Paul B

I'll start off with the good bits.

Great for outdoor recreation:
- You can walk or cycle to the beach and use the lovely path that runs all the way to San Souci (and continues on to Cronulla/Kurnell). Great cycle path to Mascot then City - cycle commuting is very achievable.
- The water is clean and flat, especially south of Monterey - every spring/summer weekend usually has one great morning for a paddle. Dolphins can be seen in the bay occasionally.
- There aren't many affordable places in Sydney where you can push your kayak for a few hundred metres then launch on the beach and go for a paddle.
- The greenbelt that runs through St George (motorway concession) means there are plenty of green spaces available.

Transport
- Getting to the Eastern Suburbs/inner west or city is pretty straight forward/quick by car/motorbike, depending on travel time.
- Despite being super close to the airport, there is very little aircraft noise. Sometimes a NE breeze will exaggerate the noise but its not a huge roar from overhead, more just the intake noise/grumble from the jets.
- Only 5 days a year when there's a huge westerly does the east west runway get used, then there's a bit of noise but still not that bad.

Liveability
- Most of Brighton le Sands is very quiet. Anywhere on Bay St/Grand Pde/Bestic St or close to Bay St on a feeder road will be noisy but there are many quiet pockets with units. It's a bit further to walk to Coles but the peace and quiet is worth it.
- Down to earth people.

Bad Bits
- Noise if in poorly chosen location
- Some criminal/anti-social elements randomly dispersed throughout. Loud cars, hooning, etc.
- Some obnoxious characters on jetskis on the beach during afternoon.
- Bay St is best avoided for entertainment. Bay St pretty dismal and raucous place at night.
- Demographic is different to, say, Dolls Point or The Shire, if that is important to you.
- Public transport is not as good as nearby places - have to catch bus to Rockdale train station or 303 bus.