Tree change or Sea change?

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  1. paulF

    paulF Well-Known Member

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    Both for me. Apollo Bay in Victoria on the Ocean road would be perfect to my mind. Although it's getting a little bit too touristy these days
     
  2. TAJ

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    I feel that some may now be reconsidering there plan for a tree change with a good portion of NSW suffering a serious onslaught of extreme bushfires.
    Certainly hope nobody is affected by these severe outbreaks.
    Hats off to the firefighters!
     
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    Agree, feeling their pain at the moment.

    I have some very pointed conversations about bushfire risk when I have city clients moving out to the coast or country. 5 acres down the end of a 1 way in-and-out street surrounded by forest with 1000s of acres of national park to the west is not my idea of serenity in the bushfire season. Mostly preventable with good site selection.

    On a personal note... zero regrets having left Sydney for a south coast seachange 12 years ago!
     
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  4. balwoges

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    Think twice before moving into a popular seaside town - lived in the Nelson Bay, Port Stephens area for nearly 20 years, steady increase in visitors made it unlivable, crowded shopping centre, cafe's full, traffic as bad as Sydney, parking just about impossible and the attitude of some visitors :eek: The holiday season lasts as long as 7/8 months of the year and too bad if you have a heart attack or stroke, its either a helicopter ride or a 45 minute journey into Newcastle by ambulance.
     
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  5. strongy1986

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    live on phillip island and really like it
    it does have a lot of tourists but the advantage of the island is that it is a huge island and still pretty quiet if you dont live in central cowes

    ideally though a lake frontage with bush is the dream
    i like the beach but the wind can be harsh
     
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  6. Nicho

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    10-20 acres of land with ocean views somewhere along the South Coast would be perfect for me I reckon.

    Side Note: I don’t know how the firefighters do it. Hats off to them for what is a tough job.
     
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  7. Lizzie

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    Come and join us in Stocko next year ... assuming it's not an island. Then again ... boat ... :D
     
  8. balwoges

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    No thanks, I have had enough of living in 'out of the way places' since I left Sydney ... :eek:
    I like shops, more shops, cafes and all those things, but I do miss the sea, however Lake Macquarie isn't a bad second.
     
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  9. Phar Lap

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    Buying or building a house in amongst treed areas is just plain stupid. get somewhere thats cleared around with decent buffer zone. Most of the houses destroyed are totally surrounded by large eucalypt forest or on the very edge of. madness in my view.
    Does tree change mean you have to be right up against trees? I thought it just meant away from the cities/metro areas.
    Yes, hats off to the fireies absolute champions.
     
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  10. boganfromlogan

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    I think you need an elevation change rather than a tree change.

    Sea change will be followed by storm surge and climate driven catastrophe - closer you are to water, the more you have to lose (unless elevated).

    Trees burn.

    Elevation is the key.

    get 500 - 600 m up and see the temp drop, fire risk reduce, flood risk lower, and the only thing is to ride out the tempest when it hits (get cyclone rated building done if you are on escparpments or up north).

    Climate change driven BOOM to come.
     
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  11. Lizzie

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    We're 3 blocks from the beach ... 4 blocks from the shopping district that had everything from supermarket to vet ... half a doz cafes in walking distance (including one on the beach) ... 8 blocks from the ferry that runs 6am til midnight straight into the centre of Newcastle ... pretty cosmopolitan :D
     
  12. balwoges

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    Dear Lizzie, these days I consider anything further than 5 mins away from a Westfield Shopping Centre and a hospital, 'out of the way' ... :D:D:D
     
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  14. BuyersAgent

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    This sounds absolutely terrible how are you holding up?
     
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  15. TAJ

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    Have you ever lived in an elevated position? You are completely exposed to wind from every direction. Not ideal in my view!
    Not much point living somewhere if you are reluctant to open the windows due to getting blasted all the time.
    Give me down by the ocean anyday.
     
  16. Lizzie

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    Not living there yet. Currently rented. Should be there end of 2020 ... Currently still a tree changer and prepped for today's bushfires. Fortunately all safe
     
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