No mention of break-ins, vandalism, bullying, graffiti. Looking at this "feel good" clip it seems Toorak and South Yarra are nothing compared to The Pines.
I loved seeing this film. I lived there in the 60’s and 70’s. Some of my happiest memories was from that time. We were one of the first houses in our street. Played on the housing work sites and in the street. Lots of kids to play with. Everything was brand new then.
A wonderful addition to the history of the Frankston area. A true celebration of a great, and frequently stereotyped community. Thank you for the beautifully filmed, sensitive interviews and moving stories for these people who know it so well.
Pines people were Tuff & working Class and worked hard. I lived in Frankston Sth but rode motorbikes in the land at the end of Excelsior Drive. I come down every now & then and ride my bike around the Pines as It brings back memories of the 70's. Loved that time era back then.
I've lived in a few areas and the pines is by far the worst. I've lost so much sleep living here with all the noisy shit heaps driving around all hours of the night and morning. The people of the area are unemployed drop kicks the houses are falling apart. Everyone speeds around with no respect. I here emergency services sirens every single day it's become laughable we usually say oh another person has been stabbed or someone has burnt there house down again. Every foot path you walk on around the pines is covered in glass, graffiti everywhere. It's just a shit area no other way to put it
Proud to have lived in the pines for over 20 years met my wife there raised my kids there and have gained some valued and long lasting friendships there.
Hey Bals it's Becky White (Uncle Ronnie's daughter. My daughter changed my username and pic lol) I was thinking about this video this morning and wanted to re-watch to see the pics Nan put up of Pop, herself and the cousin's growing up. Catch up at Aunty K-Leene's 50th and Kara's 18th ❤
i lived in the pines most of my life only recently moved out few years back still miss living there you can take the boy out of the pines but ya cant take the pines out of the boy well filmed guys well done to all
The Pines is a dump. No one in their right mind would choose to live there. Maybe it was better when it was first built, but not now. It's rubbish town.
I bought a home in the pines, and i looked left and right for the reasons why, found them ten years, why? , We arent oity doity, we are straight forward, ask a question we will give you the answer whether you like it or not, we love where we live, and we will live here until we die, so oity doity, until you die!
I left Frankston in 1984 but had lived in the Pines with a girlfriends family in 1977. We lived in Monterey Boulevard, the drugs were making an appearance but most of the young ones were staunch and looked after each other. The Pines boys were famous and I grew up knowing them from the Monte Carlo Billiard Rooms in Frankston. The Jachabenco family were in truth the Pines boys. I only remember two names Bub and Zulu. Zulu gave me a hiding whilst his brothers beat and kicked my Brother to the ground. My Brother refused to yield and earnt the respect of the boys. I earnt my respect with them when I backed Zulu at the Vines Disco one night. He thought I was crazy wanting to even the odds against his enemies, we became friends. As a footnote some may remember the DJ at the Vines was Vernon Wells who first did ad's for the Body shirt, went on to star in Mad Max II and then Commando with schwarzenegger. Funny he tried to crack on to my future wife one night and got a flogging. That was the old Frankston and Pines. The good thing was if someone tried to hurt a child, girl or an elderly person you jumped in to stop it happening even if you hated their family. That was old school morals!
Great video! Bought a house in the pines over ten years ago, people questioned me over my decision considering the bad reputation Frankston North had endured for years, my simple answer was, so i guess you think everyone that lives in affluent suburbs such as Brighton and Toorak are all upstanding citizens??? You would be so wrong, because there is good and bad everywhere and from my experience, there is alot more good than bad in the PINES!
Lived thete from 1971-1982 Best times Went to Aldercourt Primary ( just newly built) then Monterey High ( now demolished) High School from 1976-1980 Best childhood, kid friendly place. Always playung outside on road..days when only one car per family and Dads took to work.. Alot of so and so Dad coming , get off road to each other from 4-6pm...haha Good ol days..
No class distinction? Thats because the only people who live in The Pines are the poor. Its great to have pride in the place you come from, but seeing the Pines as a teenager was quite shocking for me. I couldn't believe people lived this way in Australia. I hope it has changed since the 90s and 2000s, but anyone I know down that way tells me it still hasn't. If you think The Pines is a great place to live, wait till you move to any inner suburbs of Melbourne, or even the middle suburbs in the south east. You don't get intergenerational poverty and trauma in those places. Teenage pregnancies are extremely rare.
