City of Frankston
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The City of Frankston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 131 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 113,000.
The City is located on the eastern shores of Port Phillip. It consists of the flatter north Frankston, and the wealthy granite uplands of Mt Eliza to the south. The civic centre has grown rapidly in the 80's and 90's and now contains several interlocking malls and department stores spawling over the CBD.
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.
Frankston Pier is one of the more prominent landmarks, and the summer weekends will find young children dive-bombing off it, in contravention of local by-laws.
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See also
External links
- Official website (http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/)
- Metlink local public transport map (http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/local_area/index.php?map=frankston&name=Frankston+City)