Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
Well I am not sure that is the place for you - I have lived in Belmont (and other areas) since 1973 and just came back to Canberra from there last night.

The one road from the Central Coast to Sydney - the M1 is prone to major closures due to accidents and can be mighty unreliable. My sister in law had to go to the airport from Marks Point the week before last and it took her almost 5 hours due to a car accident on the M1.

I used to commute from the Central Coast to the Sydney CBD and back daily in the mid 80s and I would be either late for work or get home late at least once per week.

Lake Macquarie (east side) and Newcastle east side would be the pic though the Hunter does seem to have more than its fair share of bogans - out west and Windale.

Also the climate is a bit humid in summer - even now - had arthritis all day yesterday but as soon as I got back to the highlands last night all well.

If you are looking around Caves Beach also consider Catherine Hill Bay as there is a new subdivision going in there, Murrays Beach though there are some weird greenie planning rules in there or Nords Wharf.

Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the lower Hunter have some nice areas but you so need to do your homework first.

Garry
Thanks Garry.
I usually do trips with work, usually starting at 6am. So I only have to go in once, perhaps twice a week.
The 2 hour thingy is when I get an ‘on call’ roster, but fortunately only happens for a month, about once a year.
Checked out Catho. Keeping it in mind.....