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This suburb has a lot to offer, it has good train station and links into the city, Edwardes lake park is a lovely green spot for walks, picnics etc, and there is a good choice of primary schools and secondary schools. It also has a spacious feel which many suburbs don't have. Preston Market is a couple of train stops away or 5m drive and is excellent for food shopping, eateries and cafe. It's also well placed for La Trobe Uni, RMIT and if you travel for work you will like how close it is to the airport.

I love that Box Hill North is quiet and family friendly with good primary and secondary schools. You can get to these places on foot and you see many families/kids walking to school everyday. On your doorstep is the train station and 109 tram at Box Hill, fantastic restaurants, good bus network and Box Hill hospital. Westfield Doncaster is a 5 minute drive or 5 minute 903 bus ride away. I leave the car a lot and walk to most places. Friendly feel and pleasant, has a sense of history which is something I like. Teenagers like the fact they can get around easily without relying on mum/dad all the time. It is also well placed geographically, near enough to eastern freeway, easy to get to city, to eastern suburbs or SE (beaches). I'm glad we moved here.

Lived here for ten years, left in 2017 and don't regret it. Doncaster is lovely, green and hilly, great for walks and fairly serene. For everything else, e.g. train, tram, hospital, secondary schools, I have had to leave the suburb to search elsewhere as found that these amenities were lacking somewhat. Used to take the bus to the city and in the last three years the overcrowding got worse - standing room only even before the bus reached the Park n Ride. The fact that there are only buses is a big negative for me. I had to use the car to get to most places and that wasn't the lifestyle I was after. Now live in a suburb where the car gets left at home more, I get more exercise walking to shops, train etc.