Chuck U Farlie

The street has good links to the city by car and public transport and is close to the Verson Street strip. But the car traffic is growing by the year and the street is a rat run for people avoiding the West Gate, or other feeder roads into it. Precinct 15 will feed directly into Brunel Street which will make the street a slowly moving car park - even worse when the boom gates come down due to the freight train. Local and State governments must do more to provide alternative road and transport links.
There's close access to the Vernon Street shops/cafes and bus stops on the street to take you to the nearest train stations, otherwise its a 20-25 minute walk to Spotswood train station. Edwards Reserve is great recreational space with BBQ facilities public toilets and playground. The local Community Centre and pre-school are located on the street.

Recently moved from South Kingsville after living there for 14 years.
It has quite a bit going for it in terms of proximity to the city, good public transport links, shopping and amenities. It's also close to Spotswood, Newport, Yarraville and Williamstown, which have far superior café/dining options. Altona Gate, Borrack Square and Yarraville Coles are the nearest grocery and retail options.
The traffic though the suburb is an ever growing concern and residents from outer suburbs like Altona North, Altona, Altona Meadows and even Point Cook use the local streets as a rat run to avoid the feeder roads in their suburbs which join the congested West Gate Freeway. It makes Hudson Road and The Avenue choked most days if using them after 8AM.
The 2,000 new dwellings being built in the Precinct 15 estate on Blackshaws Road will make this even worse as there appears to be little in the way of public transport improvements and bike paths.
The Vernon Street strip is adequate, but apart from Indian Flames and Motorino, there has been a constant stream of transient cafes and restaurants which struggle to maintain a foothold. It has so much potential but it never lived up to it despite being a cool little strip in 2005 when we arrived.
Our family was happy there, but the traffic, the Precinct 15 development, and limited education options in the west helped us to make a decision to move elsewhere.

Our family has just moved to the suburb and we live near the local primary and high schools and leisure centre. The latter is being refurbished with a target 2021 reopening. Our street is a quiet, tree-lined street with little traffic and has a mix of retirees and young/established families.
I thought the plane noise would be an annoyance, but our home is not under the flight path and you don't hear much of the planes, surprisingly.
Milleara Road is busy with traffic for much of the day as many use it as a cut-through to access Highpoint and/or Avondale Heights from the Ring Road or vice versa. Quinn Grove and Rachelle Roads seem to have quite a bit of traffic too, and I guess that is from people avoiding the congested Milleara Road.
Centreway and Dinah Parade have a generous mix of medical clinics, cafes/dining, small grocery, and health and beauty establishments. The Milleara Road shopping centre is good for larger grocery shopping and smaller retail stores.
Public transport options aren't great with no local train station, but bus links are adequate. Car access to freeways and the Keilor Road precinct is easy.
NBN has recently become active in the area.
Coming from the billiard table flat western suburbs, I appreciate the undulating terrain of the area and the Steele Creek Trail is a pleasant walk among the trees. I've yet to explore it, but Brimbank Park looks much the same from what I've seen.
The Valley Lake district is a new estate in the old quarry and whilst the dwellings are more upmarket, and the area surrounding the lake is scenic, it lacks a vibe. Ideally, the display office needs to be converted into a café or similar to bring a little life to it.
I've not spent much time in the western part of the suburb or Pavilions estate.
Overall, I'm really happy with the area and it meets our family's needs very well.