Bendigo anyone??

**Muffy** · December 21st, 2009, 07:37 AM

I am wondering do any of you guys live in/ near bendigo??
Whats the area like?
Kid friendly?

Just looking at places to move to..... my first idea was geelong but im just having a quick look at some other places too!!

**~*Niadalla*~** · December 21st, 2009, 07:43 AM

I'm Bendigo born and Bred.
I live about an hour out, but head in every sinlge week.
I read something in one of our local papers/mags yesterday that said that Bendigo was named by UNICEF as Australia's first Child friendly city.
I don't mind Bendigo. It has everything. It's close enough to all regional centres and only 1.5 hrs from Melb along the freeway.
It's still got a bit of a country feel about it.
I'd love to have a BB friend nearby

Just wanted to add, if you want to know anything at all about the area, feel free to ask me

Happy to help

**Muffy** · December 21st, 2009, 07:46 AM

I live in a country town and i dont think i'd handle the 'city life' very well lol.
Oh and a bonus too - our kids are the same age

Logan is June 07 and Bella is Feb 09!
Whats the weather like most of the time?

**~*Niadalla*~** · December 21st, 2009, 07:51 AM

I'm a country bumpkin at heart too. I can't stand big cities! I nearly moved to geelong before we had kids.

The weather is pretty good. It gets a bit warmer than Melb most of the time, but only a few degrees. Night's are generally a little cooler.
Where are you from?

**feeb** · December 21st, 2009, 07:52 AM

I love Bendigo such a nice place to live. I lived there for 3 years while at uni. I have a few friends who live there with kids and really like living there as its big enough a place without being melbourne size.