Sale, VIC 3850

As a rule, I HATE living in town, i detest it with a passion, but due to health reasons i am left with little choice,

Dont get me wrong, Sale is a great place to live, i have been here for a number of years now and i have no intention of leaving anytime soon, I may still be here even after i pass on!!!!!!

If you want a particular item, and it is not here, it will be obtained for you in no time at all, some things here are cheaper than Ebay, so it pays to shop around,

There are a lot of streets here that are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! If you want Melbourne quality, but at a quarter of the price, LOOK HERE, 200-300K will buy you a very nice house,but i will warn you, the traffic here during the holiday season is Absolutely MENTAL, so watch out for that

I have found that MOST of the locals are willing to help you if need be,

BUT, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, if you are looking to buy of rent here, ask the locals where, DONT ask the real estate agents, they will tell you anything to get a sale, Door-knock the area that you are thinking of buying or renting, Scope out your potential neighbors,

Double check the street you are interested in, Some have quite a few undesirables who will defaecate on your front lawn without a second thought,

The unfortunate thing is that the local Police will treat you differently depending on where you live,

for example, if you live in Inglis,Brand,Hutchinson,streets, you be treated with respect and dignity,

If you live somewhere like Ruff, Ray, Picton, Rossetti, you will be treated like the scum of the earth, regardless of who you are,

If i could afford to sell my house and buy in one of the new housing estates, i would be gone in a flash,I try NOT to be racist or discriminatory, But its real difficult with the type of neighbors i have, I am tired of having a knife shoved in my face and racial taunts delivered by persons of original descent, not to mention the alcohol, We as subscribers of local voices are encouraged to be truthful when we offer our opinions, but if we are TOO truthful, our comments are removed and the problem ignored,

I am saying DO buy in Sale, its an awesome place to live, just do your homework,

How to describe Sale? It's a small town, where you'll have to wait two weeks to see a doctor, but you can get in any day to one of the 20+ hairdressing salons around town (and I'm not kidding, there really is that many.)

There are some lovely areas, such as Macalister St, around Lake Guthridge, and down along Lower Heart Rd and in the new development areas of Wurruk. But, of course, don't expect to find anything in these areas for less than about $350,000.

For first home buyers, you're normally limited to areas like Dawson St, North Sale and the north end of Wurruk - which, in their own right aren't too bad, but it would be wise to invest in comprehensive home and contents insurance and deadlocks for all your doors, if you know what I mean.

There are a few nice restaurants to eat at, but a lot of them tend to close down in the first 12-24 months of opening and be re-opened under new management, simply due to lack of clientele. However, there are some stalwarts which have been in the area for some years now, with very good reputations, including Wild Honey and Redd Catt (both in the CBD), Tall Poppy, The Star Hotel and Bis Cucina at the Entertainment Centre.

That's a highlight of Sale, for certain, is the Entertainment Centre. Located on Foster St, it brings a much-needed dash of culture to the area. Regular shows include performances from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, touring shows from Bell Shakespeare and the Melbourne Theatre Company, and stand-up comics like Jimoein, Arj Barker, Tripod and Ross Noble.

As for nightlife...well, personally I love it. I'm more a pub person than a club person, but that's not to include everyone's taste. The aforementioned places, Redd Catt and Bis offer a great selection of local wines and cocktails, but if you want to hit the town up, there's several pubs (Jack Ryan's Irish Bar, The Star Hotel, the Gippsland Hotel and the Crown Hotel) all within a few blocks of each other, with Kazbah and the Club Hotel (aka, Ringers) capping off the great Sale pub crawl.

As for other bits and pieces - there are several large parks that are great for walking and running, the most popular being the circuit around Lake Guthridge and Lake Guyatt. During the summer months, there are often outdoor fitness programs being run around there.

There's also the Gippsland Art Gallery, which adjoins to the Wellington Shire Council buildings. While you won't see collections from the likes of Van Gough, Rembrandt or Da Vinci there, what you will find is a fantastic showcase of art that is often from local artists, including Charles McCubbin and Annemieke Mein, offering a unique perspective to this gallery. It's definitely a must-see, with many exhibitions offering free entry.

There are three doctor's offices - Clocktower Medical, Ramahyuck and Mason House. All offer bulk billing, and there are a few specialist services, including hearing, podiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology. There is also a hospital - Central Gippsland Health Service, which covers the majority of your hospital needs - an A&E department, radiology, maternity, surgery and so on.

There's a small independent cinema with three screens, which normally screens all the big-name releases. However, if you're an independant French film buff, you may need to open a Netflix account instead.

