Frankston

Frankston is an outer-suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, inside the neighborhood government region of the City of Frankston. It is positioned 55 km south-east of the Melbourne metropolis centre, north of the Mornington Peninsula. Due to its geographic vicinity, it is regularly referred to as "the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula". European settlement of Frankston began around the equal time as the foundation of Melbourne in 1835—initially as an unofficial fishing village serving the early Melbourne township. Prior to its agreement, the Frankston location changed into normally inhabited by means of the Mayone-bulluk extended family from the Bunurong tribe of the Kulin country.

The reputable village of Frankston was established in 1854, with its first land sales taking place on 29 May. It has ultimately given its name to the broader Frankston local authorities vicinity on account that 1893, and serves as both its interest and administrative centre. Situated on the jap coastline of Port Phillip, Frankston has been a popular seashore vacation spot of Melbourne because the 1880s. Frankston Beach continues to be one of the maximum frequented in Victoria, and is regarded as one of the cleanest in Australia. It is also home to one among the biggest exhibitions of sand sculpting within the Southern Hemisphere.