Aussies reveal the neighbour acts guaranteed to cause a dispute
Exclusive: Australians have given their verdicts about where they live, and there’s one neighbourhood act guaranteed to cause a feud.
As part of nine.com.au’s Your Local, Your Say campaign we surveyed 1000 Aussies to ask them what they loved and hated most about their suburb.
Nearly half admitted that a neighbour parking across their driveway or leaving dog poo in their front yard would be enough to ruin their day.
More than 30 per cent said a revving leaf blower at 7am would also wreck their morning, while one quarter admitted they wouldn’t be happy if a neighbour ignored a simple “G’day”.
Noise from garden tools like leaf blowers is high on the list of neighbourhood grievances. Adobe Stock
Natalie, from Galston in Sydney’s Hills region, who has lived in her suburb for more than a decade, said her biggest gripe about the otherwise peaceful area is the occasional loud party and the fireworks they often attract.
“Because it’s a rural area, and people are on acreage, people have mega parties and set off fireworks,” she told Nine.com.au.
“We get a lot of fireworks in this area, and it sets off the dogs.”
Almost half, 44 per cent of those surveyed, said that traffic congestion frustrated them daily, while poorly maintained roads disgruntled 39 per cent of readers.
What people said when we hit the streets
Nine.com.au hit the streets in Sydney to put our survey results to locals and find out exactly what was grinding their gears.
Ali from Hurstville, a suburb in Sydney’s south, told Nine.com.au that while potholes frustrate him, there are also too many speed bumps in Sydney’s west.
“There’s like three speed humps in every street in Western Sydney.
“But honestly, the potholes are ridiculous.
“I drive a ute, there are some potholes that pump my Hilux.
“I’ve seen some people pop their tyres or wreck their cars.”
When asked what readers would like to see if they had an extra $10 million to spend on their suburb almost one-quarter said it should be spent fixing potholes and dodgy roads.
Deema from Austral, in Sydney’s south-west, said she would want to see roads improved in her suburb.
“My area is fairly new, most of it used to be farmland, and the quality of the roads is not up to standard for how many people live in the area.”
Natalie said she also would put the money towards improving Galston’s food options in the strip mall.
Locals told Nine.com.au that potholes are a major issue in their suburbs. Nine.com.au
She isn’t the only one, either, more than 10 per cent of readers told Nine.com.au they would put the money towards improving facilities within their local community’s shopping strip or main streets.
“All my friends and I all say if somebody wanted to open up a little Italian place, even a big, daggy, red and white checkered tablecloth kind of place, it would be fully booked every night,” Natalie said.
She added that she drives into the city at least once a week for dinner because of the lack of dinner options in the north-west Sydney suburb.
“It would be really nice to see the little strip mall developed, just in our local Galston village, and have a good dining option.
“It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, but just somewhere you could get a good bowl of pasta.”
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