west has cheaper places and more working class people. However that's not to say the west isn't worth living in, it's all up to personal taste obviously. Personally, even if housing prices were the same, I'd take the west.

hee hee - maybe it was your dad that broke into her house and decided to live up to his reputation

Mingo · #15 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by scottishcelts

hee hee - maybe it was your dad that broke into her house and decided to live up to his reputation

Shhhhh!

It does sound a bit too perfect doesn't it?

matjones · #16 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 03:26 AM

Hilarious thread. i too was considering purchasing in the west at some point, just because of the lower prices of land to build on. But also like the idea of being in a more established area, with nice tree lined streets and coffee shops within walking distance. I think at the end of the day I'd like to live close to the CBD. For some reason i've become rather attracted to the Port Melbourne area lately. But then it becomes a choice between a small 2 bed victorian for 500k or a huge 4 bed brand new house in the west for the same price. Decisions, decisions.

scottishcelts · #17 (**permalink**) 24th March 2009, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by matjones

Hilarious thread. i too was considering purchasing in the west at some point, just because of the lower prices of land to build on. But also like the idea of being in a more established area, with nice tree lined streets and coffee shops within walking distance. I think at the end of the day I'd like to live close to the CBD. For some reason i've become rather attracted to the Port Melbourne area lately. But then it becomes a choice between a small 2 bed victorian for 500k or a huge 4 bed brand new house in the west for the same price. Decisions, decisions.

Hey Mat, i understand your logic but Perth is so remote and if you already have doubts then maybe it would be better to go for the smaller in Melbourne. In the long run you're gonna feel more 'with the times'

Says she who is livin it up in 80's banjo playing hicky qld

Im thinking the film 'The Deliverance" hee hee