Jazi

Altona Meadows seems to have come a long way over the past 10-15 years. It's quiet and clean. People are very working class, with a few issues such as hoons and people leaving shopping trolleys on streets. Council is letting this suburb with huge potential down. The shopping centre is tacky compared with the newer development in point cook, with dirty bathrooms and dated below average stores. Council is also doing nothing to keep residents new skeleton creek from doing what they like in the park way, building retaining walls, compost bins, fenced off areas, and non native planting in public land. Few playgrounds for children, many without shade. If council ever get their act together they could do something quite spectacular with the seaside suburb and parkland near the creek and bay considering what the suburb will someday become. Investment, education and nurturing local knowledge of indigenous planting, particularly near the creek is essential.

The location, land and house sizes are fantastic. Potential is fantastic but will need some real help from Council to create a wonderful suburb with wonderful indigenous park areas and educate and support locals. Should have a groovier shopping centre and well thought out and protected park areas. Wonderful potential as a natural haven with well used sporting and recreation facilities. Council needs to think seriously about the future of the suburb and provisions for cafes and a few restaurants. The dodgy shopping centre just won't cut it.