I was a posty in the Pines for a couple of years back in the 80's. My fondest memory is of a pre-schooler (maybe 4-5yo) coming up to me and asking for some rubber bands. "g'day c#nt, got any f$$kin' lackers" . The the mum appears at the front door screaming "get your f#cken arse back inside ya little shit" .....ah the Pines :) BTW, my round before the Pines was in Patterson Lakes, BIG culture shock. EDIT. I should also add that for the most part the residents were super friendly. I got the best Christmas tips from the Pines, invites to street BBQ's, 6 packs, cards with tips. It was slim pickings in Patto Lakes.
@@ehtcom I worked in emergency services in that region back in the day, and saw some terrible things in and around The Pines, and of course some parents who should have not been permitted to breed. However the majority of the community were respectful, got on with each other, and there were many well educated people. But you do need need to go to university etc. to be considerate to others and have common sense, In fact, the biggest morons I had to deal with were the ones living in the more "affluent" areas, such as Mt Eliza and further south. Domestic violence for example can be just as big an issue in well to do communities, as well as in places with low socio-economic issues. It is just that the "richer" places have the means to keep it quiet.
Is your perception is limited by stereotypes- yes more poor, also in other areas where councils stack their 'social housing'- less so, now in the Pines, than in the central Frankston area. ..Social conditions are created- that's why this film is great, to get a new perspective that does not stigmatise the community
What a fantastic video, I just got the link from a friend (he's from Karingal, but I forgive him!). We moved to 50 Rosemary Cres in 1964 into a brand new house that meant an end to caravan parks and rentals. I went to Frankston Forest, then Monterey as it opened and Monterey High, played footy with the Pines from the under 12's (68?) thru to my last game with the seniors in 77 (including the 76 Premiership) with the two Barrys as mentors and Geoff Svigos as a team mate. I never really appreciated the sense of community as a kid, but as a child under 12 was a condition of purchase there were stacks of us and we all lived in everyone else's houses and went to the same schools and we were safe everywhere. And looking back, we were just that, a community and being part of a sporting club expanded that community. Congratulations Deborah.
I grew up in the pines and mum still, lives there. We moved into a new brick house in 1963 not far from the football oval where my brother played for years and we had the best childhood with great neighbours. I agree that we grew up being accepting of others. I have ,ots of great memories Linda (calic)
What a fantastic video and even in 2020 a great representation of the pines I live in, my Pines and our pines. As someone who has only been here since 2012 and despite the warnings and stigma attached to it, I have found it to be a place of belonging, friendship and safety. We have amazing neighbours who have become friends and one who is an original family to the area who we would consider family. The sense of community is so ingrained in this area from its original inhabitants that it still resonates even today. The stereotype of being 2600+ homes full of bludgers, druggies and scumbags that’s painted broadly and sadly encouraged even in our own City is so far from the Pines I know it’s almost inconceivable. Thankyou for this amazing video - I’ve not once commented on anything since UA-cam came out, but felt compelled.
It may have changed, but I lived in a nearby suburb in the 2000s and was mortified when I would visit friends in The Pines. Teenage pregnancies, friends parents smoking bongs in front of us, friends with dads in jail, it was just feral. Those wire fences were a shock for me, who grew up in a neighbourhood with white picket fences and with neighbours who had pride in how their homes and gardens looked. Granted I haven't been back to The Pines in 10 years, you couldn't pay me to go back there. I hope it changes one day but as long as there is housing commission, it will continue to be a place of deprivation and intergenerational poverty.
Hmmmm lovely video but skims over the often harsh brutality especially when drugs hit it big time. It’s unfortunately an example of poor planning. You don’t travel through the pines to go anywhere, you actually have to travel to it as a destination and therefore you (the govs) can just forget about it. And unfortunately they over the decades did a lot of that. the Pines isn’t as bad as it used to be, but that’s because people either grew up, moved out, matured, went to gaol or died. I love the place BUT it’s not this beautiful utopia portrayed here.
Sean, i totally agree with you. Thanks for your post. I was beginning to think 'was I the only person not wearing rose coloured glasses?' I just remember the alcohol abuse after the Sun-downer was built.... The family violence , the neglected kids from large families, Over crowed school classes with abysmal education standards, etc etc . And lets not forget the amount of suicides, and drinking related deaths..... Lets face it , it was a commission area for large families on low incomes. Not some sort of paradise.
