happysid

Hi, i have lived in yagoona for over 20 years and seen it as a kid and adult. Firstly it is well centralised as its nearly in the centre of Sydney and close to the industrial areas of all sides and nice parklands and good public transport and only 25km to the city centre. Culturally there are lots of nationalities in the area and as a kid it was safe to grow up in the area, but over time junkies are slowly moving in. The worst part is that lots of shops have closed down and the shopping in yagoona is bad because of the hume hwy and expansion of bankstown square. When i was a kid back in the mid and late 80's, there were 5 banks, franklins, pizza hut, kfc, macdonalds and a squash centre. Now these are all closed except for the kfc and iga! Yagoona is a great place for a young couple to get started, but to retire, no way in hell!

Moved to plainland a few years ago and should have moved sooner! This place is very quiet and high, not flooded during the floods, and shopping it has woolies, a new caltex servo with kfc, subway and hungry jacks and also big dads and a fresh seafood place and dont forget shultz meat tavern, a lovely trendy pub and a new medical centre and chemist in where you dont have to really book to see a doctor!!! Also has a friendly thrifty hardware store and large lutheran school. I moved from Sydney and this place is like heaven to me, great for the retiree's and young family with kids, as to centre of Brisbane city is only 50 mins away while to ipswich its only 30 mins.