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I would really like to hear some opinions from locals, as we would love to move there granted it was a safe town for our children.

I saw that as well, also gave me pause, been digging through reddit and online and almost everyone has said the crime isn't that bad, so not sure if it's concentrated in certain areas. Interestingly if you pop over to Uralla and the catchments above that those areas have really low crime rates.

[https://crimetool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/bocsar/](https://crimetool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/bocsar/)

I don’t trust that site. It says Bondi is worse than Mount Druitt. It also says that my quite little area is one of the worst areas in the state but it’s rare to see any crime.

It’s obviously skewed statistics based on per capita and all crime in general whether it’s shoplifting or murder.

That said, Armidale is considered far better than Taree or Kempsey on that list.

Not sure it is too different to elsewhere.

I made a post replying to OP if you wanted to have a look.

Also open to a chat about town if you like, you can direct message me.

I never felt unsafe while I lived in Armidale! I was there for almost 3 years. I definitely feel more unsafe in a big city.

Went through Armidale a lot as a child / young adult and thought the same thing, very beautiful, and a well established town centre given the university, but yes not a lot to do hobby / recreation wise.

That's good to hear, is it in the New England / Armidale catchment?

Walcha area actually, closer to Tamworth

Used to, haven't seen him in town for a long time. As the other reply said, he lives out near Walcha.

And worse, the people who keep voting for him, in spite of how blatantly a scab of a person he is.

I live in Uralla. It's a great place to live.

Below freezing point sometimes🦑

Local here, just like any other small town there pockets where alot happens but I feel that as a whole it's pretty quiet. You HEAR alot but don't SEE much from my experience.

Been here since I was 1 (25m) and I love it but I'm biased, it's a very walkable town if you live close to town. However I'm out by the airport and used to walk to and from work daily on the other side of the cbd and its only about 40 mins, 10 min bike ride.

If you like alot of greenery and weather that is advantageous for rising temperatures armidale is great. The schools are picking back up under a better dept of Ed from what I've seen.

In terms of housing and safety just avoid guiraween and canabe street side, but once again biased they are the only places I've had issues with, south Hill is good near the high school and north hill is beautiful

Not Armidale, he lost the polling booths here in town, all the Barnaby voters live in Tamworth, Werris Creek, Walcha, Inverell etc.

During 1999 it hit -15C ... the cows were not happy.

Old mate missed his true calling as a marketing writer

It's so good that Elton John is making a remix.

Lmao WhatsApp.

I’m devvo on the obvious miss on NASA blowing you *to the moon*

I can hear the fentanyl

Lmao I used to know someone who did this

I suspect there is significant overlap in the Venn diagram of marketing writer and coke dealer

And the baking soda

I was in a intersection the same time as someone else in a 40 zone and he was going a lot faster then me I was going 38 and the red light speed camera flashed will I get done even if it’s not my fault

No. You're safe.

Yeah, those cunts are smart enough to photo the actual perp, not the cars around it.

They know what lane the offending was in.

If your car obscures the other car there is a chance you will get sent the fine. Just contended it and point out the lane numbers

Look at it this way, you aren't the first person to be in an intersection with someone getting done. It would be a disaster if this was a thing.

You should be fine

Ok cool thanks

Oh yeah thanks cause I feel like I was blocking it well see

Fine, not fined.

*Also on r/Sydney to get as much advice as possible

Seeking any advice on next steps. We live in a tiny cul de sac (14 houses). A couple moved into the street 4 years ago and have used the house purely for business. They claimed they were a home occupation initially, then lodged DA to become a home business after operating as one for a year. They have lodged 2 DAs and been refused and are now waiting on the outcome of the third. All previous DAs have been refused due to complete noncompliance in terms of building, safety etc as well as all locals in street and surrounds objecting. We have contacted council to ask why they won’t shut the business down and their response is “we went and issued a stop work order, however they lodged a DA so we can’t shut them down until the DA gets resolved”. Essentially council keeps giving them stop work notices and they keep lodging DA’s to prevent closure. As residents we have spoken to Ombudsman who have said they can’t do anything. Any suggestions or advice on where to go next. We are exhausted and frustrated this is still going on and nothing is being done. The owners have called police on elderly residents and the actual location is extremely unsafe for those with Disabilities or Elderly (which is their main clientele as it’s a chiro and massage).

What's your zoning?

If they have clients come and park there, do they have a traffic management plan?

Do they have employees?

Try r/auslegal

My suggestion and advice is to mind your business.

R2 residential zoning. They have no traffic management plan and multiple employees even though they are classified as a “home occupation” meaning only residents can work there. We know as we see the staff and you can actually book appointments with these staff at the location via their website

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, these no advice in that sub only judgement.

Thank you I will do this

I would be quite curious on how you would deal with a business owner coming in and setting up shop in a quiet street. With disgusting customers who block driveways and when politely asked to move they urinate on cars in front of children. Then have the business owner come and scream at you for “harassing his customers” again in front of children. This is one of the many situations residents are put in every day. This is what happened to my 64 year old neighbour who urgently needed to get to an appointment and was at no point rude to customers as seen by at least 6 residents

Agreed. Sometimes places that were once quiet, become slightly less quiet.

They aren't panel beating, they're doing chiro and massage in their own home.

Get a hobby.

Advice is not allowed. No one there is a qualified legal professional.

>no advice in that sub only judgement.

That's weird, I've had only good experiences asking for help in /r/auslegal.

Are you thinking of /r/auslaw? (Because they're positively nasty to anyone needing any help!)

