jasadu
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"A Backward town stuck in the 70s"
Manjimup is a very unfriendly town that is the most clicky I have ever lived in. Sure the land is beautiful and productive with oodles of water but it is a terrible place to live. There is no culture, no art, no community and definately no-where to go out for a nice meal. The shire is a joke with the Shire president only interested in things that benefit his trucking company. Any new business that opens is not supported, any vibrant people that shift here are not welcomed. The only thing to do is play sport and drink and thats about all the locals do (that and drive their flash fords and holdens around town) Even their big Cherry festival is a complete disaster being the worst festival in the southwest and it does have the potential to be great but the locals stuck in a 1970s time warp and have lost touch with the outside world. Property may be cheap but thats because no-one in their right mind would live here. WE are a vibrant young family living here for the last 5years and we can't WAIT to leave this place and move somewhere where a community does want our business and input.
Not great for
- Unfriendly locals
- No restaurants
- No culture or community
- Cannot get a family doctor
- Noise from large trucks coming to and fro
- Over 300 kms from Perth
- Lots of drugs
Manjilocal, Your problem is that you are at one extreme and Jasadu at the other extreme opinions about Manjimup. I have been in Manjimup for a while now, and, my opinion is that JASADU is entirely correct and TRUE but, unfortunately, his comments and yours are one eyed only. Having said that, I find it absolutely disgusted and very concerned abut the paucity of services such as in Manjimup , one cannot get a family doctor or GP and the hospital is a bit like the old iconic song by Dusty " The Town Without a Pub". Well, here in Manjimup, we have a hospital without doctors and health services ( eg. physiotherapy, psychologist, occupational health, etc...). However, on the other hand, one has to acknowledge that we have subsidised great services from HACC and PATT to help us get to Bunbury for medical treatments ( HACC) and to Perth ( PATT) as examples of aid to the community.
Jasadu, you raise some interesting points, some of which we dont completely disagree with, but can you tell me of any towns that do readily support new business without some element of doubt? Yes it is hard to open a new business in some towns, but it's a hurdle you will face in any town.
In terms of the cherry festival, it is a case of the same people being on the organising committee. Why not get on board and provide some input which may help things change rather than being like everyone else in town who has their opinions but arent actually willing to put any thing into action. If you dont like it, dont whinge about it, get involved and help it change for the better.
Things to do in town - yes there are limited options. But again, do something about it, dont sit back and whinge. We dont have any problem in finding things to do on weekends or after work... there is so much to do!
And really, if you are seriously that set on leaving, just do it. Find a town that wants your business and so called input. I'm sure your input could've been taken on board if you provided constructive criticism to those you are referring to, rather than using a forum such as this to voice your opinions.