maudet

The town lacks any real character. It is effectively just a suburb of Melbourne now.

Also, how long until Hidden Valley becomes its own town?

Broadford and Heathcote Junction are far more characterful and liveable areas.

After living Bayside most of my life, we made the call and moved to a lovely new home in Broadford about a year ago. We looked at Whittlesea, Lancefield and Broadford, before finally deciding on Broadford. I absolutely love this place. There are some great coffee shops and cafes to meet the needs of a foodie, a great butchers and bakery to buy local produce, and the scenery is beautiful.

My husband commutes into the city by train, which is super easy and only take an hour. The drive into the city is also easy as its straight down the Hume, but must admit we prefer the train. And yes, the IGA needs an update, but thats not too much of a problem as we have a Woolies, Coles, and Aldi a few minutes down the road.

I'm expecting lots of new residents here over coming years as the town expands. Why live in the horrific traffic of Kilmore, or dour, soulless Wallan, when you can call beautiful Broadford home.

All we need now is a good Botanical Garden to take advantage of the scenery and masses of pretty green space.