Lucy Anderson, 17, and Amelia 'Milly' O'Connell, 19, have grown up together across the road from each other in Kooringal.

"We're more like cousins now," said Lucy.

"They moved in across the street when Milly was two, and I was born here, so we grew up together."

Milly went off to Henschke Primary School and Lucy to Sacred Heart Catholic School, but being at different schools didn't dampen the friendship.

"Every afternoon I would get home from school, get changed, have something to eat and sit out the front waiting for her," Lucy said.

"I would race home, get dressed and meet her out the front and then we would not go home until dark," Milly said.

"Our parents would have to come out and tell us to come home, and we got into a lot of mischief."

The girls said when other children moved into the street, they would always invite them to play.

"We had a little gang," Lucy joked.

The pair have fond memories of handing out pamphlets along the street in the days leading up to Halloween.

"We would let them know we would be trick-or-treating," Lucy said.

"We would get heaps of lollies and come home and compare them, it was always a competition," Milly added.

The pair said they loved growing up on a street where all the residents acted like one big family.

"I think it is less common now, but we're going strong," Milly said.

"Even with people moving away, we still stay in contact," Lucy said.

After more than 15 years of hanging out together, the girls show no sign of growing apart as both work at the same hotel.

Love Thy Neighbour is The Daily Advertiser's series that shines a light on the connections formed among neighbours.

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