stazi said:
'the best'
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somehow i doubt it. whilst they'd have a good social life, i wouldn't call it better then something in inner metropolitan sydney.
Perhaps not the best. UNE may challenge us there. (nah, Bathurst always wins BB)
Like Ash said, places like Bathurst and Armidale are primarily University Towns, almost all internal students will live within the town (in Bathurst, I'd say 80% live IN Bathurst/Kelso, while the remaining 20% will travel from Lithgow/Orange/Blaney/Cowra) Where as Sydney or UNSW takes in students from all over Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Camden etc - people travel more than 2 hours, and it's a fair percentage of people who do travel. Of your Uni mates, how many live within walking distance, or a ten minute drive?
Moreover, the pubs and uni students in Uni towns tend to work well together. From where I live, I have about 15 pubs within walking distance and another 15 or so further out. Because we're so close and there are 30 odd pubs with Bathurst Region, and everyone knows everyone (locals and uni students alike) you're always bound to run into someone you know and are in for a good night. Metro Sydney may have a wide aray of pubs clubs etc but so what? Whats the point if you've nobody to enjoy it with? I go out in sydney and groups stay as groups. At least thats my experience, in Bathurst you'll go out with mates and have 5 new mates when you leave. Its great!
Speaking of good Bathurst times, anyone here going to village fair?