Job opportunities are somewhat unique around Sale. We've got a relatively unique setting of being a regional town with several large industrial employers - East Sale RAAF Base and Esso Longford. Esso Longford is a link to the Bass Strait oil rigs, and employs a large variety of people - from cleaners and receptionists to engineers and first-aid officers. East Sale RAAF Base is also home to the famous aerobatic team, the Roulettes - who can often be spotted training over the skies of Sale, and make for a wonderful sight.

There is also a flourishing local dairy industry for anyone seeking work as a farmhand or sharefarmer, and also a timber mill at the nearby town of Heyfield.

Education wise, Sale doesn't do too badly. There are three local highschools which cover the trifecta of education - Catholic (Catholic College Sale), Anglican private (Gippsland Grammar) and Government (Sale College). For tertiary education, there is the large East Gippsland TAFE Campus, which is also in the process of offering associate degrees and diplomas through Deakin University. Monash University also has a campus at Churchill - about a 45 minute commute.

All in all, Sale isn't too bad a place to live in. It has all your basic needs (though for shopping, you're better off driving half an hour to the Latrobe Valley, to be honest), the majority of crime committed in the area is normally a drunken brawl between two het-up blokes, and it's quite a picturesque place with several parks. Sale would be a great place to retire to, or to raise a family in if you're looking to get away from the metropolitan area.

Sale isn't a great place, though, for young people or couples, since tertiary education is limited, and outside of agriculture and engineering, there aren't many other job opportunities.

real cool dude live here

This is my first review on a town because I never found a place that deserves it more than this place, I have lived here for 16 years and never regrated anything about living here. I love the locals and they are too kind and very friendly.

I also agree with what Dan and Cally Holmes have said before that this place is beautiful and has nice scenic drives.

這是我去過的最糟糕的地方，那裡毫無善意。

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"Sale is barely a blip on the map, and most people, or even many Victorian natives, haven’t heard of it. It’s a small-ish town that has a relatively high population considering its size and proximity. I believe it doesn’t offer much benefit to the state nowadays. It doesn’t thrive, as in, there isn’t much opportunity for jobs, education, or overall social life. It has poor development, and because of this it’s a pretty good candidate for crime, and unfortunately, in reality, it does have a lot of crime (petty crime). A large part of its demographics are unemployed single-parent households with many of your so-called “Bogans”. It has a high volume of diverse illegal drug consumption and sale. All of this is mostly experienced in and around the outsides of the town, mainly in the commission housing areas.

As for the rest of the residents, they’re mostly retirees and stable families that contribute to the workforce and the positive side of the community. The ones that unfortunately have to live in the “shady side” of the town have to mind their business and try to stay out of the way of trouble while the other antisocial types run amok and cause havoc. Sadly, people tend not to get law enforcement involved out of fear of violent retribution, and many do get violent, so nothing gets resolved. This just leads to further degradation of the synergy of living socially, gratefully, and comfortably in the neighbourhood, while fostering more rejection, stress, and potentially a dangerous environment.

It recently had a much-needed new and improved police station built, but despite this it’s still somehow just as useless and unimpactful as its predecessor was. When I was living there, I witnessed almost a decade of severe crime, from vehicle theft all the way up to attempted murder all with the police oblivious to most of it. It was truly horrific. Before Sale, I previously lived in South Dandenong, and let me tell you, despite whatever you may deduce from the statistics, Sale has an unrecognised very high crime rate that just blows away what we know and may have experienced in and around south-east Melbourne. I’m surprised there aren’t any gangs there since it’s the perfect environment for organised crime. Perhaps we will see the settlement of one some day.

Just stay clear!

There probably isn’t much reason to come to Sale it’s small, has only the essential shops, little to no activities or events, slow development and generally has poor socioeconomics and all of this contributes to a cold, secluded, boring-as-hell town riddled with crime. I’ll say if you’re just passing through or want to visit a particular location, then it’s ok, but if we’re talking long-term living… Just forget it! But hey, it’s the only place I’ve visited that features a park that has peacocks freely roaming around, and that’s damn cool!

BANG! What was that!?

That was your back door giving in to a kick from an invader :(
Unfortunately this is the typical experience to live in Sale.

I’ve lived in Sale for going on 3 years now. Love it. I’ve read reviews saying how people are unfriendly yada yada and I have a suspicion about that. Sale is not massive and runs on the backs of the community, so if you don’t roll up your sleeves and pull your own weight a bit, I reckon locals might disapprove and fair enough too. If you help out where you can - doesn’t have to be much - it is appreciated massively. I have made more good friends in Sale in 3 years than I have in the remainder of my life so far. However, I hate shopping and my idea of a great day out involves birdwatching. If you like shopping and don’t want to participate in the community, this might not be the best place to live. I live in what is considered one of the slightly “less desirable” parts of Sale and my neighbours are pure gold, we chat all the time and help each other out. So yes, do your homework but don’t be put off by hearsay or rumours.