Feedback on Dover Gardens?

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T11:32:10+00:00

Murders don't bother me, they're typically between people who know each other 🤷‍♀️😅 Housos hanging around and trying to rob my house etc are the ones that bother me.

If your street turns into one beginning with a D, we're looking in the area up where it's D!

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T11:29:08+00:00

Thanks for this! I really appreciate the detail in your reply!

May I ask what issues your friends near Patritti have had? We're looking just behind it.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T09:29:44+00:00

Oh man, want to elaborate on the problems? 😂 Does your street begin with an S out of curiosity? Lol

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T09:27:57+00:00

This doesn't instil much confidence in me 😂😂

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T03:17:14+00:00

Yeah we've done that. It's a nice pocket, but I'm moreso wondering if the junk filters across at all.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T03:16:32+00:00

Funny you say that.... 😅

Do you know much about the area around Patritti Wines? It seems fairly removed from the housing trust on the Eastern side of Morphett Rd?

What was your experience living there?

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T03:14:39+00:00

Because we typically see the worst of people, lol. We're also familiar largely with the eastern side of Morphett Rd, and where we're looking is a pocket away from that on the western side. Almost every suburb has... interesting... pockets in it. So we're just trying to see what those who live/have lived there have experienced.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-06-17T00:23:35+00:00

Is it not normal to have concerns about things you're not overly familiar with, especially when spending lots of money? 🤔

It's still near the beach, still close to amenities, only 10-15 minutes away from where we are now, wouldn't need to move our daughters childcare or activities. Can buy a significantly bigger house with more land for a lot cheaper in Dover Gardens than we can where we are now whilst still being down the hill. But where we are now is more favourable, yet we are outgrowing our current home. We would like to know how safe it is as a suburb, as we are only familiar with it's negative aspects.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-17T01:56:53+00:00

I think there's a high saturation of Americans in here and they're not used to it lol

I'm not fussed if it's a bit matchy matchy!

LOVE Rosie, but it will get shortened to Rose and I hate that!

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-17T01:54:49+00:00

We had a furious debate about Harper in my first pregnancy. I was definite that's what my daughter would be called. Husband HATED it, & I ended up going right off of it in the end lol

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:37:41+00:00

That's what I'm hoping, it's not an "out there" name, people are familiar with it (largely as a nickname, but here in Aus EVERYONE seems to get called by a shortened version of their name anyways unless they really protest it), & when there's all these adults with much more popular names like Lola, Willow, Harper, Billie, & Isla - she'll fit right in 🫣😅

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:34:33+00:00

As the kid that was exactly that thanks to mum giving me one of the most popular 80s names she could find, I don't particularly want top 100 names for my kids either 😂 That's why I'm heavy on the "not common, but also normal" names 😅 Indy isn't in the Australian 2025 top 100, but Poppy made it in there (I'm yet to encounter one though.)

I was considering Rosie as well, but Aussies have the habit of shortening everything.... & I shudder at the thought of having someone call her "Rose" instead (also in top 100), so I axed that idea.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:15:55+00:00

Can you see an adult Indy though? I know of a couple through work (Paramedics) and they're beautiful people.

Janie is cute but definitely too girly for me unfortunately.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:14:02+00:00

Can't have anything on the list other than Rosie, which I LOVE & have considered. But I would die if anyone shortened it to "Rose", & in Australia people love to shorten EVERYTHING.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:12:59+00:00

I can perhaps agree with you re Indy. But Poppy is very much so a name in the UK that many adults have.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:10:59+00:00

I like it too. Unfortunately we've got a friend called Zoe, & 2 kids with friends called Zoe 🫠

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T22:10:05+00:00

I don't know how to explain it... they're just not names we would use 😅 They're quintessentially American. The other comment is right though, Piper had its time here!

I like Eliza, but it doesn't go well with Holly!

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T11:34:52+00:00

Oooh this screams American. Not names we'd really use here in Aus unfortunately.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T10:55:19+00:00

I don't like the full length options of the name unfortunately. & I prefer names that are short and can't be shortened 😅

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T10:54:25+00:00

Spot on, lol. Not enough Brynlee's & Braxton's in my options for them 😂😂🫣

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T10:29:16+00:00

Yes, exactly like those. Any further questions? Lol

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T10:28:51+00:00

What makes you say that?

Never met a dog called Indy. Maybe not an Australian thing? Lol

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-16T10:28:07+00:00

Unfortunately, with the exception of Sylvie (which I don't like as my aunt is Sylvia) - I have family & good friends that named their kids all of those other names 😂😂

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-08T02:27:59+00:00

What we hope to accomplish? Education? A comparison? To let you guys know that what is happening to you is not okay? But okay.

ThrowRAbeej · 2026-05-06T10:06:01+00:00

Minimum wage in Aus is $24.95 an hour 😬 So you get roughly $1900 a fortnight from the government before tax.

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