Photo curtasy of Google Maps

If your anything like me and have no idea about Dinmore, then fear not. Above this paragraph is a snippet of a map fetched from Google maps. It shows that Dinmore is a smallish suburb located south west of the CBD, and closely north east from Ipswich.

My opinion on why Dinmore may be one of the worst places to buy property in Australia

Based completely from my analysis of this map, I’ve come to somewhat a conclusion as to why this town was voted in this way…

It’s extremely close to the highway and 2 major roads = major traffic levels

Not only driving to and back from work may be a pain, but also the noise level would be amazing. Dinmore had found itself surrounded on 3 sides with constant traffic travelling in and out of Brisbane.

Located on the outskirts of both Brisbane & Ipswich = High buying prices?

As Lauren just explained in her previous article, Dinmore’s prices are surprisingly high for somewhere that isn’t close to any inner-city districts. If the prices were lowered in consideration of their circumstances I’m sure that their reputation would definitely heal.

Dinmore is located on the border of Ipswich City Council & BCC = Possibility of land misunderstandings?

Now this isn’t a h4 argument, but isn’t it interesting how Dinmore is placed on the outside of both councils and it’s also been claimed as the worst place to buy? This seems a little strange to me…

If your visiting Dinmore and/or live there, we’d love to get some definite feedback as to what the situation out there is and maybe some photos to go along with your opinion…..

Dinmore, Brisbane has been revealed today as one of 13 worst places to buy property in Australia. I have never been to Dinmore but convinced that a suburb of Brisbane cannot possibly be one of the worst in Australia. Is Dinmore a lost cause or should we save its reputation?

A Google search offered houses still in the middle $200K… that’s a plus, I can’t remember the last time I saw a 3 bedroom home under $300K.  There is an abundance of jobs advertised for the area, so if you are looking for a job and an affordable home, Dinmore looks like the place to be. Other then home listings and jobs I am at a dead-end on what Dinmore has to offer.  I am tempted to drive out there this weekend to investigate.

Do you live in Dinmore or have you been there? Does it live up to its reputation?

Maybe that age old no news is bad news is true, I have taken a sudden interest in the Suburb, am writing a blog and even considering visiting Dinmore…

xoxo

Lauren

Every year I make that promise to myself to do something spectacular for my mum, and every year I end up as I am today… 2 weeks before with no present or ideas of what to do! There is so much to do in Brisbane, we are surrounded by amazing parks, beaches, attractions, restaurants, cafes and yet I sit here contemplating the fact that I can not think of anything to do!

I am sure there are many of you in the same dilemma, I have made a start on a list of places to go in Brisbane that may make mum happy next Sunday!

Things for those with a little to spend:

• The Brisbane River Dinner Cruise looks amazing! Includes a 3 Course dinner.
• For the adventurous mum, what about climbing the Story Bridge

On the tighter budget:

• Picnic bbq at Roma Street Parklands
• BBQ under the amazing trees at Wellington Point
• Rocklea or Chandler Markets

If anyone out there has any better ideas, please post them up! Living in, as the new ad campaign puts it, ‘this sleepy little town’, I am positive there are many secret places you are willing to share!

Look forward to hearing from all of you.

xoxo

Lauren

Have you ever wondered what the real deal was about our water storage dams? Has the possibility of running out of water in the near distant future ever crossed your mind? How much rain is needed to fill up our dams? These questions and more have indeed crossed my mind, so I went out to find out the answers for myself. In the last week I took the liberty of making a trip down to the Wivenhoe Dam to investigate this. Here are my results….

These results are not founded in any way of form from any statistical data or study, but are completely from my own thoughts on the subject from my photography.

The Map Overview

This is a map of all available places for the public to visit the North Pine Dam. All the following pictures have been taken from every single allowable public sector.

McGavin View - West Side

McGavin View - East Side

Bullocky Rest

Forgan Cove

if you take careful note at all the pictures you will be able to analyse where the maximum water level used to be. Signs such as the mould on the water gates and where the plants on the side of the lakeside merge into the long grass.

My Christmas present to you all is the new theme. It spices things up a bit to change the look and theme of Brisbane Is home and I hope you all like it. You may also want to check out the new about me page to find a little bit more information about me and where I would like to take this blog. I have kept all existing advertisements on the website so that through them I’ll be able to buy a new camera to take many beautiful photos to be shown on this blog.

The following photos are some photos from a setup last year down at South Bank. They gave me a great laugh and I’m sure that everyone out there will also enjoy it.

Have a great Christmas (and don’t forget to tell all of us what your special present was!).

If you haven’t noticed, Home Turf Media is out and someone new is in. That new person would be myself, Chris Vincent. Because of the large work load involved with running HTF the owner finally decided to sell off this website to someone else who had the time and would be willing to continue blogging.

To formally introduce myself, I’m Chris Vincent. I’m a fellow Brisbaneite and blogger. I live on the north side of Brisbane and regularly visit both the inner, outer city and down the south side. I’ve been seeking a project for a long time that would be interesting, informative and something that everyone around me could relate to. Once I saw this website, it came to me as the perfect opportunity. 

To start off my career on this blog, I’m going to be revamping this website in quite a few ways. Here’s only a couple of ideas that I have for the future:

• A new blog theme
• Regular updates to show popular Brisbane Events
• The ability to share your Brisbane images to everyone
• More frequent posting
• Local cafe reviews (contact me for more information)

So if your like me and excited about our wonderful city of Brisbane, and would also like to see growth within this blog, please feel free to subscribe to our RSS feed through your Microsoft Outlook account. Otherwise, If you would like to help me write articles or help me with photography, please contact me at chris.vincent@brisbaneishome.com.

Have a wonderful day.

Ekka time!, originally uploaded by David.

Brisbane’s Ekka starts thursday. Brisbane central train station has a petting zoo set up to promote the agricultural exhibition. Tickets can be purchased at queensland rail stations and a loop train will be running every 15-20 minutes to drop people at the gates. Brisbane’s Ekka public holiday is wednesday 15 august, but surrounding shires have their holidays on other days next week.

Image013.jpg, originally uploaded by David.

Ekka time! www.ekka.com.au

Ekka time, originally uploaded by David.

In addition to animals, the Ekka has a range of art, craft, cooking, commercial and various other displays, popular music concerts, rides and the best strawberry ice cream.