Best quiet, community-feel Hinterland area to move to ..

Me too Ziggy

Tamborine has no sewerage or running water and is overpriced for what it is. So many conditions imposed by the Council. Cost to build is enormous if you're looking at acreage.

What harm do they do to your lifestyle? Harrass, open air loud parties, vandalise, drugs, domestic violence. Cause sheer horror. The talk on this forum seriously needs a reality check. The Sunshine Coast is changing very quickly huge population growth, the rednecks are prolific in Maleny, Cooroy, all the places that were once relaxing. Not anymore. Shocking place. Go to the Sunshine Coast if you want to waste money, time and throw away your health. A bunch of worthless thugs. Absolutely no culture whatsoever and the self taught conservative hobbyist will ridicule professional artists, unless the person is a millionaire. The most backward horrible place.

Exactly! What harm do they do? They ruin your life that's what they do!

thats what i was thinking!! the sunny coast is rough as

Exactly Sylviab.

So are you talking about the Sunshine Coast hinterland, it looks amazing up there

In Noosaville as a single senior woman I have been subjected to neighbours opening my side gates to snoop around while I am out - I then put locks on the gates. I was yelled at because I spent too much time in my office (one of the minor bedrooms which faced the rented property next door) even though I couldn't see into their property and nor did I want to. If I went into my bathroom they complained "she's in the bathroom again". The son had mental problems and would stand on something to look at me over the fence. My neighbour on the other side would make sure I knew she could see me whenever I went into my garden to try to make me feel uncomfortable, not to be friendly. I had tradies arriving at 6am who would park outside my home (I had a wide frontage) making a noise and then all piling into one vehicle before driving off with one of my neighbours). This was done to annoy me. For some reason they obviously didn't want an old lady (from interstate) who was friendly, yet minded her own business, was quiet and respectful of others and their properties living in their street. I moved to Cooroibah and it is exactly the same. I have had to install security cameras because the neighbours have been repeatedly trespassing. I have been threatened because I wanted a proper fence to keep out their horses and they didn't want one as they used the escaping horses to come onto my property to snoop around. I have had to warn them that I have been to the police and made a statement of their behaviour and that if they trespass again or threaten me I will take them to court. This has made a difference because luckily my cameras recorded the wife standing over me threatening me, wagging her finger in my face and ridiculing me because I have no family. How nasty was that!! I am not the only woman experiencing these things. It seems Queenslanders don't like interstaters coming up, unless they are spending their holiday cash or whether they don't like older women owning homes. I think there is so much nastiness up here that I have never experienced anywhere else I've lived (several other states). The people who have been friendly and nice to me are all from interstate.

Goodness me tanyaw1, you've certainly got it in for our small town. It's nearly impossible to recognise the Maleny we've lived in for nearly 15 years from your rather vicious description. Yes, we have a few of the problems experienced in many other places, large and small, but to say that the town is 'full of derro yobs' is simply ludicrous. I haven't encountered screaming or harassment but there are countless examples of a community which cares for everyone (check out the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, the Maleny Community Centre and many similar groups) be they wealthy, poor or, as most of us are, average. There are actually three bookshops in town - all independent and locally owned and run. We have independently owned and run shops such as a butcher, fish and chip shop, hardware and stock feed outlets. The IGA is outstanding and they contribute a great deal to local charities and groups like the SES, Cadets, hospital and day care facilities as well as other organisations further afield. This reply is rather late in the writing as I only noticed it a few moments ago but I thought it was an idea to put a dose of informed comment and reality into the subject just in case some intending visitors or residents happen upon this site. Come on up to Maleny, check out what this amazing community has to offer, enjoy the cooler weather in winter, avoid the worst of the heat and humidity in summer and maybe you'll get the real story instead of relying on one very unpleasant comment. Thank you.

Hi do you have a mold problem up there, when we visited someone up there, just parked in the street and I could smell mold, I just wondered, because I really need to go somewhere that's cooler as I don't handle the heat very well, we are near woodford by the way, I just want to know what's like.

Yes mold is quite an issue for months on end, every year in Maleny ( I built on a rise in the elevated Mary Cairncross Av ( not in any of the valleys) and put in more extensive drainage than council requirements. I lived there for 12years. You need to fire up the slow combustion wood fire stove even in summer - once a week let it burn for several hours, if there is a moderate summer wet season, plus make much use of eucalyptus, clove oil blend in diffusers in use often and rubbed on various surfaces - to keep mold away. It is a beautiful area. There is a good, diverse community spirit. Main street in/out of town is dreadfully congested, especially school hours.

