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Amusingly I'm currently living in an estate of bird names. In Ballarat area you mostly want to avoid the flower name streets in Wendouree. But Wendouree also has the most expensive property in the area around the lake.
Sebastopol where I am considering moving to is probably second on most people's list of dodgy places, but there is just one section of ministry housing and along the main road that seem to actually have some problems, the rest is just a bit poor. Which suits me perfectly, as it has let to a bunch of larger parcels of land that still have small unimproved homes on them which is exactly what I am looking for. I want a big garden, I don't want four bedrooms, two bathrooms, three living areas and 17 sheds covering every spec of land, which is what happened to most of the bigger blocks where people had the money to do it.
See Sebastopol is "apparently" the dodgy part but I say go for it because it's bs. Victoria pretty safe.
That's what I'm thinking. But it will take a while to actually tee up finance etc. and then actually find the right spot, so I'll probably be poking at my decision like it's a loose tooth right up until everything is finalised. And then It's going to be a whirlwind of moving and planning what to do with the property and I won't have time to think about where it is actually located again!