Echuca, VIC 3564

What's work like in the hospitality industry or anything touristy I have a bus license so would like to maybe tour guide

I was wondering what areas to avoid, we are looking to move to Echuca

Hi,
I have previously posted other comments on this site that could be of value to you. I will expand on those comments here.

If you take the entire length of Haverfield St and sweep westward to the Northern Hwy, that would be the area, in general, to avoid.

Ogilvie Ave is a busy and noisy road and getting a car into and out of most driveways will be a challenge, perhaps even dangerous.

High St is also a busy road. As Echuca's population increases, things won't get any better.

Any houses close to the rivers and gum trees could be infested with termites (termites can be anywhere). Houses close to the rivers could be flood prone and getting home insurance could be very difficult but certainly costly (we must not forget what happened to Rochester just over a decade ago when the Campaspe River flooded. The Campaspe flows into the Murray at Echuca). Any streets wedged between the Murray and Campaspe could be very problematic. The port district is close to the Murray so this area could prove problematic and tourists invade the area on weekends and all holidays.

It may be worth considering other nearby towns like Nathalia and Cohuna. They are far more relaxed than Echuca and good value for money. Echuca is ridiculously overpriced .

I wish you luck.

Ivan is at it again. Not being very Positive. He doesn't even live here.

Greetings and salutations Lucy! Let me unpack some things here.
The post may have eluded you as it has been up for a while. Note that there was no mention of the recent '22 Rochie flood.
I need to ask you this. How can facts be negative ("not Positive")? I am being very positive when making things transparent.
Some time ago I emailed a real estate rep in Echuca concerning some negative but true obsevations I made in Echuca. The reply was that I was "there at the wrong time". Quite profound that reply was. I can't recall who that rep was but I can go through an Oz Lotto truckload of emails to find it.
As I have mentioned before, I do spend a lot of time in Echuca. Did you know that some people have dual citizenships and multiple residencies?
I also told you that I owned a house in Gunbower. I stayed there 3 months before handing the keys to Renee at Cohuna. She did such a great job leasing the house with back-to-back tenancies. She also did a great job selling the house for me - 5 platinum stars to her!
What I am alluding to is that I do know Echuca well. I can stand on the banks of the Murray and admire it. I also stand on the sidelines analysing everything. Afterall, this isn't rocket science.
Many country/rural towns share the same crime/drugs/social problems as Echuca does. Echuca is not alone in this.
It really is time to campaign Spring Street Melbourne. All Victorian Real Estate Contracts should include crime statistics and detail major crime events in the property region for at least the last 5 years. That will definitely give some positive and well needed transparency. Hello Mr. Andrews! It will only add a few pages to the contract!
As for me, I will definitely avoid one real estate group in Australia.

Ivan is probably the only one being totally honest regarding this over rated regional town. I would have been far more scathing in my review.

Thanks for your commendation and the previous post that doesn't seem to here.
I definitely won't put my name to any nonsense! All can be verified by official crime statistics, local newspapers, Eyewatch Campaspe and other resources.

You said in your previous post that you have been in Echuca for over a year. You probably did hear about the alleged riots and assaults by youths during the day and night hours, house fire bombing, afternoon stabbing of a man etc. Echuca is not the friendly country town that it was decades ago.

Some time ago I emailed a real estate rep in Echuca concerning some disturbing things that I had witnessed in Echuca. The response from this rep was that I was "there at the wrong time". Very profound but I can still excavate that email somewhere from my filed emails

If you are renting, your return to S.E. Qld will be relatively "easy". If you purchased a house during the recent property boom then it could be difficult getting your money back. Stamp Duty and other costs need to be considered.
Best of luck to you.

Thanks Ivan, yes thankfully we decided to rent as opposed to buying so the transition back will be easier. I penned a much larger response last night but this mysteriously didn't post. Ironically 2 previous posts have disappeared from this site. Oh well, so much for freedom of speech.