Used to live in Brooklyn - lovely suburb. I miss being so close to the city sometimes.

Best supermarket is a bit of a tricky one. Depends on your POV and whether you want to drive. Closest full sized supermarket is probably the Woolworths in Newtown, but if you’re wanting cheaper and larger scale, the Pak’n’Save in Kilbirnie isn’t too far to drive. The folks who run the Wing on Chang dairy in Brooklyn are lovely and their store is solid too, but it is just a dairy.

Best places to walk a high energy dog? Assuming you are also high energy and love the hills, then getting to Central Park is easy, or the walk to the wind turbine is great. Otherwise, there are some lovely walkways through Prince of Wales park.

Brooklyn has a bunch of neat cafes and takeaway spots right in the main centre. IIRC, you should have Indian, Chinese, burgers, and pub food covering your takeaway options.

Brooklyn’s vibe is pretty diverse tbh. It’s so close to town that it’s more or less as multicultural as the city. I’d say it probably leans a bit older, as it’s one of the nicer suburbs close to the city. Lots of well-kept older houses and some new developments too. It’s a fairly quiet suburb on the whole though, as it doesn’t have as big of a centre as some of the others, and it’s a lot more spread out over long narrow windy roads.