I totally agree Tanya. I lived in Maleny for 9 months and was bored to death. Nothing to do, and what there is to do you get bored with pretty quickly. Then there is the horrible steep, winding road up there and down to the coast. If you have teenagers there is nothing for them to do, no public transport, only one taxi (lucky if you can get that!). There is a large alternative lifestyle community who like to think they're "cool" but really they're just a lot of lazy, dole bludgers. It's a pretty area, but in my opinion only worth a day trip.

What suburb do you live in? I agree with everything you say. We live in a peaceful suburb near Beerburrum/Elimbah, all acreage and very peaceful. We chose to live here because of all the people you speak of...I don't want anything to do with them and I refuse to become like them. I have found some likeminded friends, but it's been a struggle.

Hi Tanyaw1 You are just getting a taste of Qld and Queenslanders. Try moving and living in north Queensland if you think Melany is Bowen is 100 times worse the problem is these people never go or do anything and cry if anyone else does. QLD has the most ignorant and arigent people in Australia for no reason at all, I am fairly sure this attitude stems from Joe Bielke Peterson's error when Qld was the most progressive state in Australia. What Joe didn't count on was he was dealing with greedy small minded Queenslanders. Once you understand this and you don't need them you get along fine.

Yes I have to agree its a Qld thing, I just came back from a few days in Cairns scouting for property and it would seem that the further north you move the worse the people are. I agree it must stem from JBP days. They all think Qld is paradise and the only place to be, but what they don't see is that it has been ruined with poor housing development, people building boundary to boundary ( do we really need such huge houses that have to be cooled with the air con running constantly) and many of the houses empty as they are only holiday houses. All this does is create ghost towns that are 50% occupied, if that and are only busy during the school holidays. Needless to say restaurants charge the earth for a simple meal. A cup of coffee in Cairns is so expensive, more than I have paid anywhere in Australia.

Well i live on the gold coast and the people here are so nice and friendly from one end to the other good community spirit to i would never go back to sa ever love this place

You say you are writing to warn people, however, you do sound spiteful and vindictive. Reading your posts, clearly you have an axe to grind. Not all Queenslanders are the same and not all areas are the same. That's like saying all New South Wales and the people who come from there are the same, all Victorians are the same, etc.. Telling people they should leave the state; that's ridiculous! I moved to Cairns 18 years ago. I have never had a problem. We were warmly welcomed by the true North Queenslanders. It was the ones who had only been here, or staying for, a short time that were standoffish. We had no trouble fitting into the community. We don't smoke or drink and lead a very quiet life and met some truly wonderful people here. The neighbourhood I live in is beautiful and quiet with great neighbours who look out for each other. I have lived in a few places in Queensland and made good friends in each place. Maybe it's an attitude thing.

Well said Tanyaw1. My neighbours in Noosaville were nearly all tradies. Loud, beer-swilling, swearing bozo's who thought they were men because they had a beer in one hand and a fag in the other. Nothing could be further from the truth. On Friday and Saturday nights I was subjected to loud music and then the long drawn-out goodbyes outside my home at 3am. Revving engines and loud trikes riding around their property - it was a nightmare. They didn't like the fact a woman was able to buy a large house and live in it alone, so I was snubbed. I couldn't wait to leave, absolutely the worst place I have ever lived. Now living temporarily with a friend in Maleny while I am house-hunting. Her street is quiet, but the town is full of old hippies and the "alternative" crowd, trying to shock or put on a show for the tourists on Saturday ie walking around town with a parrot on their shoulder, or sitting in the street strumming guitars etc. Not sure where I will end up, all I want is a quiet neighbourhood with nice neighbours who respect each other- surely not too much to ask for.

Hi Tanya, so glad you wrote this because now I know it's not my fault that I'm experiencing such ugly behaviour from neighbours .

I have been looking for the last 6 months and have given up...maybe 15 years too late for this region. I was looking for a small acreage as well but still close to the beach, and unfortunately that is very hard to come by up here and down the east coast of Australia, as real estate is still skyrocketing everywhere near the ocean. I now think going overseas may be the answer. I was looking at Cooroy, still a good vibe, the town has defiantly picked up even in the last 6 months, Eumundi/Doonan too expensive, Kin Kin is nice but there is one windy road in and out to Cooroy town. I am glad I found this forum, as I think this has confirmed my thoughts on the region....which is don't bother looking anymore, its just too busy.

