Comment on Discussion Thread 😛 Friday 17 April 2026
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day agoI find it a very sad place, it’s like there’s been an economic depression there for the past 20 years, which it has since industry moved and stopped paying rates and providing jobs
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Then the artists & students and people looking for cheap housing close to the city moved in. A much more eclectic mix, and quite an interesting one. Thriving art scene and good food available very cheap (compared).
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Footscray has been cheap and mixed for as long as I remember. When I studied and worked in the area a few decades ago there was a thriving immigrant community and lots of artists and students. It hasn’t changed in that regard.