By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
WHEN the ladies from U3A Cranbourne heard that their beloved suburb beat its competitive neighbour in Melbourne’s most liveable city survey, their reaction was priceless.
Cheering and waving their arms with joy their response highlighted the fierce rivalry between Cranbourne and Berwick.
The recent Fairfax-commissioned study ‘Liveable Melbourne’ ranks suburbs from 1 to 321.
Berwick ranked as one of the least liveable suburbs at 300, while the neighbouring south-eastern burb often referred to as ‘Crimebourne’ ranked 243 on the list.
Chuffed at beating Berwick, the passionate U3A ladies – all from Cranbourne – said it was about time their town got recognised for the great place that it is.
“Cranbourne is such a neighbourly place to live, gentlemen open doors for me, I can always count on my neighbours to bring in my bins, residents are very welcoming and I’ve made some of my best friends here in Cranbourne,” U3A president Margaret Bourke-Finn said.
Previously ranked 263, Cranbourne has jumped up the liveability ladder ticking an extra 20 boxes while Berwick dropped down 26 suburbs.
Though the data was not made available to the public, an article published on domain.com.au on 4 November said that Berwick’s low ranking was mostly due to its city proximity and telecommunications coverage.
Cranbourne’s biggest pluses were public open spaces such as the Royal Botanic Gardens as well as the suburb’s large cultural sector and shops.
The reaction was priceless:
