Where would you live in Victoria country area if given the choice ?

[Tinks]

I live in the Yarra Valley and LOVE it. Like you and I have discussed before Smiley, small towns have their good and bad points and it can take a long time to feel part of the community. Apart from that, this place is sooooo pretty. I look out my window and see mountains, the river is across the road (we pretty much live there in summer), it snows on the mountain in Winter, there are heaps of walking tracks and places to explore and it's 1.5 hrs to Melbourne.

I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.

[Olive]

no where near my inlaws!!

the yarra valley is lovely, im not far from there

[feeb]

Gisbourne or new Gisbourne!!!

[mooks]

East Gippsland is just beautiful and the folks are really friendly!! We lived at Eagle Point (in between Bairnsdale and Paynesville) and I just loved it. In Melbourne now and I really don't like it!! Good Luck

[NaeNae]

Anywhere in the Gippsland Region.
Personally I am fond of the lush green rolling hills of South Gippsland but love the Noojee, Neerim South area of Baw Baw. Warragul would be my choice of country towns if I was to go a country suburb. CLose enough to the city for an easy day trip but far enough away to be away

Nae x

[Tinks]

I love Warragul too. I'd happily live there.

[Nai]

Hmm maybe Daylesford, Kyneton, Woodend area, if you are looking at country areas. Personally I prefer beach areas so somewhere like Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Queenscliff or Torquay.

[smiles4u]

Hmm maybe Daylesford, Kyneton, Woodend area, if you are looking at country areas. Personally I prefer beach areas so somewhere like Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Queenscliff or Torquay.

... me too Nai i'm a beach girl (lived in the Sth East near the beach before moving here almost killed me at first when moving here with no water nearby) but to buy a house in a beachy area we just could never afford

BG lol your funny yeh we discussed what distance he is prepared to travel and it just couldn't be any longer than what he is doing now, other thing is he only started considering looking for another job but i think he wants to still stick to Melb CBD just incase we don't like where ever we moved to next IYKWIM ... so yeh to give you an idea it couldn't be anymore than 1hr 20mins driving or V/Line train !!

[briggsy's girl]

come here, buy my house! you know you want to

we're moving a bit less rural - a bit less small town - when the house sells. closer to work.

if your DH is going to commute (whichever way he is going - train/car) work out what the limit of his commute is going to be time wise each day. get a map of victoria and work out how far he could get, draw a line on the map and pick from what falls within that border. pointless saying you love somewhere like bairnsdale only to find that commuting for him is impossible.

if, however, he is going to change jobs, you could go anywhere! lol