Yes , I grew up in the pines during 70's to the early 80's . I knew the pines boys gangs . Frankston North was not a safe place to be walking through at night. During those times . I lived in Aspen court and I will agree that our court was community safe with no class/ Race distinction.. The Bush ( as we used to call it ) over the road from Ballarto rd was combed by paedophiles and bodgies and was very dangerous place for children to play . Ronald Mc donald took care of that 😝 I enjoyed living there ,all the same. I learned my trade as a musician. Though when the hard drugs started spreading through my friends , I decided to get out and moved far north .. I will say though , compared to West Heidelberg , where I grew up as a small child , The Pines was heaven by comparison. There were lots of suburbs like the Pines back then and Rival suburb gangs would often travel by trains in search of wars with other gangs. The Police seemed powerless , especially during the Frankston Riots .. It was often a dangerous place , though I sort of adapted to each unfolding scenario.
@@Nerkumsized Good on you Ted. The Pines could either make you or break you. I grew up on Excelsior drive. Thankfully got out of there at 17 yrs of age. Probably a good thing for me. I was happy to see the back of the place, and vowed i'd never go back to a commission area. Ive worked hard and done quite well for myself financially. So maybe the Pines was good for me after all. :)
I too, lived on the Pines Estate also at 42 Coolgardie St, from 1964 to 1967. I went to Frankston Forest State School in years 5 and 6 and was in the first year at Monterey High School in 1966 and part of 2nd Form in the new school in 1967.
A great story, Well done. I did not live in the pines but went to Monterey High for six years, 1968 to 1973 (approx) a tough but loyal people who would never let you down. I later became a Police Officer and as a young “ plod” in the late 70,s early 80,s Was (with others ) tasked to do door knocks on every house in “The Pines” due to the disappearance and subsequent murders of a number of elderly women who were waiting for a Bus on Dandenong - Frankston Road. ( I think one of the ladies was Allison ROOKE) Anyway, this doorkock took weeks, asking people for information, It still “reverberates” with me today ( at 63 ). How helpful - considerate - and how welcoming the people of “Pines were”. cups of tea and biscuits aplenty, everyone trying to help solving these hideous crimes. It will stay with me forever. Funny thing is we ( as coppers ) could go back to the same address at later time for a domestic etc and the same welcoming people would want to kill us, GO FIGURE👍👍2
I was born and raised in the pines. Lived in Rosemary Crescent. Attended Monterey Primary, Pines Forest Primary, and Monterey Secondary College. I've lived near kananook and even for a bit down Wonthaggi, but back in the Pines now! I've lived on Radiata and Poplar with my hubby and son. More stories like this need to be told 💜 The Pines us residents know!!
Congratulations to all concerned! What a great doco! Having spent the early/mid 60s living at 2 Coolgardie Street I am extremely proud of the amazing people and experiences that I am privileged to claim as part of my most treasured life memories. Life-long friendships were formed and life skills honed under the watchful eye of outstanding mentors. The video captured the essence of all that is positive about living in The Pines!
Those were the best days, Growing up on the Pines was the best, thanks for a great video.
My cousins Jenny and Robyn cann lived in rosemary cresent in the 70s-90s
No mention of break-ins, vandalism, bullying, graffiti. Looking at this "feel good" clip it seems Toorak and South Yarra are nothing compared to The Pines.
30 years I lived in pines , good times bad times you could not wish for a better clas of people
I loved seeing this film. I lived there in the 60’s and 70’s. Some of my happiest memories was from that time. We were one of the first houses in our street. Played on the housing work sites and in the street. Lots of kids to play with. Everything was brand new then.
I grew up in west heidelberg. I feel the pines was pretty much like that.
A wonderful addition to the history of the Frankston area. A true celebration of a great, and frequently stereotyped community. Thank you for the beautifully filmed, sensitive interviews and moving stories for these people who know it so well.
Pines people were Tuff & working Class and worked hard. I lived in Frankston Sth but rode motorbikes in the land at the end of Excelsior Drive. I come down every now & then and ride my bike around the Pines as It brings back memories of the 70's. Loved that time era back then.
