justified

Athol park used to be a thoroughfare between Woodville and Grand Junction road.. with mainly 70's era Housing Trust homes. Fast forward to 2010.. and you'll see some really nice double storey homes, nice beemers parked in driveways and some clever landscaping. It's now a happening suburb in the Westwood redevelopment with the advantages of being close to the city and close to the beach. I'm a local here, living in adjacent Mansfield park another suburb in Westwood and have been here for around 20 odd years now. Definately worth checking out if you like the western suburbs.

I've lived in Mansfield Park for nearly 30 years now (two different houses and going on third now), and the transformation the Westwood development in recent years has done wonders for the suburb.

The suburb has a rich history - going from working class suburb to more family oriented middle-class with lovely double storey homes, big parks and great facilities in the form of the Parks recreation centre. Being 7km from the CBD also has it's advantages as I'm a city worker. I much prefer Mansfield/Athol/Ferryden to older suburbs such as Croydon, as most of the houses are relatively new and the Westwood development has meant some decent money has been put into streetscape, public parks, bike trails etc.

Lots of restaurants around here (especially around hanson road), with a real cosmopolitan feel.

Yeah, love it what more can I say.