Karingal is a locality within the suburb

Suburb

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 of Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 located in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 in Australia

Australia

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. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Frankston

City of Frankston

The City of Frankston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 131 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 128,576 people....

.

Ballam Park Homestead

The "Ballam Ballam" estate was home to prominent early settlers of the Frankston area, the Liardet's. Frank Liardet, from whom some believe Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 is named, established the property in 1854. The original homestead "Ballam Park" still stands in Karingal today, and is now heritage-listed. It is also home to the Frankston Historical Society, which conducts regular guided tours of the homestead.

Schools

Primary

Primary education

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• Ballam Park Primary School
• Karingal Heights Primary School
• Karingal Primary School

Secondary

Secondary education

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• McClelland College

Shopping

Karingal's original shopping centre, now known as Karingal Village Shops, is still located on Ashleigh Avenue, near Karingal Drive. A large section of the earlier shopping centre was redeveloped at the turn of the century, replacing the old supermarket with a larger one, and the local service station with a bottle shop. Karingal Post Office continues to operate, but in a part of the new complex. The Lutheran Church which was behind this shopping centre was demolished for the expansion of the shopping centre.

Karingal is also home to Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

's second largest shopping complex, Centro Karingal

Centro Properties Group

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 (the largest being the Bayside Shopping Centre in the Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 CBD

Central business district

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). It features two Safeway supermarkets, a Big W

Big W

Big W is one of the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 150 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the second largest retailer in Australia. Its main competitors are Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers....

 department store and 120 speciality stores. The centre also boasts an entertainment precinct, called "StarZone Karingal", with restaurants, a pub and a 12 screen Village Cinema

Village Cinemas

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 complex. StarZone Karingal is also home to one of the three V max "super screens" in Australia.

Transport

Karingal's arterial road is Karingal Drive, which runs through the heart of the suburb, from Skye Road to Cranbourne Road. Ashleigh Avenue is another key road, which runs from Karingal Drive into Frankston East. On Karingal's northern border, Skye Road is the connection with Frankston North, Seaford and Langwarrin

Langwarrin, Victoria

Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...

. Cranbourne Road touches Karingal's southernmost edge, and connects it to the Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 CBD

Central business district

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, to the neighbouring suburb of Langwarrin

Langwarrin, Victoria

Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...

 and terminates in the City of Casey

City of Casey

The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...

 suburb of Cranbourne

Cranbourne, Victoria

Cranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne had a population of 14,750....

. Metropolitan bus services run along all of these roads, connecting Karingal with the Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 CBD

Central business district

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 and its neighbouring suburbs.

Another major transport route, Peninsula Link (also known as the Frankston By-Pass) is currently under construction and due for completion in 2013. This divides Karingal and Langwarrin

Langwarrin, Victoria

Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...

, and will provide access to the rest of Greater Melbourne, and to the Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula

The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion...

.

Health

Two hospitals are located in Karingal, Peninsula Private Hospital and the St. John of God Rehabilitation Hospital.

Sport

Karingal Football Club, known as the "Karingal Bulls" is an Australian Football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League

Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League

The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...

. Its home ground is at Ballam Park. The Karingal Cricket Club is also based there. Ballam Park also has soccer and rugby fields, and an athletics track where Little Athletics

Little Athletics

Little Athletics is an Australian activity which introduces children aged 5 to 15 to sport through modified athletics events....

and other events are held.