I've lived in a few areas and the pines is by far the worst. I've lost so much sleep living here with all the noisy shit heaps driving around all hours of the night and morning. The people of the area are unemployed drop kicks the houses are falling apart. Everyone speeds around with no respect. I here emergency services sirens every single day it's become laughable we usually say oh another person has been stabbed or someone has burnt there house down again. Every foot path you walk on around the pines is covered in glass, graffiti everywhere. It's just a shit area no other way to put it
My old street candlebark cres
Proud to have lived in the pines for over 20 years met my wife there raised my kids there and have gained some valued and long lasting friendships there.
im in dis video epic
Hey Bals it's Becky White (Uncle Ronnie's daughter. My daughter changed my username and pic lol) I was thinking about this video this morning and wanted to re-watch to see the pics Nan put up of Pop, herself and the cousin's growing up. Catch up at Aunty K-Leene's 50th and Kara's 18th ❤
I just live on Moreton
i lived in the pines most of my life only recently moved out few years back still miss living there you can take the boy out of the pines but ya cant take the pines out of the boy well filmed guys well done to all
if anyone knows how to get in contact with Gwen Dearsley can you let me know? I'm Robert Dearsleys daughter and would love to get back in contact 😁
Lived in the pines in the 70s, Burnett st, didn't have any problems
My mum is in this twice
Born and bred Frankston Lived in the PINES, Rosemary Cresent until I was 10.
The Pines is a dump. No one in their right mind would choose to live there. Maybe it was better when it was first built, but not now. It's rubbish town.
I wish there more like you, then maybe it would still be an affordable suburb to buy into
I bought a home in the pines, and i looked left and right for the reasons why, found them ten years, why? , We arent oity doity, we are straight forward, ask a question we will give you the answer whether you like it or not, we love where we live, and we will live here until we die, so oity doity, until you die!
I left Frankston in 1984 but had lived in the Pines with a girlfriends family in 1977. We lived in Monterey Boulevard, the drugs were making an appearance but most of the young ones were staunch and looked after each other. The Pines boys were famous and I grew up knowing them from the Monte Carlo Billiard Rooms in Frankston. The Jachabenco family were in truth the Pines boys. I only remember two names Bub and Zulu. Zulu gave me a hiding whilst his brothers beat and kicked my Brother to the ground. My Brother refused to yield and earnt the respect of the boys. I earnt my respect with them when I backed Zulu at the Vines Disco one night. He thought I was crazy wanting to even the odds against his enemies, we became friends. As a footnote some may remember the DJ at the Vines was Vernon Wells who first did ad's for the Body shirt, went on to star in Mad Max II and then Commando with schwarzenegger. Funny he tried to crack on to my future wife one night and got a flogging. That was the old Frankston and Pines. The good thing was if someone tried to hurt a child, girl or an elderly person you jumped in to stop it happening even if you hated their family. That was old school morals!
Great video! Bought a house in the pines over ten years ago, people questioned me over my decision considering the bad reputation Frankston North had endured for years, my simple answer was, so i guess you think everyone that lives in affluent suburbs such as Brighton and Toorak are all upstanding citizens??? You would be so wrong, because there is good and bad everywhere and from my experience, there is alot more good than bad in the PINES!
I know a shit hole called the "pines" where the sun never shines. Frankston noth
Lived thete from 1971-1982 Best times Went to Aldercourt Primary ( just newly built) then Monterey High ( now demolished) High School from 1976-1980 Best childhood, kid friendly place. Always playung outside on road..days when only one car per family and Dads took to work.. Alot of so and so Dad coming , get off road to each other from 4-6pm...haha Good ol days..
I spent 10 years in the Pines. Norfolk Crescent. It’s a place that shapes a person. Both good and bad.
No class distinction? Thats because the only people who live in The Pines are the poor. Its great to have pride in the place you come from, but seeing the Pines as a teenager was quite shocking for me. I couldn't believe people lived this way in Australia. I hope it has changed since the 90s and 2000s, but anyone I know down that way tells me it still hasn't. If you think The Pines is a great place to live, wait till you move to any inner suburbs of Melbourne, or even the middle suburbs in the south east. You don't get intergenerational poverty and trauma in those places. Teenage pregnancies are extremely rare.
I was a posty in the Pines for a couple of years back in the 80's. My fondest memory is of a pre-schooler (maybe 4-5yo) coming up to me and asking for some rubber bands. "g'day c#nt, got any f$$kin' lackers" . The the mum appears at the front door screaming "get your f#cken arse back inside ya little shit" .....ah the Pines :) BTW, my round before the Pines was in Patterson Lakes, BIG culture shock. EDIT. I should also add that for the most part the residents were super friendly. I got the best Christmas tips from the Pines, invites to street BBQ's, 6 packs, cards with tips. It was slim pickings in Patto Lakes.
