StJJ

We have lived in Bracken Ridge for a little over two years, and cannot wait to move out. Our street is noisy, with boy racers using it as a rat run at all hours of the day and night, and drunks making a racket when they stagger home from the Rum Jungle.

Options for eating out are poor, with the Bracken Ridge Tavern being the only option in the suburb (aside from the bar menu in the Rum Jungle). The menu is limited and any time we have eaten there we can't wait to leave as soon as we finish our meal. However the standard of food is ok.

Options for drinking are also poor, with the Rum Jungle being the only pub. The Rum Jungle has interesting decor, a limited bar menu and is best avoided after dark.

Our neighbours have never spoken to us in the time we have been here. They park their cars all over the road, in front of our driveways, showing us no consideration. They also have dogs that yap and bark at all hours of the day and night, and my husband has been attacked by these dogs on more than one occasion. The owners did nothing other than to yell at my husband for trying to fend off the dogs.

The positives of Bracken Ridge are that it has two supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles, as well as two bottle shops, and a few takeaway outlets. Public transport is reasonable, with bus access to Brisbane on a regular basis.

I do believe there are two sides to Bracken Ridge, and that we live on the bad side, however living on the good side would only improve the neighbours, the facilities and amenities would still be the same.