MadeTheMove
Reviews
"Brilliant area and growing fast."
Manor Lakes and Eureka Drive in particular has been a real boon for us. It's a rapidly growing suburb with great links to the CBD and to Geelong, both 35mins away by VLine train. The community is strong and vibrant and there are 2 nearby shopping centres with Coles, Woolworths, Newsagents, butchers, bakers, pharmacies and late opening GPs. There are few big restaurants here but the ones that are here (Cody's Cafe being my personal favourite) do great food at decent prices. Two main local P-12 schools here serve the area really well. Manor Lakes P-12 also caters well for students with additional needs (ASD/ADHD).
Great for
- Affordable
- Amazing community feel
- Easy frequent comfortable commute into CBD
Not great for
- Little nightlife
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Retirees
"Wyndham Vale - The ONLY area in Melbourne that ticks all our boxes!!"
We live in NSW currently and are looking around to find an affordable area to raise our children in.
It staggers me that Wyndham Vale is so reasonably priced in comparison to other areas a similar distance out from the CBD, especially given it's current expansion and upgrading. The new rail line is a massive plus for the area and upon spending some time there recently, we found the area open, peaceful, and developing at an impressive pace. The overall attitude we found in the residents there was relaxed, friendly and content.
We really felt at ease in Wyndham Vale and was very impressed with Manor Lakes. REALLY impressed.
The internet access we found was NO ISSUE . We took our Vodafone pocket Wifi down and got a very good signal and speed at all the houses we visited. The Virgin Mobile (Optus carrier) reception isn't too bad either but both networks have plans to improve coverage and capacity in the next 6 months (>Sept 2014).
You can get a good 3-4br house for under $350k, something we found impossible in other areas. In all, we have only visited the area once (for three days), but it was enough to reassure us that this was the right move. It just feels right. I will update this review when we move in there.
##UPDATE## -OK - We did move into Manor Lakes and haven't looked back. Lovely area, great schools and shops, a community that looks after its own and is actively involved with its own development, governance and maintenance. Great bike tracks and good dog walking areas. The station is ahead of schedule and is now due to open by March 2015. It is a perfect place to raise a family with local activities either in ML or in Werribee ranging from swimming and gymnastics to indoor play areas and martial arts. Our kids love their new schools and I have to single out Cody's Cafe at Manor Lakes Shopping Centre for excellent coffee, service and OH the CAKES! Public transport is an issue at the moment but as I outlined earlier, soon set to offer a 25min train journey into Southern Cross. All in all, so happy I moved here. I recommend you do the same.
Great for
- About to blossom.
- Decent Internet and going to get better
- Quiet Living
- Schools, Restaurants, Shopping Centres Nearby.
- Affordable living
- Not Far From The City
- Close to Werribee Plaza
Not great for
- Lots of construction currently (July 2014)
- Mobile reception variable but due to improve greatly before 2015
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
Sure. What did you need to know? Both our children attend there.
Just in general how the school is? Any bullying? How r the teachers?My kids will go to grade 3 and the youngest will start prep.. really worried as to how they will settle in .. we r moving in from mulgrave .. thanks for replying
No more bullying than any other school that Im aware of and the new Head Teacher is sorting even that out. Its a fairly new school and as such is evolving constantly but the vibe is pretty good. There have been some notable improvements in the structure and content of both the staff and the course material so as with any new school, its an ongoing process. Its clean and safe and caters to the whole spectrum of abilities. If I were to put a score on the school Id say 78% but Im not and have never thought of pulling either of my children out of MLP-12.
OK - We did move into Manor Lakes and haven't looked back. Lovely area, great schools and shops, a community that looks after its own and is actively involved with its own development, governance and maintenance. Great bike tracks and good dog walking areas. The station is ahead of schedule and is now due to open by March 2015. It is a perfect place to raise a family with local activities either in ML or in Werribee ranging from swimming and gymnastics to indoor play areas and martial arts. Our kids love their new schools and I have to single out Cody's Cafe at Manor Lakes Shopping Centre for excellent coffee, service and OH the CAKES! Public transport is an issue at the moment but as I outlined earlier, soon set to offer a 25min train journey into Southern Cross. All in all, so happy I moved here. I recommend you do the same.