ChristineB

Mt Evelyn is a good place to live with families, if you can buy acreage, your kids will love the bush, building cubbies, have a few animals, ride motorbikes , climbing trees and generally the outdoors and fresh air. Cons: there still are dirt roads in some streets with pot holes, gum trees that fall down in the storms, and some houses are built on hilly blocks. It's about choosing carefully the block. I've lived here for 30 years and my family won't shift anywhere else !! The schools are good, the CFA is good, the shops are good, plenty of hairdressers (shear obsession the best), library, post office and two banks. Good meteors basketball club, football, netball, athletics, karate, tennis clubs, gyms. I like that I can get to ringwood east land shops quickly or to the freeway to go to the city. Also good that you are close to the Yarra valley for the weekends. The population has grown a lot and the main street gets pretty busy these days. Nice to have an open fire and own wood, and that kids and teenagers can make noise without bothering neighbours. AAAAAplus!!!