Bonbeach is a suburb in

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, Victoria,

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, 31 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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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

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. Bonbeach has a string of cafés and restaurants along the

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. Since 1926, Bonbeach has been serviced by Bonbeach railway station; 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 government

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 Dunkley. Bonbeach's current federal MP is Labor's Jodie Belyea.

References

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

Facilities

Politics

State government

Federal government

See also

References