A refreshing post Becareful, but I suppose
there cannot be a standardized 'mean' to judge a best. Individual taste would be the guide so ratings are meaningless.


Paynesville on the Vic.Gippsland lakes:

WEATHER: Cooler in summer and warmer in winter than the rest of the state. Can get a lot of wind.

PROPERTY: Prices have doubled in the last 2yrs. but were low at the time. One plus is that there is no cheap public housing here [ so no junkies etc. and practically nil unemployment because they can't afford to live here ]. Future prices will keep going up and cover any mortgage interest [you won't make a loss].

PEOPLE: Gods waiting room, full of retired and some working professionals and a weekend/holiday mob of mostly well to do's from Melb. [ and their bored kids ] who are buying houses [arty/up-market] to live in or for holiday use.
Canal living if you have the dosh, allows you an 'outside your door' parking spot for the motor cruiser or yacht for a sort of classier Sylvania waters type mob. who are lower key about their money.

WORK: Basically bring your own. IT based pro. or Builder etc. Some tourist industry jobs in the area, but mostly up at Lakes Entrance [50ks.] So those people live there.
Bainsdale has various work and all the big shops an easy 15ks. drive along the pleasant [un-damed] Mitchell river, but the winding down of the timber industry has been painful as far as jobs go. Big cattle farm service area [ Bairnsdale ] at the foot of the High country and Snowy river area. Paynesville itself is a sleepy hamlet on the lakes. Sort of an up-market suburb to Bairnsdale.

POLITICS: Here it's green Liberal, but due to being in the Bainsdale, cattle and timber electorate, it's red-neck Peter Mc.Gougan, National party turf.

KIDS: A biological con. No thank you.

FUN: If you like the outdoors, you name it and it is here. 300 sq.ks. of lakes, beaches, fishing , sailing, bush walking, and not far from the snow.

CULTURALLY: [ We are a surrounded enclave ] Never has such a cold wind blown over an area and left it so desolate.
If you hate blacks, wogs, Muslims, unions, greenies etc. [ a local bumper sticker gives readers a better understanding of the cultural flavor here: 'anything green, pi.. on it and if it moves, shoot it !!'] and basically have a natural xenophobic nature, but love country music... we'll shucks, you'll feel right at home.
Slim Dusty [ RIP ] didn't buy one of our local pubs here for nothing.

CONCLUSION: Thinking of moving up into the high county. Same narrow minded, basically good people but less of them. Delegate area sounds good. However, most people would love to live here.

Cheers.


[ This Message was edited by: crash on 2004-02-29 13:17 ]