kirby14
Reviews
"Highest price housing!"
I think moranbah is ridiculous!! For a run down old house you will still pay $1000 a week! For the same thing 200kms away its about $300! Only mining bosses can afford that but they get supplied houses for $60 a week!! Its pretty much like stealing!! They are not thinking about the people who dont work in the mines!! There is no nice restraunts, the only places you can go to is the 2 pubs. I will say right now i hate it here
Not great for
- Housing
- Rent
- Activities for teens
- Activities outside of sport
- Dining out
You will also find that that Chinas and the Golf Club are the only decent places to eat. The western heritage is ridiculously overpriced, the black nugget isn't good for families after 6. Drovers rest is terrible. Issacs is overpriced.the workers club is okay but they cannot keep staff and continuously there is no chef so the menu is limited. People who work in the mines that can afford the expensive housing get cheap places whereas the everyday worker has no chance. Teenagers and young adults have no chance of moving out. The town is full of apprentices who are on minimum wage. Give the people a chance. The high school and primary schools are the best thing about the town. Other than that, there is nothing going for it. Also for the fast food. Dominos is run by children almost all the time and IFC and red rooster always run out of food so there isn't always a 100% chance of getting food there. Subway is the only other fast food there.
Rental amount have dropped allot over the last few months. You can get a nice 3-4 bedroom property for roughly $550-$650/week. Recently there has been a new Noodle bar opened up and they have started building an IGA.
It would seem that you are unaware of a couple of things. Firstly by my count there are at least 8 restaurants in moranbah ,The Workers club, Golf club, Black nugget, Chinas, Happy lands, Issacs, Drovers rest, Western heritage and several other cafes as well as the usual array of fast food chains.
The second thing is that its not just"Mining bosses" that receive subsidized housing. All full time employees of the major mining companies(excluding contractors) in this area also receive low cost subsidized housing.
Unfortunately Kirby there is a massive shortage of housing in this town and simple rules of supply and demand have prevailed. We have such a happy and relaxed lifestyle in this town its very sad to hear that you hate it here. Perhaps as you get to know the people better things will change.
kind regards