This is a suburb that (until now) I don't know anything about. We're still in The Hills, but from what I can tell, this suburb is newer than the previous two.
My first goal here was to head to an interesting looking park I saw on the map.
I arrived and parked the car in front of this guy's house (who also looks like he just dropped by Homeworld).
The park is called "Turkeys Nest Recreation Park" and I wanted to find out what was the deal. Would I find turkeys nesting? Or maybe there would be turkeys doing recreational activities? I had to know.
The first clue was these pots with cows printed on them. The plot thickens.
Seriously though, what I did find was actually a pretty interesting piece of land. Wide and with not much on it, I was surprised that this was right in the middle of suburbia.
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Beaumont Hills
Beaumont Hills is the next suburb from Kellyville, both geographically and in this blog.My first goal here was to head to an interesting looking park I saw on the map.
I arrived and parked the car in front of this guy's house (who also looks like he just dropped by Homeworld).
The park is called "Turkeys Nest Recreation Park" and I wanted to find out what was the deal. Would I find turkeys nesting? Or maybe there would be turkeys doing recreational activities? I had to know.
The first clue was these pots with cows printed on them. The plot thickens.
Seriously though, what I did find was actually a pretty interesting piece of land. Wide and with not much on it, I was surprised that this was right in the middle of suburbia.
This park has a small "pier" which I made my way towards.
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Walking on this pier has you overlooking what looks like a dried pond. I'm no geologist, so I have no idea what's going on here, but I like it.
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The great thing about this park though is that it's perched on a moderately sized hill, which means you get a decent view of the surrounding area. You can see the brand new North-West Rail Link in the distance here too. This is the part of the trainline which runs overground.
Disappointed in the lack of turkeys, I made my way back to the car and had a bit of a drive through the suburb.
On this drive, I had a revelation about what Beaumont Hills is.
You buy the house in Kellyville, you drive 5 minutes down the road, and you build it in Beaumont Hills. This is quite a "Homeworldy" place.
I also noticed the same pattern of car ownership here: your two options are second hand Japanese, or pricey luxury.
Parking and going for a walk, I felt a bit of sadness as I walked through Beaumont Hills.
You see, this suburb is in a beautiful location. There are still plenty of trees, I found this lovely lake, and there were even ducks(!)
This suburb even has bike lanes which is rather rare for suburbia.
So why did I feel sad? This should be a "lifestyle" area.
It's the afternoon, it's a weekend, and the streets are beautiful.
And yet, there's nobody on the streets. Everybody is in their huge houses, with their cars parked outside. What a waste.
Beaumont Hills - It turned me into a minimalist.
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