Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the main town in the Local Government Area of the City of Frankston.

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Melbourne - Victoria - Australia - Local Government Area - City of Frankston

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It is a seaside suburb on Port Phillip Bay, 41 km southeast of Melbourne CBD. It is bordered to the north by the traditionally poorer Frankston North (also known as 'The Pines'), and to the south by the wealthier granite uplands of Mt. Eliza. Open, sandy beaches are found on the western side of Frankston. Kannanook Creek flows through Frankston. As the northenmost city on the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston is sometimes known as The Gateway to the Peninsula.

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Port Phillip - Melbourne CBD - Kannanook Creek - Mornington Peninsula

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The weather in Frankston is mild, typically ranging from a few degrees Celsius in winter to low 40s in summer. Frankston is usually around 2 °C cooler than Melbourne city and first to feel the Cool Change weather pattern that occurs during the summer season.

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Melbourne - Cool Change

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The civic centre grew in the 1980s–1990s and now contains several interlocking malls and department stores. A healthy pub scene centres around the Nepean Highway.

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An aging population in older areas near the centre is balanced by several new housing estates on the fringes and eastern margins of the city.

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There are many sporting and recreational clubs in Frankston. Australian rules football is played at many clubs in the area. The beach area supports sailing clubs and Life Saving clubs. Several stadiums in the area support Netball, Basketball and other indoor sports. There are golf courses, tennis clubs and lawn bowls clubs throughout the area.

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Australian rules football - Golf - Tennis - Lawn bowls

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Frankston Pier is one of the more prominent landmarks, and the weekend will find young children dive-bombing off it in contravention of local by-laws.

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Frankston was the site of the first Australian Scout Jamboree in 1935. The jamboree was attended by the founder of the scouting movement, Baden Powell. Several streets in the southern residential area are named after the event. The grandstand at the Frankston Football Club, and the Quality Street Scout hall remain today.

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Scout - Jamboree - Baden Powell

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Notable Frankstonians include:

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• Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
• Dermott Brereton (Australian rules football player - Hawthorn Football Club)
• Stewart Loewe (football player - St Kilda Football Club)
• Rod 'Burger' Mcleod (ex-lead singer of Superheist)
• Campbell Spooner (Extreme Skier - Author of 'Ski Touring in the Kullu Valley')
• Greg Payne (Spritual Leader - retired)
• Jeff White (football player - Melbourne Football Club)

On September 2, 2004, Frankston was nominated for a Bursary Award in the International Awards for Liveable Communities.

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September 2 - 2004

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