Old timers and newbies

When I moved to Port Melbourne 14 yeas ago I moved into a share house in Raglan Street.  Port was attractive as it was close to everything I could possibly need or want.   My first impression of Port was there were two types of resident, the 'old timers' and the ‘newbies'.   The newbies appeared to be a little more transient and would move on to other places as their jobs or personal circumstances demanded.   There seems, however, to have been a proliferation of prams and parents.  Nowadays, there are myriad meeting places.  My gorgeous little daughter has opened up conversations with old timers, newbies and everyone in between.  I meet people in the streets and almost anywhere there is a swing or a slide.  I meet people at playgroups, for which the Trugo clubs are often used.  It’s been a  fabulous and welcome change and I think a large part of the reason for the change is that Port is a fabulous place to live and offers lots of opportunities for families to live a balanced life and many of the newbies who I assumed might move on have put down roots and are staying put.
David