Bonbeach is a suburb in

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, 31 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the City of Kingston

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. Bonbeach recorded a population of 6,855 at the .

Facilities

The entire coastline of Bonbeach consists of a sandy beach facing Port Phillip. Bonbeach has a string of cafés and restaurants along the

Nepean Highway Nepean Highway runs south from St Kilda Junction in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, close to the eastern shore of Port Phillip. It is the primary road route to central Melbourne from Melbourne's southern suburbs. History Originally known as A ...

. Since 1926, Bonbeach has been serviced by

Bonbeach railway station Bonbeach railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bonbeach, and it opened on 15 February 1926. In 1977, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Bondi Ro ...

; a two-platform station on the

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. This station was used during the filming of a scene in the Australian television series ''

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''. Bonbeach Post Office opened on 19 November 1922 (closing in 1923, then reopening in 1926 on the opening of the railway station) and finally closed in 1985. Bonbeach has a school calle
Bonbeach Primary School
The town has an

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football team competing in the

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and a cricket team competing in the Cricket Southern Bayside competition. Golfers play at the course of the Patterson River Country Club alongside the river. The Bonbeach Lifesaving Club has been running for 75 years.http://www.bonbeachlsc.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=18 Bonbeach LSC

Politics

State Politics

Since the state election on 29 November 2014, Carrum has been represented by Labor MP

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in Victoria's Legislative Assembly. Members for Carrum:

Federal government

Bonbeach falls within the Federal lower house Electorate of Isaacs. Bonbeach's current federal MP is Labor's shadow Attorney-General

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who has held the position since 2007. The Division of Isaacs is considered a safe Labor seat.

References

Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Kingston (Victoria) Port Phillip {{Melbourne-geo-stub

Facilities

Politics

State Politics

Federal government

See also

References