BarbaraV

Have lived in DAISY HILL for nearly 20 years. When we arrived, we were wanting a suburb safe for our young children and green (being a Vet Nurse, I don't like suburbs where you can hear your neighbour, no greenery or full of concrete units. It is a typical family suburb, with house prices and land sizes to suit all sorts of financial limits. It's history dates back to the mid to late 1800's where the Dennis Family gave it its name because their daughter apparently loved the "daisies" growing up on the "hill" hence the name. Alot of the land is protected by the Conservation Park where The Daisy Hill Forest/Koala Centre is located, which is a very popular place if you prefer nature parks over expensive theme parks. It's boasts the most nature loving forest full of eucalypt gums with picnic areas spread everywhere, public toilets, BBQ areas, huge grass areas shaded by trees for a game of cricket, football or just pull a blanket out and fall asleep. But don't complain if you get regular visits from the Kangaroos or kookaburras while walking as its their main home. The main attraction is the Koala Centre which is a lovely education centre for the public to learn and oogle at the adult and baby koalas. Or if your enthusiastic, take one of the forest walks or bike trails.

There is a good choice of public and private schools, numerous DayCare Centres and preschools, a nice handful of small shopping areas and privately owned shops, trees, trees and more trees, lots of parks catering for children and adults and one of southside's larger shopping precincts only 4km away with just under 200 shops and endless "FREE" parking. Lots of Doctors, Dentists, Physios etc with the Logan Hospital only 5-7km away. There are small eating areas popping up everywhere, with Christopher's having the better name. But a lot of the main eating areas are now located at the new outdoor eating area of The Hyperdome Shopping Precinct, which now has a lovely outdoor area full of restaurants, various cuisines, waterfalls, huge bowling alley, cinemas and loads of undercover parking. The Pacific Highway runs adjacent to Daisy Hill, giving you perfect access to either Brisbane CBD and the Sunshine Coast Northside, or the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales South of Daisy Hill.

My children are young adults now, but still choose to live in Daisy Hill due to the convenience of having a green suburb with everything at your fingertips.