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Olinda is way too far out to make it into the city with any regularity.

After living in various locations all over Melbourne, I now have being within 10 mins walk of public transport as a MUST. (Now I have 2 tram stops almost on my doorstep)

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Ah someone from my area - I commute into south bank everyday from Ferntree Gully. I actually don't mind the train trip in. It's a bit further to a train station from Olinda though (assuming that was how you travelled in).

Olinda is beautiful, as long as you are ok to be on bushfire alert at least a couple of days a year

There's a suprising number of tech people out in FG/UFG/Belgrave. At friend's parties out that way there is always a significant number of people in IT.

In any case, my point was more about the importance of being close to public transport: Ferntree Gully has a train station, while Olinda does not.

Like said, I would not work for a company that demands me into an office regurlarly (more than once a week) as it is not needed.

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