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Hey Paul, based on the responses I'm not entirely sure if the phone number determines your exchange location... I called Telstra to organize the phone connection and internet bundles and what services they could give me. I was calling all the other ISP's around too and they couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't be on the RIM. But when I was talking to the Telstra rep, they guaranteed that I would be able to get ADSL2+ and if not then I would get all my setup costs waived. After a bit of stuffing about (internet connections request not being put into their systems) they got me connected (ended up priority service which took less than a day to get connected). They also made a note in their systems to not put me on the RIM.

So it seems the Telstra connections in the estate of turned out well (they have some good bundles now too), I'd be interested to see what other ISP ADSL2+ speedtests come out like (ie. iinet, internode)

Hi All

Thought place a post here. its been awhile
I was checking the Marriott waters design guide lines and rules i may have missed something just want to know whether we can have front fence maybe 2 feet tall? or a 3 or 4 brick height wall in front?

ok. thats a bummer then i have left over bricks maybe need to use it in some other thing. was thinking to build the post box in bricks of the same color of the house.
thanks for the reply anna

hmm this what i need too. + add post box in bricks. last time when i was at MW i could not find any house that had something front.

thats good news to get a boost on the internet speeds.
who was the fencer you went with since hallam fencing no more i guess.

Well, it's now a month and a week since we moved in, and we're getting closer to the garden side of things - it's the biggest job yet !

The one thing we're noticing (and it's something you can't tell until you move in) : THE TRAFFIC !
Unfortunately Boland Drive is becoming the road of choice to get from the Westernport Highway to Evans Rd/Thompsons Rd, and with the exception of the weekends, it's non stop. It's not so much the burny cars (although we've seen a few Commodores fishtailing and revving like crazy), it's the volume. I've noticed a lot of it is tradie's cars and trucks/vans, so hopefully when Stage 9 is settled that will cut it down.

What needs to happen is:

* Glasscocks Rd needs to be extended (as it says in the Melways, 'proposed') through to Sth Gippy
* Evans Rd needs to be completed through to Sth Gippy.

Glasscocks moreso - because once people come from Westernport, there's nowhere else to go but through Mellington (just as bad for them too), then the rat runs and ours.

With either or one of those roads finished it will make it easier to live - i've never lived on a busy road before, and it's a bit distrurbing, and making it hard to sleep past 7am on a weekday (or do voice overs without the rumbling of cars all the time).
We're thinking of getting StopNoise windows (a second double glazed window that goes on the inside of the frame), but it's hellishly expensive

In terms of the school, that's generating enough noise of it's own, but that'll be over by Term 1, 2011 - and I would think that those 40km/hr limits would be imposed around the school. The Casey Highway Patrol have been sitting at Boland a fair bit getting speeders - let's hope it sends a message, eh ?

Maybe speed humps should be the way to go ?

I honestly cant see volumes getting better until the intersection at Westernport and Thompsons is widened/fixed. With regard to speeding, its terrible, my partner was almost killed at the roundabout on Thompsons Rd walking home from the train station. A car lost control, slid and missed her by cms.

When the primary school opens up, there will be kids everywhere which worries me. I too get tailgated and abused every time I jump on Boland - either that or almost slammed into as I turn onto Boland at the roundabout at the school because someone is flying and has to slam on the brakes! With these things, as what happened at Lynbrook, I very much doubt something will happen to fix it until someone dies, or a few accidents occur

Interesting topic about the traffic through the estate. Firstly, this is why we bought in a circuit, because we lived previously in Lynbrook on a road that was used as a rat-run because the council wouldn't put the connecting road through (and still hasn't). We also built a house this time with the master bedroom at the back and the kids rooms on the side - but you live and learn

Secondly, hubby leaves for work at 5.30am most days and at that time in the morning he turns right at the traffic lights at the intersection of MW and Thompson Rd. But none of the cars want to stop at the red light. It gets to the point where hubby gets the green turning arrow, he creeps out into the intersection and the cars fly along, blast on the horn and abuse him. He points to the lights but it makes no difference. Absolutely crazy and got to the point where he now drives up through Melington and goes along Glasscocks to the roundabout. Even then he finds that cars don't want to slow down to stop and give way to a car turning right so they either nearly hit you or tail gate. The whole situation is appalling. It's not much better during the day either.

On a more positive note, has anyone noticed the big display board where the old MW offices were, looks like it has been up dated to include the proposed retail centre design.

Hi Nesspop

Copied from the Website under Upcoming Events.

Event: Marriott Waters Christmas Party
Date: 05-DEC-10
Time: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM

Marriott Waters is excited to once again share the Christmas spirit in 2010 with its annual Christmas Party Fun Day. With a free barbeque, band and plenty of kids’ activities, the Christmas event will be a fun day out for the whole family.

Cheers
Anna