Frankston (Greater Melbourne)

Australia / Victoria / Somerville / Greater Melbourne
Frankston is an outer-suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 39 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2016 Census, Frankston had a population of 36,097.

Localities within the suburb of Frankston, which share the same postcode (3199), include Karingal, Olivers Hill, Frankston Heights, Frankston East, Mount Erin and Long Island. The separate suburb of Frankston South also shares the same postcode.

Due to its geographical location, the suburb is often referred to as "the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula".

Notable Frankston residents includes the legendary Australian entertainer Graham Kennedy, the eighth Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce, the 39th Premier of Victoria Sir Rupert Hamer, the designer of Australia's national capital Walter Burley Griffin, the "father" of the GM Holden car company Sir Laurence Hartnett, famed artists Sir Daryl and Lady Joan Lindsay, children's author Paul Jennings, famous Australian tennis player in the late 1940's Jake Spicer and Australian rules footballers Dermott Brereton, Nathan Burke, Robert Harvey and coach Leigh Matthews.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankston,_Victoria
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Coordinates:   38°8'52"S   145°8'37"E

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  • Many people in Frankston are heroin users with the less than normal allocation of teeth.
  • This is Frankston 'C'entral 'B'usiness 'D'istrict. Frankston the Suburb comprises a far greater area than this grid. To the previous two comments; "Rack off", if you dont like it in Frankston! Keep your rude comments to yourselves.
  • I love Frankston! Why would I want to live in some concrete jungle like Mulgrave or Box Hill. There is nothing in those boring places but some lousy Pokie joint and very little in the way of open spaces. At least we have a great Beach and friendly people. And at least people talk to you when you go for a walk not like those toffs from the Eastern Suburbs which is where I suspect all the negative comments come from!
  • Rubbish a.hole. Your the bogan with a name like that! You might actually enjoy the place if you opened your eyes a little. May be Frankston is to cultured for you.
  • Great football club, Go Dolphins!
  • It's really not that bad. If you avoid the bad parts, it's really good. Very convenient with the shopping centre, cinema's and beach so close together. Everywhere has their bad spots. So think about where you live before you bad mouth someone else's town. Even though I don't live here, I like it.
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