emilys41

Rowville used to be a great area, but as of recent I’ve only heard of crime that’s been happening. Break ins, theft, car theft and fires, vandalism, hit and runs, the list is truly endless. Property prices are outrageously high for what they are, you’d think we were in Toorak! Any young person wanting to access the market isn’t gonna find decently prices property in this area.

Access to adequate public transport is abysmal, with only bus services available. Nearest train stations include Glen Waverley, however it is not easy to get to, especially in traffic. Stud Road and Wellington Road have faults in this area with traffic at a standstill regularly. Burnouts are common, and I’ve almost had someone spin their car straight into mine before, and they just laughed it off. Cars are a necessity in the area, due to this severe lack of accessible public transportation, and this takes up space on the extremely narrow streets available to us, that obviously weren’t thought out in original planning.

Secondary Schools are mediocre, with Rowville Secondary having a bad reputation. Wheelers Hill Secondary is close but traffic makes the relatively short distance a disaster. Would not recommend Wheelers regardless as I went there and I have to say they cared more about socks and televisions than they did about supporting their students and providing quality education. Probably doesn’t even matter, because they’ve said multiple times that Rowville is out of range anyway. Good thing that, as they don’t have sufficient facilities for the amount of students they do have let alone any more. Primary schools are okay, with a multitude of options in the area.

On top of roads having high traffic, they desperately needed resurfacing, which has just recently been done after several years. Could still be better though with uneven surfaces throughout the suburb. Some residential streets have poor visibility, especially at round-a-bouts, where hedges and bushes are over grown and impairs vision of oncoming traffic. Council needs to stop planting trees close to the roads, because whilst they might be fine now, in years to come when they are grown, they will tear up the roads and footpath and make it dangerous for people to walk or drive within the community.

Stud Park and Wellington Village are close, and quite accessible, as is Rowville Lakes, however rent prices appear to be astronomically high at Stud Park. With all the shops closing down, I can imagine soon all that will be left will be supermarkets and high rise apartment blocks. Knox is in the same boat, so soon we’ll have limited access to any close shopping facility.

Retirement facilities in the area are quite good, with many options available both in, and just outside the suburb. So I guess my one recommendation would be for retirees to move here.