FoxCritter
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"A small town where everybody knows your name."
I've lived here for over five years and work at Macleay Island spar supermarket for two years here is my review.
Pros:
It's quite, there is very low crime, there is three police officers here 24/7 but they're relaxed, there is a lovely preschool and day care centre. Two big shops (one even has fuel pumps), parks lots of public parks here and beaches. An internet cafe, two restaurants, public toilets, jettys, dvd store, own fire, ambulance and police station lots of wild life, golf club a community center that has yoga and karate weekly and more.
Cons:
Cell phone reception drops out in some parts, there is no city no night life and once the water taxis close at 11 you can't go anywhere, Pub drinks and food cost twice as much due to being traveled over here, The locals don't like to say it but there is ALOT of Racism here, Water taxi is expansive and parking is a pain on there and alot of unfinished dirt roads.
If you want to know more or have any questions feel free to ask me.
Great for
- Rent and homes are cheap to buy.
- Country like everyone knows everyone and its quite.
- Lots of parks to vist and beaches.
- Lots of bird life, great for nature lovers
- Low crime rate, cost of housing
- Fantastic for boating, sailing, fishing, kyaking and jetski
- Sun, sea, sand. Life is a beach!
Not great for
- Racism and far from city
- Dirt Roads
- Have to rely on water taxi times.
- Isolated at night when ferry services stop
- Don't come if you want a mainland lifestyle. It's different.
- Parking problems at ferry terminals
- Cost of commuting, many unsealed roads
- Housing savings often lost after ferry fares and 2nd car costs
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- LGBT+
- Hipsters
- Country Lovers
- Beach Lovers
I'd like to know about the mozzies and sandflies...just how bad are they...and, you mentioned the phone drop out, which ares?...and internet?.......would need a good connection as most of my work is done online...Thanks
My friend moved there two months back and no internet ever since? Can anybody throw light on this. Was thinking of going there too but with a home business no internet would be curtains.
re my earlier post internet problem solved. That's it I'm sold on this wonderful place.
Could you please be specific with the racism as Im a Maori hybrid will people call me racist slurs?
Racism lol... foreigners call it racism when someone looks at them curiously... Victim mentality. I have Vietnamese friends who call every sideways glance 'racism'. I tell them to go look up the definition of racism and rethink where they are. Many foreigners think they will be stepping into some kind of utopia, but what many fail to realise is that Australia is a tough country, a land of harsh weather extremes, and you have to be a little tough to survive here no matter where you are from, born here or not. It's people who claim racism expect a red carpet rolled out for them. Newsflash, you're on the bottom of the pile no matter who you are or where you're from or whether you were born here... each of us has to earn the trust and respect of each other in every place, group or country. Each of us has to make their way in life and in this country it's possible. For sure Aussies wouldn't be treated with a sliver of the respect and dignity in your Motherland that you are offered in Australia and THAT is a fact... So ask yourself, why are you here? What do you expect from people? the place? life? It's you who has to stretch and grow and fit in... You *chose* to come here. So choose to decide to understand the place and the people. .... and... it's a PRO that there's no "nightlife" in the sense you mean. There is loads of nightlife, the islands are absolutely teeming with nightlife. Get dressed, grab a torch and go outside for a walk... sit down by the water somewhere, be quiet and listen and watch... THAT is True night life.
Hi. I am big reader. Is there a library or library bus. Also why doesn't the ferry come there like it does to Russel island? Thanks
Yes, all the cons are true what you commented on, BUT as soon as I step of the water taxi and I get close to my house, to my paradise, I forget all cons and I remember just the pros.
I don't know about the racism side if things as I've never seen or heard of it on the island. I use Vodafone 30gb broadband wifi for $40pm and it never causes me a problem. There is a library on Macleay open a few days a week. The ferry goes to all 4 islands and loops back to Redland Bay Marina. Sometimes it goes clockwise other times anti clockwise. Going to Karra and macleay first takes 18mins, going the other way 33mins. Inter island travel is free. Mozzies and midgees mostly in summer at dawn and dusk, same as mainland. Updates, most roads on macleay are sealed now. We now have a great cafe called Scorpion cafe to add to our dining options.
^5 rachelo6 SPOT ON....
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Are you able to elaborate about the racism? Against whom? Thanks.