srb29

I live in Bell Vista and it's a lovely, quiet, family friendly neighborhood. Great walking tracks/bike paths, lots of parks, easy walk to the local shops with a grocery store, tavern, hairdresser, Dr and chemist. My kids go to one of the 2 local daycare centres and love it. Everyone says hello when you pass them on the street, we know all of our neighbours by name, and it feels safe. Easy 10 min drive into Caloundra for the beach or cafes, and about 10 mins out to the highway to head to Brisbane, northern beaches, or the hinterland. Only drawback would be the relatively small block sizes. Overall a great family suburb.

Lived at the northern end of Oceanic Drive and it was an absolute nightmare of several share houses full of uni students and young tradies who partied all day & night every single weekend, and through the week. Had to call the fire brigade 4 times in 5 months due to them setting bonfires in the bush behind the houses and the fires getting out of control. Woken up at midnight numerous times by fireworks (not just on NYE either!). Blaring music, parties spilling out into the steet, front lawn covered in broken glass and rubbish several times. Could not get out of there fast enough! Beautiful beach, awful neighbours. Unless you don't mind a bit of noise, avoid this particular spot.