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Point Cook

"Peaceful and Friendly Atmosphere"

Having stayed in Sanctuary Lakes for 7 years now I must say that I still can't wait to come home every day. The manicured masterplanning of this estate, the golf course once patronised by the former President of the USA - Bill Clinton, the sports & recreation facilities, the restaurants and the friendly residents have come together as a wonderful 'package'. Moreover google map (streets) has no access here thus security is a plus point.

Great for

  • Close to the cbd
  • Golf course and lake

Not great for

  • The body corporate fees is quite high but you get what you paid for.

Who lives here?

  • Singles
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Cherry

It's lucky you can't wait to come home each way as that is mainly what residents of SL do. Wait. On the freeway, on Point Cook Road. Getting in or out during the peak hours (6am-9am and 3.30pm-6.30pm) is a nightmare. The train service has recently improved significantly but patronage has also grown and you would be lucky to get a parking space after 7.45 at either Aircraft or Laverton. Which is rather unfortunate, as the bus service is DIRE.
"patronised by the former President of the USA - Bill Clinton"... Erm, he went there once! As for "the sports and recreation facilities, the restaurants" be under no illusion. The gym is a filthy apology for a facility and the restaurants are a joke! The reference to Google maps is also ridiculous... Just use www.nearmap.com.au!

All up, the above post gives a very rosey tinted view of life in Sanctuary Lakes. It is, without a doubt, lovely to look at but living there is isolating and dull. Every adult would need a car of their own to function with any autonomy or, look out parents, you will spend your life in the car driving family members, friends and relatives in and out of the suburb.

The suburb is great for stay-at-home parents of very young children, those who are able to work from home or anyone who doesn't need to work. For anyone else, be warned!

As there is only one way in and out, you can easily add an extra 25 minutes to your journey. Don't be fooled by the "as the crow flies" quotes of how close you might be to the city!

Oh yes, there's a great big Maccas on the corner IMMEDIATELY outside the entrance, which is where all the children over 10 swarm after school because the walk home is so daunting and both parents are at work to pay for the over-priced, over rated, cardboard houses that are starting to subside because they are built on a salt lake.

Be warned!

angelboy

cherry is that just SL because we are moving to point cook well hoping to in December and it sounds like it has so many ups and downs its starting to confuse me ,we are flying down to look at the area next month so would you say it is better to get a house to rent out of an estate ? is it hard to get out of point cook all together transport wise as I have a daughter who will most likely need to catch a bus to school cheers

Happyascanbe

@angelboy, why PC? There are no good public secondaryschools around, n SL is a dissapointment, not family friendly (2 of my friends live there n havebeen complaining). Just a suggestion, why not choose suburbs that have good public secondary schools? If the schools are good, most likely the neighbourhood are nice, family friendly and healthy too, such as south east suburbs. That's what I did, and happy I made the right choice for my kids and family. Good luck!

angelboy

Yes you have a very good point Happyascanbe ,the reason why we are looking at point cook is because we are moving interstate and want to be near people that we know and we have family in werribee and hoppers crossing just though point cook was close to them and looked more quiet are there any suburbs near there you can suggest because with south ease etc I will be totally honest I am dumb sorry have no sense of direction ,thanks so much for giving me the advice I really appreciate it ,And I did notice the schools had not much to offer

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Taylors Lakes

"Peak Hour Travel by Car to the City is a nightmare"

The peak hour traffic has gotten worse along the Calder Freeway and Western Ring Road heading towards the city. Good place to stay for homemakers or retirees.

Great for

  • Great looking houses with beautiful leafy trees

Not great for

  • No hospital

Who lives here?

  • Retirees
  • Country Lovers
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