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it is green, it has mountain views and it certainly has lots of open spaces. it feels safe and family-oriented as well.
However, it is not gentle on your car because it is hilly, with the speed limit as 80 it means you need to drive fast on hilly areas.
Also, even if there are really awesome shopping centres around like Eastland / Westfield knox, I generally find parking a hassle in public holidays/weekends. some shopping courts are not free for parking either.
My friends and I met some really rude people that stole our parking spot while honking us at the same time.
I would say it is overall a very habitable suburb. I do think they need more free parking closer to Ringwood station though

Another down side is that I find it colder in winter time than other suburbs-possibly because of the mountain. I mainly concluded this because it takes longer for my car to defrost.

Moved into a shared unit with some girl friends of mine. It was a very safe and pretty suburb for someone who have been walking around by herself at night time (me). Demographic wise, it is predominantly Asian (probably mainly Chinese since it is close to box hill) and Caucasians. Neighbors are generally friendly-usually greet each other with nod and smile.
Restaurants and cafes are within walking distance since I live around the train station. I find their price is usually a bit higher than average but they are generally quite classic
Public transport to the city is very good compared with other lines because it is more speedy and less crowded.
However, for such an affluent suburb reflected from its property price, you would expect better public facilities rather than the narrow roads, outdated train station that doesn't provide comfortable toilets. Also, what seem quite ridiculous for me is that there is no bulk-billing GPs nearby-I had to go to Boxhill.
A killing point for me is the driving especially around the train station-the level crossing, the steep hill, the shabby road and the traffic just makes it not worthwhile. Also I got honked several times, one for driving too slowly as my small car is struggling to climb uphill, one for leaving a space in the "keep it clear" strip as the traffic light turn red while the car behind me was just pushing to turn left, and another time for driving across the "keep it clear" strip as the light turn green unaware that some guy is trying to make a move. you just never win