Charlie Macintosh

Millicent cops a pretty bad rap but it no different than all small towns. Its has its ups and downs. I work in community services and you pretty much see and hear it all.
Pros
Millicent has so many things going for it for example: 1. They're is a dog park behind the information centre.
2. The swimming lake is amazing and it's free! it has a park, volly ball court and eateries right by the water.
3. There is a local hospital.
4. It's has two primary schools, high school + St Anthony's junior school.
5. Woolworths, food works and IGA.
6. Close to Cununda National Park, south end which is about a 15min drive and there are plenty of beach bush walks... Amazing! Beach Port is about a 25/30min drive.
7. Mount Gambier is a 35min drive and its 110 all the way + its a really good road to drive.
8. Millicent has the best park in the while area and out does Mount Gambier 10 fold.
9. It's quiet, you barely hear a sound after 8pm.
10. You get all four seasons.
11. Millicent is green and vibrant.
12. Alot of new people from different states have come into the town and are changing and challenging the locals to do/be better. It's starting to change in a more positive direction, where as this town for a long time has just been the people that have only lived here for their entire lives.
13. The town lives for sport so if you have kids or are retired and love bowls than this is the place to be.
14. Millicent is one the only places that you can still buy into at very affordable and reasonable prices left in Australia.
15. Mount Gabier has been given a grant to upgrade the hospital so in a few more years it be able to offer all services and when that happens house prices will go up.
16. If you get a limestone house without cracking buy buy buy!!! They are the best houses and with regular 150km winds, you wouldn't even notice.

Cons
1. The locals can be a bit prickly at times and it takes awhile for them to accept you, but if you are a confident person the towns quirks won't in the slightest bother you.
2. Renting right now is hard but cheaper than anywhere else.
3. If buying South East Real Eastate Agency has the worst reputation in town. During covid they sold alot of dodgy houses and hurt alot of elderly people and young families. Don't buy through them and make sure that you inspect the house yourself!
4. Old money rules the town and they will support one another no matter what.
5. It's hard to break in socially but it is changing thanks to people moving here from other states.
6. Yes there are drugs in the town but good luck finding anywhere that doesn't.
7. It's hard to get services such as therapists to come to Millicent.