Good Suburbs/Towns in Victoria

[mule]

Hi, just wondering what peoples thoughts are on good places to live around melbourne, up to about 2 hours from the city. good family area's up to 300-400 thousand dollar homes? near the beach or in the bush?
any ideas?

ta

 

[Lidge]

For $300-$400K you won't get anything half decent near the beach within 2 hrs of the Melbourne CBD (Talking houses, not flats).

For that price range - you could buy something nice in the Yarra Valley Ranges (Warburton, Yarra Junction area), Macedon Ranges (Romsey, Macedon, Kyneton) - all commutable to the city for work.

Or Ballarat and Bendigo (probably just stretching the 2 hrs via car if commuting) if you want to get away that little bit further.

Geelong's in the distance & price range - but would feel unethical recommending an interstater to live there.

 

[portentous]

Templestowe. I lived there for 3 years and loved it. Straight down the eastern freeway to the city, and right on the fringe of the "bush". Warrandyte, Eltham are nice also.

 

[peternorth]

wantirna south. the new eastlink freeway will be finished in a few years linking the south eastern and eastern freeways. i live right next to it!

only problem is wantirna south is around 400K plus.

 

[lihei]

Geelong's in the distance & price range - but would feel unethical recommending an interstater to live there.

lol

 

[Qsaint]

Dandenong Mountains?

 

[lihei]

Dandenong Mountains?

Endeavour Hills?

 

[FrangaRoo]

5 minutes from beach:
Frankston Sth, Mt Martha, Mornington.
And about an hour from the city.

too easy.

 

[Magnum]

There are some decent areas in and around Geelong, plus if you want a bit of country, you could get some small acreage down past Warrn Ponds, reasonably close to Anglesea / Tourqay and is pretty and quiet.

 

[rick James]

wantirna south. the new eastlink freeway will be finished in a few years linking the south eastern and eastern freeways. i live right next to it!

only problem is wantirna south is around 400K plus.

. . . and it's full of hillsong church types and every single house looks the same.

 

[peternorth]

. . . and it's full of hillsong church types and every single house looks the same.

except for me. yes my house looks the same as the others on the lot, but its because the one builder did them all.

and i am thanking god im out of ringwood. place for young single mothers, bogans and deadbeats. i swear by breathing the air in eastlands you can get pregnant.

 

[rick James]

except for me. yes my house looks the same as the others on the lot, but its because the one builder did them all.

and i am thanking god im out of ringwood. place for young single mothers, bogans and deadbeats. i swear by breathing the air in eastlands you can get pregnant.

Ringwood at least has character, but anyway, I don't live in Ringwood.

Wantirna South = everyone living in an identical box.

 

[peternorth]

Ringwood at least has character, but anyway, I don't live in Ringwood.

Wantirna South = everyone living in an identical box.

but a nice box nevertheless, compared to ringwoods cardboard box

character = deadbeats, frequent visitors of centrelink.

the only night i leave my car parked on ringwood street at night its broken into. bad memories of the place indeed.

 

[year of the roo]

Templestowe. I lived there for 3 years and loved it. Straight down the eastern freeway to the city, and right on the fringe of the "bush". Warrandyte, Eltham are nice also.

We have a winner! I would love to live there when I return to Melbourne. I always loved going there when I was younger to visit family.

 

[Suspense]

Echuca is great.

Fantastic in the summer to be able to just pop down the river on any old arvo and bring your boat if you got one. Most the people are nice and the pubs are good. It's got all the main shopping places now (Big W, Target), which it didn't have several years ago, which generally meant a trip to shepparton.

About 2.5 hours from the city, 2 hours if speed signs don't mean much to you.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

5 minutes from beach:
Frankston Sth, Mt Martha, Mornington.
And about an hour from the city.

too easy.

Definately agree but 300-400k won't get you much.

 

[peejay]

For $300-$400K you won't get anything half decent near the beach within 2 hrs of the Melbourne CBD (Talking houses, not flats).

For that price range - you could buy something nice in the Yarra Valley Ranges (Warburton, Yarra Junction area), Macedon Ranges (Romsey, Macedon, Kyneton) - all commutable to the city for work.

Or Ballarat and Bendigo (probably just stretching the 2 hrs via car if commuting) if you want to get away that little bit further.

Geelong's in the distance & price range - but would feel unethical recommending an interstater to live there.

Definetly - There would be many options at this price range around the Kyneton, Trentham area.

If you want something near the beach try Phillip Island and in particular Rhyll - your price range would get you a place a street of two from the water. Rhyll is a great little spot on the island and is 90 mins from Melb or 60 mins from the southern subs.

 

[mule]

the macedon ranges looks like a pretty good area. i will have to have a look around down there when i get some holidays. thanks everyone for you replies.

 

[- PC -]

Echuca is great.

About 2.5 hours from the city, 2 hours if speed signs don't mean much to you.

Well there you go. Anywhere in Vic is 2 hours from Melbourne. Victoria is a small state and Melbourne is getting bigger.

I like the Dartmoor/Merino/Casterton region

 

[goalpie]

except for me. yes my house looks the same as the others on the lot, but its because the one builder did them all.

and i am thanking god im out of ringwood. place for young single mothers, bogans and deadbeats. i swear by breathing the air in eastlands you can get pregnant.

Do you ever go into the wrong house.

 

[iDon]

Foster

Only like exaclty 2 hours from Melbourne. Grear Country town.

-mav

 

[lihei]

C-O-Rio