Sandhurst is an official bounded locality in

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, 37 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Sandhurst recorded a population of 5,211 at the . In addition to paying rates to Frankston City Council, Sandhurst residents also have pay fees to one of two owners’ corporations (Sandhurst Club for those east of McCormicks Road, or Sandarra Owners Corporation for those west) who own the land and operate most typical council services in the suburb including security, park management and road maintenance. Sandhurst is a suburb located next to

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and Skye. The main primary schools children attend from Sandhurst are St Joachims, Banyan Fields and Rowelen Park, and Flinders Christian Community College, all in Carrum Downs. The main secondary schools children attend from Sandhurst are Carrum Downs Secondary College and John Paul College in Frankston.

History

Sandhurst was formerly part of

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and

before the Sandhurst Club bought the land Sandhurst is on in the early 2000s. Prior to 15 December 1994, the area now Sandhurst was part of the

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(formerly the Shire of Cranbourne until April 1994), and shares its postcode 3977 with

, Devon Meadows and Cranbourne.

Sandarra

Sandarra is the section of Sandhurst to the west of McCormicks Rd. The land which Sandarra is on was formerly part of

(the land to the east of McCormicks Rd was part of

. The land that Sandarra is on was acquired by the Sandhurst Club after the Skye section was acquired.

State Politics

Since the state election on 29 November 2014, The suburb of Sandhurst has been represented by

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in Victoria's Legislative Assembly. Sandhurst falls within the

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References

Suburbs of Melbourne {{Melbourne-geo-stub

History

Sandarra

State Politics

See also

References