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Point Cook

"Not a great place to live long term"

We live in Alamanda and no longer feel safe here. We had a visit from the police 3 weeks ago to tell us to buy security systems as they are getting up to 3 break in's a day just in this estate and our neighbours had been burgled.

We are often woken in the middle of the night by hoons doing burnouts and racing around the streets. We live in constant fear that they will miss a corner and drive straight into our home.

When we moved here we were pleased to be told that a future school would be built near our home...nothing ever happened and apparently it's not going too - even though the schools are over capacitated (as told to us by the school) and it's only going to get worse as development continues. We currently have to walk to school and back each day - it takes 2 hours a day

The public transport is terrible. The traffic is congested sometimes taking half an hour just to get to a main road.

Internet and phone reception is unbelievably bad, we have tried 3, Vodaphone, Optus and Telstra and they are all the same...terrible :(

Buying an investment property out here is a big risk, in the 12 months we have been here we have seen houses that were renting for $370 a week when we moved in being advertised again for only $330. Because there is such an overabundance of rentals (sometimes as many as 300 in this suburb alone) and we see many houses in Alamanda sitting empty with for lease signs for many months.

I understand some people love it here, there are some great things about Point Cook - there are bulk billing medical centres, there are shops (although a lot are closing down) and a fantastic library.

Personally I think there too many cons outweighing the pro's and it's just not a nice place to live.

It's also a little bit ugly - sorry if that offends anyone.

Great for

  • Everything you need within a 5km radius

Not great for

  • Terrible Public Transport
  • Roads
  • Internet
  • Low Resale Values
  • Parts of PC a bit ghetto

Who lives here?

  • Families with kids
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Melbourne

I drove through Alamanda a few weeks ago and yeah it is very very new with little to offer yet in terms of amenities within walking distance and public transport, but in time I think this will change. Its just one of the downfalls with living in a newly developed suburb.

Phone reception is bad but they are building reception towers at the moment so hopefully this fixes the problem.

I am surprised you are saying some parts are a ghetto, I have driven all over and find that PC has a decent mix of people comparable to many other Melbourne suburbs. I like the mix of the people moving there, lots of foreigners but the right kind if I can say that without sounding racist.

Lastly Rent/Property prices are going down pretty much everywhere, this is not specific to Point Cook. The current climate is very unstable and yes many businesses are shutting down but again not specific just to Point Cook. It's just not a good time to sell a house or start a business.

Mercy

I can't agree more with you. I think the house prices and rentals are affected everywhere. I moved from Glen Waverly a year ago, where I paid a rental of 420 a week when I was staying there ( the house is old, the insulation is horrible and I use to let the tap water run for a few minutes until it turns from rusty brown to clear water). The same house is now being leased for 380 a week, yet there are no takers. In short, the current dip in house prices has affected most areas in Melbourne.

I think point Cook is a lovely suburb, it has all amenities nearby, unlike other more established places. The only thing I would miss are the trees. The more established suburbs are green but that again, point cook is relatively new so please give it a few more years to catch up.

Having said this, I wish the schools here are better. I hope in time to come it will fare well and make its mark.

I like the community, I am a migrant myself and have love being in the mother's group which is made up of a few local Aussie, a Chinese and South African. My son will soon turn two and we still meet regularly!

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