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I moved to Queanbeyan from Sydney 20 years ago. I wish I’d moved sooner. Queanbeyan is just over the border from the ACT. Being a border town there are the usual disconnects regarding public transport, and access to services e.g. to access the higher range of services in the ACT you must be a resident of the ACT. Having said that, the river is beautiful and has some lovely safe swimming in summer. It’s friendly, low crime, great schools and health facilities and being rural the farmers markets and wineries are great. The town does not have a cinema, but 8 kms across the border there is a cinema in Manuka. About 1-1/2 hours from the coast and 2 hours from the ski fields provide easy weekend getaways. Mind you the summers are hot, hot, hot (temperatures over40C are not unusual) and winter is cold, cold, freezing. But spring and autumn are gorgeous. There is a great rail service to Sydney, plus buses to Sydney and the coast, and an international airport, in the ACT.