As pool shops go, I think this is my favourite local pool place…read more Did you know they service your pool? They'll come out and clean your pool on a regular basis. They have my details stored in their computer back 15 years and they can tell me what is probably wrong with my pool by looking at our pool history. That's not only pretty impressive, who'd have thought a pool shop would go into so much detail? The guys here are all pool experts, they sell all the equipment and chemicals you need to get your pool right for summer and they'll analyse your pool water for free. Always good. Then you can go buy the pool salt from Kmart instead because these guys do charge more of a premium price. So if you have a pool, and there's a problem, who are you going to call? Swimart Jindalee.

My boyfriend's parents are renovating an old Queenslander. They've been to Bunnings and antique…read morestores looking for interesting door knobs, brass handles, tiles and so on. They weren't having much luck and decided to try out a little shop in Rainworth called The Brass Shop Magins. These guys have got brass fittings, taps, door knobs, bits and bobs, gadgets and gizmos a plenty, whosits and whatsits galore... Their prices are cheaper than others around. You could go to Bunnings and get generic fittings for a reasonable price, or you could go to the Brass Shop Magins, find something unique and inexpensive, while enlist ing the help of the owners, David and Ann- Marie. These guys are the go to people regarding the more ornamental details of renovation work.

Rainworth is one of those adorable little suburbs that's no longer a suburb yet still retains its…read morefeel. Officially now known as part of Bardon (just don't say that too loud) Rainworth can be dismissed as just a roundabout on the way to the freeway. However, Brass Shop Magins is a great example of why you shouldn't dismiss places out of hand. We're all getting distressingly used to bland super stores that all stock the same, slightly dissatisfying range. If you want a shopping experience like our parents used to get, you need to visit this shop. Well, you need to visit this shop if you're in the market for brass and hardware fixtures anyway.