@@ehtcom I worked in emergency services in that region back in the day, and saw some terrible things in and around The Pines, and of course some parents who should have not been permitted to breed. However the majority of the community were respectful, got on with each other, and there were many well educated people. But you do need need to go to university etc. to be considerate to others and have common sense, In fact, the biggest morons I had to deal with were the ones living in the more "affluent" areas, such as Mt Eliza and further south. Domestic violence for example can be just as big an issue in well to do communities, as well as in places with low socio-economic issues. It is just that the "richer" places have the means to keep it quiet.
@@ehtcom appreciate you sharing. I always wanted to live in Patterson Lakes worth the canal at the back.
Is your perception is limited by stereotypes- yes more poor, also in other areas where councils stack their 'social housing'- less so, now in the Pines, than in the central Frankston area. ..Social conditions are created- that's why this film is great, to get a new perspective that does not stigmatise the community
What a fantastic video, I just got the link from a friend (he's from Karingal, but I forgive him!). We moved to 50 Rosemary Cres in 1964 into a brand new house that meant an end to caravan parks and rentals. I went to Frankston Forest, then Monterey as it opened and Monterey High, played footy with the Pines from the under 12's (68?) thru to my last game with the seniors in 77 (including the 76 Premiership) with the two Barrys as mentors and Geoff Svigos as a team mate. I never really appreciated the sense of community as a kid, but as a child under 12 was a condition of purchase there were stacks of us and we all lived in everyone else's houses and went to the same schools and we were safe everywhere. And looking back, we were just that, a community and being part of a sporting club expanded that community. Congratulations Deborah.
I grew up in the pines and mum still, lives there. We moved into a new brick house in 1963 not far from the football oval where my brother played for years and we had the best childhood with great neighbours. I agree that we grew up being accepting of others. I have ,ots of great memories Linda (calic)
Not sure about minimum children as I was an only child and moved there in 1967
70s-90s the pines was a great place for a fighter...lol..
Or a Dealer.. lol..
personally having a few mates down that way, i love that area.
Frankston north is lovely, feels like home every time.
Just found this. Grew up in the Pines and glad I did.
lol- the pines in the 70's to 90's were delinquent
It was still delinquent in the 2000s
so were the 60s
I'm always defending the pines. Drugs are everywhere not just in the Pines so stop being negative. It was a great place to grow up
you forgot to mention the stabbings, the meth heads, the crack heads, the ico's, the eshays, the BNE's and a whole lot more.
This was really well made. I grew up in the Pines. Parents lived there from 1989 to 2018.
What a fantastic video and even in 2020 a great representation of the pines I live in, my Pines and our pines. As someone who has only been here since 2012 and despite the warnings and stigma attached to it, I have found it to be a place of belonging, friendship and safety. We have amazing neighbours who have become friends and one who is an original family to the area who we would consider family. The sense of community is so ingrained in this area from its original inhabitants that it still resonates even today. The stereotype of being 2600+ homes full of bludgers, druggies and scumbags that’s painted broadly and sadly encouraged even in our own City is so far from the Pines I know it’s almost inconceivable. Thankyou for this amazing video - I’ve not once commented on anything since UA-cam came out, but felt compelled.
It may have changed, but I lived in a nearby suburb in the 2000s and was mortified when I would visit friends in The Pines. Teenage pregnancies, friends parents smoking bongs in front of us, friends with dads in jail, it was just feral. Those wire fences were a shock for me, who grew up in a neighbourhood with white picket fences and with neighbours who had pride in how their homes and gardens looked. Granted I haven't been back to The Pines in 10 years, you couldn't pay me to go back there. I hope it changes one day but as long as there is housing commission, it will continue to be a place of deprivation and intergenerational poverty.
@@alphabet_soup123 do yourself a favour and visit pines again - just for old times sake. Keep an open mind and I think you will be surprised
@@alphabet_soup123 So you hung around some bad friends. Don't judge the rest of the pines on the quality of your shady friends
Such bullshit. Yeah it has golden times just like everywhere, but the place was no cakewalk. It was always rife with domestics and other rubbish.
@4:12 I remember this before Maccas was built, I grew up across the road from there
Hmmmm lovely video but skims over the often harsh brutality especially when drugs hit it big time. It’s unfortunately an example of poor planning. You don’t travel through the pines to go anywhere, you actually have to travel to it as a destination and therefore you (the govs) can just forget about it. And unfortunately they over the decades did a lot of that. the Pines isn’t as bad as it used to be, but that’s because people either grew up, moved out, matured, went to gaol or died. I love the place BUT it’s not this beautiful utopia portrayed here.
