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My wife and I moved to Bellbowrie (Bellbowre Chase) 4 years ago with the intent of starting family in a more country-like environment within 30 mins drive to work in the city. The quiet leafy surrounds attracted us, as did the fact that Bellbowire/Moggill is pretty much a dead end as far as traffic is concerned. Sure, there's the Moggill Ferry, but that there is no high throughput road through Bellbowrie to somewhere else helps keep traffic to only the locals.

Since arriving we've made friends quite easily in the local community and enjoy the more relaxed lifestyle, including access to nearby bushland reserves for mountain biking and hiking.

We were the only young family to catch on to this great suburb though, as moggill.net reports Moggill with the highest proportion of babies an infants at November 2008 ( http://www.moggill.net/hot-issues/21-high-school-for-mt-crosby/2496-moggill-the-baby-capital-of-brisbane.html ). With only two Day Care Centres this might mean that day care places are in high contention, but we found it not too difficult to get spots for our two kids on a part time basis.

Another slight negative point is the lack of variety at the local Shopping Centre. We've found on many occassions that we've had to go to Kenmore or Indooroopilly to get some variety in our groceries. Also, the fresh fruit and vege is usually not very fresh.

Safety is great and I've never felt fearful walking the streets from the local shops (when the gym existed) to my home at night and there are minimal "hoon elements".

Nightlife is limited while the BCC buses are freqeunt, they provide the only public transport, with rail over 12 kilometers away, if you choose not to use the Moggill Ferry to get to Riverview. I see this as a positive though, as a lack of a Pub or Club (save the local Sports Club near the shops) and a rail station makes it less desireable for the less desireables.

All round a great community and place to live to escape the feeling of living in a busy city suburb. A welcoming place for the country boy in me.