Camper

A great little place. Safe for kids. In my estate the parents feel comfortable to let them play in the street. It is a friendly community. My estate has recently organised a regular community picnic so that we can all get to know each other.

Short walk from anywhere in town to the general store, post office, community club (Friday night schnitzels), primary school and sports grounds (tennis, netball, soccer, lawn bowls). There are also a few wineries within walking distance. We think this is great as we used to live in a popular estate in the southern suburbs and had to drive everywhere.

Although there isn't much in the way of nightlife or facilities in McLaren Flat, McLaren Vale is only 4km away and has everything you need. Supermarket, banks, doctors, hospital, childcare, pharmacy, a private school, pub, restaurants, cafes, takeway, service station, more wineries, etc.

Easy commuting with only 15mins to the start of the Southern Expressway. Noarlunga Centre is only a 20min drive.

Very quiet. At night there is virtually no noise.

I do agree that the council need to improve on the maintenance of the reserves and council strips, especially in the new Orchard estate.

With regards to the former bad reviews given:

UG70 - I would like to remind you that although you had no say in the developments going ahead, it was actually one of the locals who sold off their land to the developers in the first place. Maybe you should blame them and not us new comers who are just looking for a nice place to live. Also, harvest time busy - I didn't think so. A few extra tractors on the road, a large harvestor now and again, maybe a bit of night time vine spraying - hardly equals peak hour traffic.

Jahn - you are trying to sell your house. I assume you would like the best price you can get? It seems a little silly to give McLaren Flat a bad review then, doesn't it?

Also, the new estates here are relatively small, certainly not major developments. They are filling fast and the small amount of building noise will not continue forever. As far as I'm aware the town limits are Oakley Rd/Ingoldby Rd to the east, Hunt Rd/Blewitt Springs Rd to the west, the current edge of the Orchard/Scarpantoni/Oakley estates to the south and the current edge of the Springs estate to the north. This means there are no developments allowed outside these boundaries, only within. So the town shouldn't grow much bigger.

All in all, I love living in McLaren Flat!!