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 Hi,

 First post on the site. Very helpful so far.

 We are in the process of moving back to OZ after a few years in the UK and have been looking at Briz-vegas as a potential home. I'm a Tassie boy originally and my wife is english. We have been looking at inner city places, as we'll both be working in the city, but we also like the idea of somewhere out of town where the dollar goes a little further on property and we like the idea of a beachside location. Can anyone tell me anything about Redcliffe/Clontarf area? How long is the commute to the city from there(I'll be working at UQ)? We're both under 35 so we're still looking to have a bit of a night life, is there a decent pub scene in the area?

 thanks

hmm_boags

Doesn't look like we have any Redcliff locals in the Forum, so I'll try to help.

It's a while since I even went out that way. I would have thought UQ was a fair drive from there. According to Google Maps it will take you over an hour.

Not sure if this will work here's the link
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=redcliffe+brisbane+australia&daddr=sir+fred+schonell+drive+st+lucia&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=-27.360308,153.062009&sspn=0.408588,0.697632&ie=UTF8&ll=-27.427852,153.113022&spn=0.408338,0.697632&z=11

Last time I was in the area it wasn't much for night life. Though I am not sure. Another option might be around Wellington Point. same distance and time to U of Q but you wouldn't have to go through the city and I believe there is some chance of a nightlife/cafe society.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9727702764501079897,-27.469350,153.192520%3B17604331593764301416,-27.487280,153.081760&saddr=-27.484517,153.240738&daddr=Stanley+Rd+%40-27.487280,+153.081760+to:sir+fred+schonell+drive+st+lucia&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=12&via=1&sll=-27.46402,153.115785&sspn=0.204102,0.348816&ie=UTF8&z=12

To get a feel for Redcliffe you might also like to at the tourism site http://tourism.redcliffe.qld.gov.au/ Just to give you an idea of how fast things happen in Redcliffe, the site's home page still proudly headlines that it is Queensland's Tidiest Town for 2005. Redcliffe isn't actually in Brisbane it's a city on its own I think.

You could almost forget partying in Brisbane city and trying to get a taxi home it would cost you more in cab fares than your food and wine. Sorry I can't help you with actual experience.

Adam

By the way I had a quick look at the public transport options from Redcliffe to UQ and you can forget it. There's no train and you would need four buses or something. Think like two hours. There's a link to the Translink Journey Planner on our site here
http://www.new2brisbane.com.au/Living_in_Brisbane/Getting_Around/Bus_Services.html