kieranm

some of these positive reviews on norlane to me appear biased and possibly written by real estate developers or real estate agents trying to get people to move into this very trashy area called norlane. Public transport is woeful, buses not very often, a train to melbourne requires changing at werribee after a wait making it a long trip. The reason the properties are valued low is because norlane is a high crime, trashy area full of ferals and housos, hence the low valuations, simple maths. The streets are not tidy, most nature strips and front yards are overgrown, and have 1 if not more unregistered car wrecks sitting in them, almost every corner has a dumped old tv or someone elses trash tossed out on it.

John, I urge you to take responsibility for your own happiness and not blame the suburb in which you live. Also, please refrain from being derogatory towards those who live in housing commission. They deserve a fair go just like anyone else. It sounds as though you have had an unusual experience in Norlane but please understand that yours is not the norm. I have never had to change trains at Werribee in over a year of regular travel and nor have I had anything stolen from my house. Like many properties in Norlane mine is sub-divisible and I may take advantage of that opportunity in the future but that does not mean that I would be miss leading about the place. In fact, the development going on in Norlane is good for the place and I am confident that it will continue to improve as time goes by.

Well said Kieran.

are you a houso, otherwise why would be defending them, Yes I have something against those dole bludgers living off the govt and making the rest of us pay, and when those same houso types drive up and down my street on a dirt bike revving the heck out of it on a daily and nightly basis affecting me, and when you have a feral with a couple of dogs in the backyard barking incessantly non stop then, yes I begin to take exception to it. And when you see the local housos going down to the local bottlo at 9am to fuel up, and revving their v8's up and down the street, it definately has an impact of sorts, yes folks from norlane northshore railway station you do change trains). This area is rampant and full of druggies, dole bludgers, and just trashy people unfrotunately, look at some of the reviews on streets in the area from others and you can read their experiences going back to 2008, it's not just my opinion.

Perhaps you should google Kieran and see if he comes up on the National List of Feral Houso's. While you're at it, check up how to spell "definitely" and the definition of "judgmental", "conceited" and "derogatory" and if there is still time, check out this page. http://zenhabits.net/a-simple-method-to-avoid-being-judgmental-yes-that-means-you/

As regards the barking dogs:- Barking dogs don't worry me except inasmuch it always indicates that they're not being treated/looked-after as they should be: neglected, etc. RING the Council AND the RSPCA inspectorate. (and the police, though they're reluctant to deal with 'animal-related issues'. Sometimes you can get a good result from individual coppers or the station Snr.Sgt.

Five decades in the Corio and Norlane area - so I know what Im talking about. Avoid Norlane! And particularly avoid Corio in the areas near Plantation Rd, Sharland Rd, Kosciusko and Hendy St. Also Caithness Cres/Carmarthen Drive, Goldsworthy Rd areas.

Barking Dogs = Normally Bored & mostly uncaring owners - DVO - unkept property & tv sets shoeless little feet wandering the streets whilst mum is pumping out more poorly created little victims to poverty crime & disadvantaged backdrops

emo4, judgemental much, I live in Purnell end of Hendy street surrounded by beautiful older neighbours. Im a registered nurse who because I brought an affordable house was able to send my kids to private schools. By the way they are not druggies or dole bludgers, they are both professionals and proud of where they lived. Ultimately theres good and bad anywhere .