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"Point Cook - Alamanda Estate"
We're in a relatively new estate called Alamanda towards the south of Point Cook.
Since a lot of has changed since the previous reviews had been published I thought it we to post an update of sorts.
Several of the new estates contain fibre based internet connections (Saltwater Coast, Alamanda, Sanctuary Lakes), which has for the people in those estates resolved the major issues of obtaining ADSL connections.
The shopping experience has vastly improved due to the opening of the Point Cook Town Centre, which contains some of the major grocery chains as well as several specialities stores and restaurants.
The bad, well traffic is still bad down Point Cook road but it can be avoided using other roads now, so it is somewhat resolved (but not for those off Point Cook Road!).
The town centre is still being constructed so that is a short term bad thing but ultimately will turn into a positive once done.
The final thing Point Cook is missing is a great local pub/bar, we have The Brook down off Sneydes Road which is nice for a quick counter meal it just does not have that great bar type feeling.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Retirees
Agree 100% oneunder I hate those places, they have no life at all.
The Homestead in Point Cook is good for a 'pub' type meal and a bit of history while you are at it.
I saw a sign up pointing to the Alamanda Cafe website the other day, says that it will be doing Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner - which should be a nice boost for the local area.
Look forward to having a nice bacon and egg breakfast by the water!
http://www.alamandacafe.com.au/
Someone told me that Point Cook is call Mumbai West. I didn't know what this mean until I went to stay with another friend for a week. I took the train at Laverton to work and I knew what the first friend of mine commented. It is another Dandenong !
I have been following updates in PC and it is getting bad to worst...Here some reports in The Age..
Traffic gridlock, crowded schools and poor infrastructure are causing a backlash against government plans to speed up land releases in Melbourne's fastest growing suburbs.
The Baillieu government's efforts to make housing more affordable by accelerating plans for new estates were happening without accompanying, basic infrastructure, residents say.
Plans for a new suburb of 5800 people at Point Cook West will add to existing over-crowding in schools and on nearby roads.
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''We are effectively 20 minutes from the city but sometimes it can take 40 minutes just to get out of the suburb,'' said Point Cook Action Group's Loren Bartley about the frequent peak-hour gridlock on the three roads that leave the suburb.
One school had 1200 students in a building designed for 600 and ''more portables than permanent classrooms'', Ms Bartley said.
There were also growing problems with vandalism and other anti-social behaviour because facilities such as a community leisure centre had not been built, she said.
The five to 15-year time frame for infrastructure funding in Point Cook West failed to cater for current needs, let alone the demands of more residents, she said. ''We've got bursting roads, infrastructure. The trains are at capacity.''
An extra exit onto Geelong Freeway at Sneydes Road will be built to ease congestion, Growth Areas Authority chief executive Peter Seamer said.
But there was no clear start date. ''The GAA is looking at ways the construction can be funded and started as quickly as possible,'' he said.
Detailed plans for seven new ''precincts'' on Melbourne's outskirts were finalised last year and another 21 were being worked on.
Other new suburbs would face similar problems, said RMIT planning professor Michael Buxton. ''Infrastructure just isn't keeping up virtually anywhere,'' he said.
The $650 million Epping rail extension to South Morang has taken more than a decade to get under way and was still not completed.
The state government has spent $21.8 million duplicating Plenty Road at South Morang to ease rapid development towards Whittlesea.
Mr Seamer said more than $35 million would be spent developing infrastructure for future residents of Point Cook West and the broader Point Cook community. That included $11 million for a sports reserve and facilities, $8 million for the Sneydes Road freeway interchange and $2.6 million for community facilities....
Poorly planned new housing estates on Melbourne's fringes are causing an outbreak of anxiety, diabetes and obesity among residents.
ONE wet Saturday morning, Loren Bartley bundled her three young children into their waterproof jackets and packed their towels and bathers into a bag. Despite the torrential rain, they were making a trip on public transport from their home in Point Cook, a growth suburb in Melbourne's outer west, to their nearest indoor public swimming pool.
A member of the Point Cook Residents Association, Bartley wanted to use the expedition to demonstrate to Wyndham Council the need for an aquatic leisure centre in her suburb, which the group says has a dearth of indoor recreation facilities.
Even her low expectations weren't met. The trip to the leisure centre in neighbouring Hoppers Crossing - a 15-minute car drive - took them almost 1½ hours. It included a 40-minute bus ride and a long walk in the rain carrying a grumpy toddler on her hip and shepherding the other children across two major roads.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sick-suburbs-20120314-1v3a9.html#ixzz1pX6RjfYU
It's rather depressing that the local council sanctioned the building of the Brook. Just what a new suburb absolutely doesn't need - a pokie joint. Such a shame. It is the nearest and only place to eat and drink for many along Sneydes Road. Do I want to take my family to a place with very mediocre food and slot machines? No thanks.