nouveld

Brooklyn is 15-20mins to city without traffic.
Bus you can take is either 411 or 412 to Footscray Train Station. OR 232 to Queen Victoria Market. Closest shopping centre would be Altona Gate Shopping Centre ( I find the place quite boring) not much shops but they have KmaRT and Coles).Woolworths and few shops are 5mins away to the Mall. Altona Beach is also close which is good during summer but can really be packed like St Kilda beach or even more. Quiet suburb.

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Close to factories and to add on to that- there's these garbage smell (dead rat, piggery factory, dead animal) during weekdays. Its very strong specially when you live along millers road to sunshine (where you will see heaps of factories along the way). I figures out that there's a landfill closeby. However during weekends you will notice any smell.. it depends on the day.
If you have kids and want outdoors its okay but I think these factories can't be beneficial for your health in the future coz its too
Many of them around.Okay to rent and stay for few months and so but to live, maybe find a place closer to the beach maybe like altona north. Past the cherry lakes.But housing prices could go up a little bit as this area is close to city. FEw trees and very dry. Huge trucks use Millers road every weekdays to tansport stuff to these factories. So it can be very noisy and polluted.

Traffic in Western Freeway can be really bad bec of these trucks! Worst delays in the morning. Lucky that Millers Road is not far from the city but really, the Trucks can be your weekday morning dilemma. Do your research first..
I heard brooklyn is the most polluted suburb in Melbourne.. so think about it.