LabTechie

I moved to Uralla in 1995 and left in 2005 due to work commitments. It's a quiet place, where the locals are all friendly, and it is less than 20 minutes away from Armidale where I worked. My wife and I raised our family of 3 there, with few social problems impinging upon their lives.
Being on the New England highway there is not as much traffic as on the Pacific, and getting anywhere is an easy, if sometimes long, drive.
Those people looking for a larger centre for shopping or entertainment can go south to Tamworth, about an hour away.
Plenty of history and plenty to see and do, with blocks of land $50k cheaper than Armidale and twice the size.