JamesB11

My family work with the emergency services in another state and after living close to hamilton road, My family and I have really began to hate The fire and Ambulance service just because of the stupidity of the constant blaring sirens anytime of the day but in particular its the early am or late pm ie 11pm, 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am its constant... some days to the point where you wonder has Three hundred people been injured due to the excessive dispatch of vehicles?
And if you watch long enough they usually end up coning straight back? I dunno false fire alarms/ closer units? Who knows, But i feel for anyone that continues to live near that area.

Not only the riddiculousness of sounding a siren contiually down hamilton and onto gympie arterial all the way when there is one if any cars on the road really grinds your gears when you have babies screaming woken up by the noise, dogs howling, etc. You have to contend with the 3 minute wait for the teaffic lights on stupid hamilton and kitthawk drive? Why? because the old and demented (still in possesion of a vehicle and I doubt a licence) drive to and from the stuoid club all hours of the night and day.
During school holidays you will have to deal with typical houso style juvenile delinquents with mouths dirtier than the floor in indian public toilets, So dont leave anything open or out.
We regularly had mail stolen from our letterboxes, and had frequent "visitors" wandering in and out of our building checking out what they could flog.

Honestly and sadly I would seriously avoid the whole chermside area, Its horendously planned with little or none on street parking, The traffic thanks to westfield is ridiculous and any parking near there is often taken by the same group of vehicles left there all day and ignored by councils parking infringment dogs?

Yeah its mildly convenient living on hamilton road, but its not a healthy enviroment.

Bundy. Love it or hate it..

It has pros and cons just like any other area, but be prepared for the typical attitude towards change. It hurts me to say but Bundy just isnt going anywhere. Most people struggle to break free from the ties that seem to bind then to the region. Ie You move away and end up becomibg sucked back into the abysmally dark backwater that is Bundaberg.
Dont get me wrong, I have family and emotional ties there, but having lived in nearly every state in Australia and ina handfull of places around the world, Bundaberg just seems to suck the energy out of life. :(

Employment! Its a huge problem thats becoming increasingly worse for future youth and the existing working populace.

-Plagued by small mindedness, bad managers, small buisness owners and locals trapped in a till death do they inpart change role.

Dont even get me started on the explosive temprement drivers.... Insanity rules!

My claims sadly evidenced by:

-Minimal regional investment.
-Small minded council hindering regional infrastructure, development and growth.
(The council was so stupid that they lost the oppertunity to have major airline connections) however now have virgin regional on one flight a day alongside qantas regional.
-Minimal future predicted growth or oppertunity.
-Exorbitant ever rising council rates despite seemingly doing nothing, yet padding their own wages!
-Minimal to no long term career options apart from health or farming related industry.
-Terrible road to any civilisation north or south.
-Ever growing alcahol and substance abuse, mainly due to the lack of mental stimulus in the region!
-Bundabergs geographic location, Its in the middle of no where. You bypass it going north and south.
-Is a bright future in the cards for Bundaberg? I sadly doubt it unless BIG changes happen.

Mango Hill is the next boomtown, its close to the city but still holds that rural escape feel. Depending on where you choose to live that is! Choose carefully just like every other suburb in Brisbane!
Things to consider:

-Lots of new rentals particularly ones with NO INTERNET. (Explained further at end) some have Fibre nbn, some have nothing as copper phonelines are no longer connected to internet ports!

-Loads of young people and their first rental! Sucks!!!(Noise, smoke, rubbish, loud arguments, p plater cars etc!) But a simple kind request is more than appreciated by all of the ones near us. They mostly seem kind, hardworking/ employed! Not doll thank god.

-Swarm proportions of mosquitoes closer to swamp areas backing onto murrumba downs etc.

-Rat maze of streets to get back onto main roads. Supposedly to stop traffic thoroughfare....

-Highway noise, to be honest Im a light sleeper and can see the highway off in the distance but cannot hear it.

-Swamp Gas smell! This terrible dead odour lingers in the air! Sometimes there, sometimes not. It gets to the point where it smells like an outdoor toilet!

-Upcoming noise from trainline and atributed longer teaffic delays due to stupid installation of more poorly planned and timed trafficlights!

-GPS issues due to so many new streets and estates being established. However a quick report to google maps is quick and easy!

-bus routes...Most areas complete blackspots! We can see 3 trainstations from our balcony but cannot get to one using public transport! And due to the mozzies its a terrible walk, having to bathe in repellents!

-Generally one of the nicer suburbs, its a short trip to the city, or the coast. new shops and superstores popping up almost weekly. Ikea and kmart coming 2016, costco, bigw, coles, woolies, Event cinemas, plenty of trendy eats, bars, plenty of womens shops, plenty of caryards, hardware and males shops.

Personal experiences: apart from an overly loud nymphomaniac woman somewhere around tattler street? yes the noise carries! strange smoke, tobacco smoke an idiot or two with Harleys its not too bad especially considering the superclose location of neighbours.

-Telstra 3/4g Coverage is good, LTE -70dbm to -108dbm and GSM consistent -87dbm.
-TV/FM/AM reception is excellent, you will generally not need a signal amplifier.
-Natural gas is available most areas.
-Stable electricty supply no interruptions previous 10months.
-Fibre to the premisis in new builds! But beware developer promises if its not allready connected to the estate/ street

Re: Internet Face it, Its basically an essential service akin to Power and Water!
Some/most areas particularly new areas are in an NBN zone. This means either future or existing infrastructure is coming or existing.

This can be a blessing or a right pain in the butt, due to the nbn presence ADSL via the normal telephone line isnt available! Providers will not give you it as they see nbn presence. Dont assume you will be special and allowed to connect to thw pots (old copper telephone adsl)
Check the nbn rollout map and if your worried knock on a door and ask also ring multiple nbn suppliers and ask :)
-Dont believe real estate agents! One particular estate targeted at young people with pets was developed with NO internet infrasturcture (NBN cable) in the ground to the estate!