21-578: Olivers Hill is a locality located in the City of Frankston , Victoria in Australia . It is the first major rise in terrain along the eastern coastline of Port Phillip , between Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula . It was named after local Frankston fisherman , James Oliver, who built the first cottage atop the hill in the mid-19th century, from where he kept watch for fish in
42-571: A famous Australian cycling route. City of Frankston The City of Frankston (officially known as Frankston City Council ) is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria , Australia in the southern suburbs of Melbourne . It has an area of 130 square kilometres, and in June 2018, the City of Frankston recorded a population of 141,845. Despite its similar area and name, the City of Frankston
63-484: Is a different entity to the former City of Frankston which existed from 1966 until 1994, which was a continuation of the former Shire of Frankston and was abolished under state government reforms. This is similar to the situation for the Shire of South Gippsland and Shire of Glenelg , but is unlike the City of Melbourne , City of Knox , City of Whittlesea and City of Melton , whose administrations stayed intact through
84-728: Is also two high schools in neighbouring suburb Cranbourne West, Cranbourne West Secondary College and St Peter's College. Skye children who attended St Joachim's for primary school tend to attend high school at John Paul College in Frankston Southern Lights Christian Church and Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses serves the Skye region. Skye is part of the Seaford Parish in the Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese with
105-514: The City of Casey . The suburb has a number of newer housing developments (many which have been developed since 2005). A full list of the developments can be seen in the section below. Skye was ranked in 2015 as the least liveable suburb in Melbourne. Reasons cited for this included sewerage odour, a lack of public transport and a lack of shops. Nearby Sandhurst received a similarly negative ranking. The suburb's Australian Rules football team,
126-549: The City of Springvale . The major part of the city was first incorporated in 1860 as the Mornington Roads District, which became a shire in 1871 and was renamed Shire of Frankston and Hastings in 1893, losing its western riding to form the Shire of Mornington , which has since been amalgamated into the Shire of Mornington Peninsula . On 19 October 1960, the Shire of Frankston and Hastings split in two, with
147-474: The Monash Freeway, located within the City of Frankston local government area . Skye recorded a population of 8,088 at the 2021 census . Skye Post Office opened on 1 June 1889 and closed in 1895. In 1964, Lyndhurst South office (open since 1902) was renamed Skye. This office closed in 1972. There are still a couple of houses standing from the 1890s today in Skye. Prior to 15 December 1994, Skye
168-741: The Skye Bombers, competes in the Southern Football League . Golfers play at the Skye Public Golf Course on Ballarto and Taylors Roads, at the course of the Sandhurst Club on Thompsons Road or at Centenary Park Golf Course in neighbouring area, Langwarrin North Skye has multiple developments and estates, the majority of them being built from 2005 onwards. All of them are listed below. Since
189-509: The amalgamations of the early 1990s. The city is located on the eastern shores of Port Phillip , and is bounded on the north by the City of Kingston and the City of Greater Dandenong , on the east by the City of Casey , and on the south by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula . The boundaries of the city are defined largely on the north by Eel Race Road and Thompsons Road, on the east by the Dandenong-Hastings Road, and on
210-645: The closest Catholic Church in Seaford. The closest Sikh temple is in Keysborough , the closest Hindu temple is in Carrum Downs and the closest Buddhist temple is in Springvale Skye enjoys a large area of land to the east of the suburb which is outside the main growth area and is semi-rural. It forms a green wedge between Skye and Cranbourne West , which is in the neighbouring municipality of
231-549: The east of Skye is the Western Port Highway which connects Skye to Dandenong , Hastings and Melbourne . To the west is Peninsula Link which connects Skye to Mornington and Rosebud , EastLink which connects Skye to Ringwood and Dandenong , Dandenong Valley Highway which connects Skye to Frankston and Dandenong and the Nepean Highway which connects Skye to Chelsea and Portsea . To
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#1732797159085252-573: The inaugural elections in 1997: The 2021 census, the city had a population of 139,281 up from 134,143 in the 2016 census Notable facilities/locations within the LGA include; 38°08′S 145°10′E / 38.133°S 145.167°E / -38.133; 145.167 Skye, Victoria Skye is a suburb and semi-rural locality in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 48 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District via
273-464: The most expensive real estate in the entire City of Frankston. It is also considered to have one of the top ten residential views in Melbourne. In 2015, when the median house price in the suburb of Frankston was A$ 390,000, properties in the locality were selling for prices between A$ 3 and A$ 4 million. The hill is easily accessible from the Frankston central business district (just over 1 km to
294-587: The new entity was to be known as the City of Nepean . This appeared in the Board's final report in November 1994. Despite this recommendation, the State Government ultimately decided to retain a variation of the historical name, designating the new entity as Frankston City. The current council, as of November 2024, in order of wards, is: The following Frankston councillors have served as mayor since
315-704: The north is Thompsons Road which connects Skye to Carrum and Clyde North . To the south is Cranbourne Road which connects Skye to Frankston and Cranbourne Primary Schools The suburb has two schools, Skye Primary School and Lighthouse Christian College. Many Skye children also opt to attend larger schools in Carrum Downs such as St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Rowellyn Park Primary School, Banyan Fields Primary School and Flinders Christian Community College Secondary Schools There are no secondary schools in Skye however in neighbouring suburb Carrum Downs there are two high schools, Flinders Christian Community College and Carrum Downs Secondary College . There
336-595: The north) by car and on foot via the Nepean Highway and from Cliff Road via Kars Street in Frankston South . It can also be reached by bus services 781, 784 and 785, departing from the Young Street public transport terminus in the Frankston CBD. Olivers Hill is also well known among Melbourne cyclists as being the halfway or turn around point for the 85 km ride from St Kilda along Beach Road,
357-531: The release of the Local Government Board report in July and the actual amalgamation – the original plan was to merge with the City of Chelsea and take Braeside and Carrum Downs from the City of Springvale . However, Frankston City Council submitted that it should expand eastwards instead, as well as taking Mount Eliza and Baxter . By October, the present boundaries had been agreed upon, but
378-460: The south by a complex boundary featuring Baxter-Tooradin Road, Golf Links Road and Humphries Road. The Frankston City was created in 1994 out of the remains of three abolished councils – all but the suburbs of Mount Eliza , Baxter and Pearcedale from the former City of Frankston ; the suburbs of Carrum Downs , Langwarrin and Skye from the City of Cranbourne ; and part of Carrum Downs from
399-542: The waters below. It straddles the suburbs of Frankston and Frankston South , however its borders remain loosely defined. Real estate agents in Melbourne generally refer to any property along the Nepean Highway strip from the Frankston Waterfront in the north, to Humphries Road in the South, as being on Olivers Hill. Olivers Hill is one of the most sought after residential locations in Frankston, and has
420-545: The western part remaining as the Shire of Frankston, and the eastern part being incorporated as the Shire of Hastings . Frankston was officially proclaimed as a city on 24 August 1966, to be known as the City of Frankston in a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1993 the state government announced a major statewide program of local government amalgamations, most of which took effect on 15 December 1994. Most councils and their LGA's were abolished with new ones being created to replace them. Some changes occurred between
441-574: Was a part of the City of Cranbourne (formerly the Shire of Cranbourne until April 1994). It still shares the postcode, 3977, with Cranbourne . In January 2018, Skye's Darnley Drive and Skye Valley residential developments were devastated by the Carrum Downs Bushfire . Public Transport Skye is serviced by one local bus service, the 760 operated by Ventura Bus Lines , which connects Skye to neighbouring suburbs as well as two railway lines - Frankston and Cranbourne Road To
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