melbnewbie

After moving here over a year ago from Prahran, initially wondered if we'd ever find our feet, but sure enough, after joining the local kinder and meeting some parents, we ended up finding some of the best friends we could have imagined. Not just for ourselves, but for our kids too. The community is beyond welcoming, and everyone is a similar demographic and age, but it's not just a community that's beautiful.

Around South Caulfield, there are stunning green spaces, from Landcox Park to Bouran Reserve, which is noted as one of the best playgrounds in Melbourne. There are little hidden treasures like the park on Elster Avenue in Gardenvale to the Frog Park, aka Princess Park. There is no shortage of beautiful greenery to explore with the kids.

There's good coffee, but that's one area that the suburb could improve in. Hopefully, with the new developments on Hawthorn Road, we'll have some good cafes. I do want to call out Mr. Brightside and Cedar Cafe for their brilliant coffee and all press beans. There's great food around and some beautiful restaurants as you start going down Glen Huntly Road, but nothing to write home about in the centre of South Caulfield, apart from the Camden pub, which is phenomenal in every respect.

Transport is good, but the trams aren't set up for accessibility. There are some amazing homes at pretty good prices. In terms of safety, I’d say it’s an aware community and luckily we seem to be relatively crime free apart from the occasional annoying graffiti. It’s definitely a suburb that’s on the up and I’m really happy that we bought when we did. I can’t wait to see the new developments in Caulfield South and The houses that go with it.

We live in Prahran East and we wouldn't live anywhere else. Being midway between High St Armadale and Chapel St offers the best of both worlds. Orrong Park and Vic gardens are ideal for kids as well as dog walking with a coffee from anywhere along High St. The highlight is the Mount Erica pub, which serves the best chicken schnitzel in Melbourne.