karli-b

I have lived in Rowville for the past 14 years and would find it very difficult to move to any other suburb. I have always felt safe living in Rowville and find that the residents of this suburb take a lot of pride in the presentation of their homes and gardens, which creates a clean and pleasant looking environment. Amongst the locals you will find young families, professionals, singles and retirees. It is quite a multicultural suburb with more Chinese and Indian cultures buying into the area.
There are many parks to explore and the restaurants and cafes are bursting at the seams.
Stud Park shopping centre is very convenient as is Wellington Village. The schools in the area have also improved immensely and are now quite highly ranked!!
The new structure of Rowville Secondary College has really elevated the schools academic results.
They offer a Maths and Science Academy, a Sports Academy, a Performing Arts academy and a General Excellence Academy spread over two seperate campuses!!!
I know of people which have pulled their children out of private schools and have sent them to Rowville Secondary College and are very happy with the school and the results achieved. The schools facilities are of very high standard and they even have their very own aquatic centre, which is very rare to see in any government school!!
The location I find is very convenient especially since the Eastlink has opened as I can make it to Glen Waverley Station within 8-10 minutes. Rowville is close enough to the CBD, but also within close proximity to the Dandenongs and the beach (20 min drive via the Eastlink). If I had to fault Rowville I would say that the suburb is missing a train station to accomodate for this large suburb. However with Glen Waverley Station not too far away, so it's not too inconvenient!!
The housing in Rowville is no longer affordable for first home buyers or new families starting out which is sad as it has been such a wonderful suburb to bring my children up in. With our neighboring suburbs,
Glen Waverley and Wheelers Hill's recent price hike, Rowville is now following closely behind!