MentoneGuy

Having lived in Mentone for quite a few years now, I would not want to live anywhere else. It's close enough to the City that my daily commute is bearable, and public transport is easy to get.
Plenty of parks and trees make it a very green area, with the local council maintaining everything nicely (unlike my previous area).

Every one is friendly, and for the people that say it has no night life, you obviously haven't looked hard enough. If you get bored of the Mentone's local shops/pubs, it's very close to Mordialoc and Cheltenham which both have whatever you could wish for.