It is sad that it is full of thugs and ruined. If you lived there years ago and return a decade later it is very apparent and the type of people are rubbish.

woodgate and or rainbow beach. low populations, flat areas, beaches outstanding. quiet. not too many resources, but depends how old you are. the idea is to get a moble home and go andlook and stay in these areas. i am in tewantin and so tired of the ignorant tree cutting neighbours with barking dogs ( under excerciesed back yard accessories ).

Want to to 20 acres to house a couple of horses

I have been told that Buderim is a bit hilly and I do have some issues with walking , due to age.

where would you suggest to live in Buderim if you loved the peace and quiet and were physically active?

Ive been looking around there, I have kids do you think it would be good for families?

Although this is a pretty area, it is terrible for night life, public transport and taxi's (only one taxi in Maleny). A lot of families move to the coast when their children become teenagers as they have to drive for miles down a steep road to take their children/teens to activities. I lived at Maleny for about 7 months and was bored to death.

tamborine mountain would be my pick to answer the original question.. or currumbin valley.. I just purchased on Tamborine Mountain, building there just after christmas

I think it always pays to have a look at the crime stats for an area before making the move.

I used to live in Tannum Sands when I worked in Gladstone. It was an excellent little spot then and safe to walk alone at night. Not sure how it is now. Excellent family beaches there too.

Unbearable humidity, take cold showers and put on wet clothes, still too hot. A necessity to have air conditioning and access to good swimming. The place is overpopulated and polluted with low quality people and they have utterly destroyed the environment. Destroyed the place.

I really hope you've left the Sunny Coast now, Tanya. It's not just the odd bogan but also the complete downers who have nothing better to do than whinge and whine that try to destroy this paradise. I hear Antartica is good this time of year. The population might suit you.

I am not whinging, Natalie. I lived there when it was paradise, went away and returned to find the information important to share with others to spare them from making choices that may have a detrimental impact on health and finances. I have mentioned that living in cities has been more peaceful due to the people having consideration for others. The whole point of wanting to live there is to enjoy the natural beauty, but developers have ruined and subdivided places I used to have fond memories of and turned forest into golf courses. It should have restrictions and regulations to how much wilderness and nature is destroyed. A study has found that two of the worst towns in the nation for crime are located on the Sunshine Coast. These people are moving throughout the region. I must say I do have more respect for the Emperor Penguin, as they nurse their egg for 4 months in minus 80 degrees without food, to protect and love their chick, than I do for most of the people I have come across in these times. Now please leave your crass comments to yourself.

Hear! Hear! Tanyaw1

i totally agree tanya, 30 years here, too mnay people with too much noise and chaotic renovations. dogs barking ( uloved and back yard accessories ). people in business suits driving HUGE white 4wd that will never see sand. this place is a farce now and just embarrassing. my neighbours moved in and cut every tree down on the block. total devastation and invasion of privacy. no respect. everyone has arrived and brough their ignorance, bad manners, high and mighty attitudes with them. the traffic is that of main roads now. constant and alarming.

and whoever N is. you are so out of touch with your silly argumentative comments. you are the sort of person who has moved here with your fighting words.

Beerburrum and Elimbah are peaceful areas...acreage only

tewantin is ruined. so many renters with bad habits and unloved dogs. bark bark bark. loud voices, unmowed lawns, cars and unused trailers littering the streets. the problem is, there are just too many people in the world now cramming into these houses due to rental crisis. there are cars everywhere. argumentative comments not welcome. any constructive criticism from intelligent thinking beings bring it on.

Could the shire/council introduce a cap on the number of human's who can dwell in the area?

Sadly, Holland Park is not what it used to be. Splitter blocks, overdevelopment of apartments. It's lost its backyard, suburban feel.

Holland Park is being ruined by buyers chopping down all the trees and making it just like any over-developed suburb in Brisbane; tree-less, hot and overcrowded.

Beerwah is about 70 minutes to Brisbane on a good day. During peak hour it's more like 2 hours

Beerwah is bogan country.

Queensland is bogan country ... (excluding some parts of Noosa)

But one has to ask; where have those bogans come from? Many have come from south of the Queensland border.

Nope, my experience is of dinky di Queenslanders (the original bogan). I've lived in Noosaville and now Cooroibah and in each place my neighbours have loved to trespass and snoop around my property to see what I have and if anything might be of use to them. Then there is the neighbour who rushes out to see what I'm doing whenever I venture outside - he has cameras and an alert system set up for when I exit my front and back doors. The neighbour on the other side is a crass, loud-mouthed, foul-mouthed mother who is an embarrassment whenever people visit my home. FB has also mentioned about the trespassing and harassment of women living alone. Having lived all over Australia I've come to the conclusion that sadly, the only nice people I've met up here have all been southerners.