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My review of Sydenham is similar to what others have written.

Sydenham is a suburb 25 km North-West of Melbourne CBD. The best thing about Sydenham is the Watergardens town centre where everything is all in one place e.g. shopping centre, train station, library, gym. This is very convenient especially for those without a car and/or who live close to these facilities. Medical centres such as Medical One, are located on Melton Highway, not too far away from Watergardens. Trains are frequent especially in peak hour with every second train running express in the morning peak. The train takes 35 minutes to the city (non-express).

The downside would have to be the crime at the station. Cars get broken into on a frequent basis. I also happened to be a victim of bike theft (it got stolen from the bike stand beside the car park/under the stairs). However, this was before the PSOs came so the area should be a bit safer now.

Although the western suburbs of Melbourne have bad reputations, there are lots of things to like about Sydenham which makes it the best in the west with the pros outweighing the cons.