Sean, i totally agree with you. Thanks for your post. I was beginning to think 'was I the only person not wearing rose coloured glasses?' I just remember the alcohol abuse after the Sun-downer was built.... The family violence , the neglected kids from large families, Over crowed school classes with abysmal education standards, etc etc . And lets not forget the amount of suicides, and drinking related deaths..... Lets face it , it was a commission area for large families on low incomes. Not some sort of paradise.
Yes , I grew up in the pines during 70's to the early 80's . I knew the pines boys gangs . Frankston North was not a safe place to be walking through at night. During those times . I lived in Aspen court and I will agree that our court was community safe with no class/ Race distinction.. The Bush ( as we used to call it ) over the road from Ballarto rd was combed by paedophiles and bodgies and was very dangerous place for children to play . Ronald Mc donald took care of that 😝 I enjoyed living there ,all the same. I learned my trade as a musician. Though when the hard drugs started spreading through my friends , I decided to get out and moved far north .. I will say though , compared to West Heidelberg , where I grew up as a small child , The Pines was heaven by comparison. There were lots of suburbs like the Pines back then and Rival suburb gangs would often travel by trains in search of wars with other gangs. The Police seemed powerless , especially during the Frankston Riots .. It was often a dangerous place , though I sort of adapted to each unfolding scenario.
@@Nerkumsized Good on you Ted. The Pines could either make you or break you. I grew up on Excelsior drive. Thankfully got out of there at 17 yrs of age. Probably a good thing for me. I was happy to see the back of the place, and vowed i'd never go back to a commission area. Ive worked hard and done quite well for myself financially. So maybe the Pines was good for me after all. :)
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I remember driving past the primary school thinking it had closed down. To my horror it was still open. Ugly place.
I lived on the pines estate at 42 coolgardie st, from 1964 to 1967, and went to karingal high school 1964 to 1966 incl.
I too, lived on the Pines Estate also at 42 Coolgardie St, from 1964 to 1967. I went to Frankston Forest State School in years 5 and 6 and was in the first year at Monterey High School in 1966 and part of 2nd Form in the new school in 1967.
Great docco that captures the spirit of the place. Hello Geoff Svigos from George Kennedy
A great story, Well done. I did not live in the pines but went to Monterey High for six years, 1968 to 1973 (approx) a tough but loyal people who would never let you down. I later became a Police Officer and as a young “ plod” in the late 70,s early 80,s Was (with others ) tasked to do door knocks on every house in “The Pines” due to the disappearance and subsequent murders of a number of elderly women who were waiting for a Bus on Dandenong - Frankston Road. ( I think one of the ladies was Allison ROOKE) Anyway, this doorkock took weeks, asking people for information, It still “reverberates” with me today ( at 63 ). How helpful - considerate - and how welcoming the people of “Pines were”. cups of tea and biscuits aplenty, everyone trying to help solving these hideous crimes. It will stay with me forever. Funny thing is we ( as coppers ) could go back to the same address at later time for a domestic etc and the same welcoming people would want to kill us, GO FIGURE👍👍2
Lots of memories, lots of familiar names, lot's of quality and lots of pride!
oath
Yes the pines that how it is and thats me on the scooter
great video on the pines representation of its people been a part on the pines family for 30 plus years
Living the dream
Same pines with all those drug addicts and burglaries that happen daily?
had the same streets hahah
Bro there is like no burglaries
I was born and raised in the pines. Lived in Rosemary Crescent. Attended Monterey Primary, Pines Forest Primary, and Monterey Secondary College. I've lived near kananook and even for a bit down Wonthaggi, but back in the Pines now! I've lived on Radiata and Poplar with my hubby and son. More stories like this need to be told 💜 The Pines us residents know!!
I grew up in Reservoir, a housing commission estate, I feel a bond with the Pines. great video.
Congratulations to all concerned! What a great doco! Having spent the early/mid 60s living at 2 Coolgardie Street I am extremely proud of the amazing people and experiences that I am privileged to claim as part of my most treasured life memories. Life-long friendships were formed and life skills honed under the watchful eye of outstanding mentors. The video captured the essence of all that is positive about living in The Pines!
Ahh Coolgardie Street, number 28 I lived on for a while. Nice street and a lot of wildlife that ventured from the golf course.
i remember you john from karingal high school. 1964-1966 tony walsh aka happy. i believe you were a year or two ahead of me.