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Elizabeth Murdoch is supposed to be OK if you can get your kids into the special clever kids program (I'm not sure exactly what it is called but you get the gist). If your kid isn't in this then I don't think Elizabeth Murdoch is very good.

Mentone down to Seaford would fit the bill. More house for your money the further you move out. Your budget would get you a 3 bed townhouse with not much garden in Parkdale or a 3 bed old wooden house with a bigger garden.

Indeed. I have a huge circle of English friends who live in Langwarrin and enjoy their lives there. If I had your budget I would definitely buy there. BB

Hi Louise, you will definitely get into your local public (state) school as they are obliged to take you if you live in zone (and not all schools are zoned). In the Peninsula areas you are looking in there are some good schools - Frankston High (public) has a good reputation although a very small zone. Derinya is a very good primary school. Mount Martha and Mount Eliza are nice, Sandhurst you may find yourselves very isolated as it is essentially a housing estate with few facilities and you would have to get in a car for everything. BB

This is not our experience of winter in Melbourne. BB

Frankston South is the best bit, the nearer you get to Mount Eliza (border with Humphries road) the better. Frankston heights is OK, the area between Cranbourne Road and the High School is OK, the area around Kars Street is OK. Frankston North is probably best avoided, Karingal is probably too, although it is coming up. Centre of Frankston is mainly commercial, not many people live there. HTH BB

There is a lot of Frankston - many different parts of it, some better than others. The beach is lovely there, as are most of the beaches between there and the city for various reasons. One of the reasons we chose Melbourne was so we could live within walking distance of a beautiful beach, while being within commuting distance of a major city. BB

I reckon the suburb that is going to benefit most from this link as far as commutability goes is Langwarrin. BB