Sandhurst, Victoria

Sandhurst is an official bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 37 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Sandhurst recorded a population of 5,211 at the.

Residents in Sandhurst have to pay full rates to Frankston City Council despite the fact that council does not provide many services to Sandhurst. In addition, Sandhurst residents have to 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 council services in the suburb including security, park management and road maintenance.

Sandhurst is a suburb located next to Carrum Downs 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 Skye and Carrum Downs 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 City of Cranbourne (formerly the Shire of Cranbourne until April 1994), and shares its postcode 3977 with Skye, 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 Carrum Downs (the land to the east of McCormicks Rd was part of Skye. 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 Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny in Victoria's Legislative Assembly. Sandhurst falls within the Electoral district of Carrum.