FoxCritter
Reviews
"A small town where everybody knows your name."
I've lived here for over five years and work at Macleay Island spar supermarket for two years here is my review.
Pros:
It's quite, there is very low crime, there is three police officers here 24/7 but they're relaxed, there is a lovely preschool and day care centre. Two big shops (one even has fuel pumps), parks lots of public parks here and beaches. An internet cafe, two restaurants, public toilets, jettys, dvd store, own fire, ambulance and police station lots of wild life, golf club a community center that has yoga and karate weekly and more.
Cons:
Cell phone reception drops out in some parts, there is no city no night life and once the water taxis close at 11 you can't go anywhere, Pub drinks and food cost twice as much due to being traveled over here, The locals don't like to say it but there is ALOT of Racism here, Water taxi is expansive and parking is a pain on there and alot of unfinished dirt roads.
If you want to know more or have any questions feel free to ask me.
Great for
- Rent and homes are cheap to buy.
- Country like everyone knows everyone and its quite.
- Lots of parks to vist and beaches.
- Lots of bird life, great for nature lovers
- Low crime rate, cost of housing
- Fantastic for boating, sailing, fishing, kyaking and jetski
- Sun, sea, sand. Life is a beach!
Not great for
- Racism and far from city
- Dirt Roads
- Have to rely on water taxi times.
- Isolated at night when ferry services stop
- Don't come if you want a mainland lifestyle. It's different.
- Parking problems at ferry terminals
- Cost of commuting, many unsealed roads
- Housing savings often lost after ferry fares and 2nd car costs
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- LGBT+
- Hipsters
- Country Lovers
- Beach Lovers
I'd like to know about the mozzies and sandflies...just how bad are they...and, you mentioned the phone drop out, which ares?...and internet?.......would need a good connection as most of my work is done online...Thanks
My friend moved there two months back and no internet ever since? Can anybody throw light on this. Was thinking of going there too but with a home business no internet would be curtains.
Could you please be specific with the racism as Im a Maori hybrid will people call me racist slurs?
Hi. I am big reader. Is there a library or library bus. Also why doesn't the ferry come there like it does to Russel island? Thanks
re my earlier post internet problem solved. That's it I'm sold on this wonderful place.
I don't know about the racism side if things as I've never seen or heard of it on the island. I use Vodafone 30gb broadband wifi for $40pm and it never causes me a problem. There is a library on Macleay open a few days a week. The ferry goes to all 4 islands and loops back to Redland Bay Marina. Sometimes it goes clockwise other times anti clockwise. Going to Karra and macleay first takes 18mins, going the other way 33mins. Inter island travel is free. Mozzies and midgees mostly in summer at dawn and dusk, same as mainland. Updates, most roads on macleay are sealed now. We now have a great cafe called Scorpion cafe to add to our dining options.
^5 rachelo6 SPOT ON....
Yes, all the cons are true what you commented on, BUT as soon as I step of the water taxi and I get close to my house, to my paradise, I forget all cons and I remember just the pros.
Are you able to elaborate about the racism? Against whom? Thanks.