Where is the best place to live in Oz and why?

[Dealcloser]

This should be interesting!

[Cath]

If you want to live in a city, I reckon the city of Melbourne, with the harbour of Sydney, in the location of Brisbane would be the best spot to live! (of course, the PI and EC race tracks would be just down the road in this mythical city too)

Honestly, it depends on what your priorities are - there's no objectively "best" place to live.

My best place would be to own a couple of hundred acres anywhere within an hour of Port Macquarie or Brisbane, myself. Or maybe have a nice spread near Lismore. But then, anywhere between Nowra and Eden would be gorgeous too, if a little cooler.

[fireyrob]

Windsor Downs... There's free beer and an angry bloke that fixes stuff thats broken on ya bike to get ya outta there

[Cath]

Good one Firey.

How about Wollombi? There's odd, pasty white, random strangers running past in mankini's doing odd hand signals - there's your entertainment box ticked!

[fireyrob]

Its a little too cold in Wollombi even at lunchtime

[Smitty]

Its a little too cold in Wollombi even at lunchtime

things shrink in the cold...????

[Smitty]

anyway...the best place to live in Australia is Australia

having travelled a fair part of world, Europe the Americas Asia
Australia is simply the best.

Having lived and worked in Brisbane and Melbourne, worked in Sydney and Adelaide
each has their own pros' and cons.....'
so take your choices

[Richo]

Right where I am ... Im 5 minutes to work, walk to the station (if I ever have to catch a train ) .. I got top neighbours (one being a motorcycle mechanic ), friends n family are close by . .and best of all . . the OLD ROAD is 10 minutes up the road . .

What can be better than that!!!!

[photomike666]

Would have to be within a reasonable commute of a major city for entertainment - gigs, big nights out etc. A couple of acres for dirt squirters would be nice, and not to far from twisty roads and race tracks. So far Broadford is looking good (has a track, hour to Winton, 2 hours to PI, 40 mins to Melb), but it does get cold up there. Dirt squirters in the snow is fun...

[Glen]

If I could have a hybrid city I'd have Sydneys Waterways, with Melbourne/Victoria's twisty roads, Perth's climate and either Perth or Adelaides Traffic, plus Phillip Island and Eastern creek within an hour's drive.

Usually this would end up in a good natured slanging match, but given that you're in South Africa I think we're all just considering how good we've got it.

[robracer]

I cant believe the climate that Port Macquarie (NSW mid coast) has to offer, + it has the oxley Thats my choice right there!

[laidback]

Well I'm already there...

Half way between PI and EC, 2 1/4 hours from WP & Winton and 1/2 hour from best of the high country...

Oh and very few of those people that like to have a chat with you on the side of the road...

[MadKaw]

Windsor Downs sucks, too many ppl come over, drink your beer and want you to fix there bikes...

[Frank]

Windsor Downs sucks, too many ppl come over, drink your beer and want you to fix there bikes...

So have you had anyone interested in your place yet Dave? Have you decided on where your moving to?

[bishboy]

Queensland of course, although it was pretty cold this morning, it got down to 9 degrees but a nice and warm 25 at the moment

My best place would be to own a couple of hundred acres anywhere within an hour of Port Macquarie or Brisbane,

This is our plan in a few years, buy a 100 acres or more up near Toowoomba, just so I can have a motocross track for a bit of fun