Civil disobedience is a thing. Be creative.

AusLegal will give you confidently wrong advice.

Auslaw will tell you to see a lawyer, and link you to a resources megathread, and then make fun of you if you act like an entitled twat.

Long story short, my wife always plans and books all our holidays and she asking if I can help more with this one. Im not lazy, I work 6 days a week and she's been a stay at home mum for 10+ years, plus she does a really good job at it. Anyway that doesn't matter. I thought what better place to get help than reddit. We will be looking to stay 7 to 10 nights, flying in. We would be doing all the tourist things, bridge, zoo, Luna Park, a beach etc. We normally stay in cabins at holiday parks or apartments like your Gold Coast style 2 bedroom, kitchen etc. We have seen your ferry system looks pretty handy the kids would enjoy it so a location which has easy ferry access or public transport to ferry access would be good. We won't be hiring a car. Kids are 4 7 10. Hoping to wake in the morning to some good advice to make the wife happy tomorrow night

“I’m not lazy.” Nah, just a massive mental-load-dodging cliche. In the time you took to write your unintentional confession up there, you could have been looking at hotels.

> Im not lazy, I work 6 days a week and she's been a stay at home mum for 10+ years, plus she does a really good job at it. **Anyway that doesn't matter.**

Then why did you mention it?

Us doing your work for you isn't going to help you one bit. It's time to foster a bit of independence in yourself and exhaust your abilities before asking someone to do all the work for you.

Start by going to Google and searching "Things to do in Sydney on a holiday" or "cost of a ten day trip to Sydney."

‘… plus she does a really good job of it.’ Imagine lacking this much self-awareness.

So let me get this straight. You have access to the internet, you presumably know what sort of things your kids like to to, and your wife has asked you to take some of the mental load off her by coming up with some ideas for things to do and a place to stay. And your go-to for research is posting on r/nsw not even r/Sydney or r/travel. You go, man, you’re managing to fulfil every sexist stereotype there is. You work six days/week? What do you think being a 24/7 SAHM is? Your youngest isn’t even in school yet? Lazy sod

r/Sydney might be a bit more active with advice for you. 7-10 nights is a pretty decent sized trip that I'd almost consider splitting up into 2 areas.

My recommendation would be to mainly base yourself near Darling Harbour or anywhere along the city circle train line for easy access to the aquarium, wild life zoo etc and near the trains and light rail to get around.

You can catch a ferry to Taronga Zoo from Circular Quay which is a fun experience.

With 10 days to play with I'd consider catching a train out to Katoomba and spending a couple of nights in the mountains. Scenic world would be good with the kids at their current ages.

> Im not lazy, I work 6 days a week and she's been a stay at home mum for 10+ years, plus she does a really good job at it. Anyway that doesn't matter.

What was the point of this?

Pick out all the usual sydney landmarks and spend one day at each location.

Ferry to manly for the day

Not having a car limits you. Id consider renting a go get for day trips eg to blue mountains

Maybe get a serviced apartment close to a train station.

I’d suggest staying CBD, Chatswood, North Sydney as this gives you close access to the city, but there are parks etc to spend some down time when you don’t want to sight see (kids are young)

Public transport is by Opal card, so you need cards for all adults and I think kids over 4yo.

You might get away with no car seats for the 7yo if they’re around 145cm, but children under 7yo need a car seat. Taxi’s are allowed to have kids travel with no car seats, but Ubers need to have car seats. So if you book a gogets you will need to book a car seat.

* Manly ferry is good, (you can book a session at the surf school if you like)

* Blue Mountain’s is 90mins if you take the toll roads (hiking and maybe stay overnight) - has the cable car down into the valley and the train up (can be a bit scary but my 5yo liked it) - lots of crafts and different foods. Bilpin has some pick your own fruit farms.

* Janolan caves - walk around with the kids, (but out of Sydney) and Oberon.

* you can go visit old houses https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places-nsw/ some of them have activities for kids. The Barracks at Hyde park and Elizabeth farm are interesting, https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/elizabeth-farm/plan-your-visit/

* powerhouse museum

Lots of things you can do in Sydney.

If you stay pretty much anywhere in the CBD you'll only be a short train ride from the main ferry terminal. The main things to do in the city you seem to have nailed down.

A trip to Manly on the ferry is definitely a good idea, while you're there you could catch a bus to the Quarantine Station, but kids might get bored (it's basically a big museum on a big hill). Otherwise there's a nice beach and plenty of shops. I would recommend doing a walk along the harbour somewhere. You can do something like walking around Watson's Bay (another ferry).

Catching a train to the Blue Mountains for a day or even longer is a must do, go to scenic world, three sisters etc. Katoomba has buses, but to get to some of the other places away from the railway line hiring a car will be necessary.

Kiama is also a good out of city day on the train, nice beaches, parks, shops, and the blowhole. The ferry all the way up the river to Parramatta is also worth a trip imo, you basically see all of the harbour if you've done Manly too.

Try to find somewhere in or near North Sydney because it has very good access to all you want to see + the beaches either on the North Shore or the east. If you're going to have to rely on PT, try somewhere closer to the city.

Can't outsource to spouse, tried to outsource to Reddit hahaha

They felt guilty about it, so they mentioned it. Mentioning it got them flamed instead of helped.

A train can get you to Blue Mountains, too.

Jumping on the Barangaroo or Darling Harbor to Circular Quay ferry at night gives a great view of the bridge lit up. The ferry even stops in the middle so you can get a good look and a picture.

It can but it’s a fair hike to the three sisters /scenic world with 3 kids from the station.