PeterS13
Reviews
"Unemployment is high, so is insurance, petrol and everything else."
Have found it unfriendly but a lot has to do with being a military town and the transient population. Born and bred locals are resentful of newcomers and in 3 years we have not been invited to any social event with work colleagues. The military is based throughout the suburbs in rentals and we have witnessed antisocial behaviour with excessive drinking, drug taking and domestic abuse. Cost of living is very high compared to other cities. This is a workers town and most go to Cairns or Airlie Beach for a break from the boredom. Property prices have plummeted so buying a house is reasonable but extremely hard to sell.
Not great for
- High unemployment
- Military City
- High Cost of Living
Completely agree with everything you said. It took us 2 years to sell our house at Alligator Creek and the A hole who bought it offered 70,000 below what it cost us to buy the land and build. It was the only offer we ever got and he knew he had a choice of literally hundreds of properties. It was take it or leave it, no bargaining. Meat from Woolworths was often rotten and had to be taken back for a refund. Asked them why that kept happening and got the dont care attitude. Couldnt get out of that hole of a place quick enough. The best experience I ever had in Townsville was looking at in the rear vision mirror when heading south permanently.
What a bunch of absolute cowards.
ive found the complete opposite, people are very friendly and welcoming here randoms greet you in the street, never got that in new zealand where locals give newcomersor even old timers icy stares and obnoxious attitudes.
I stopped eating out in Townsville because of food poisoning , I was wiped out for a week and a half from one place on the strand. The only place I will eat at now is the casino and a few fish and chip places. After falling sick once again from a frozen pizza from a supermarket I called someone I know - he told me that he refuses to buy any perishable good from that supermarket because he was being made sick. Brisbane instituted a safe eating policy to protect residents and tourists alike from food poisoning - not in Townsville