Springvale

Twenty-three kilometres south-east of metropolitan Melbourne, Springvale was once a city in its own right, but a local government boundary reshuffle in December 1994, saw part of the municipality amalgamated into Frankston and the rest merged into the new city of Kingston.

Springvale, however, retains a distinctive character and remains home to the Sandown racecourse where kings of the turf have been chasing glittering prizes for well over 100 years.

It is also known throughout Australian revhead circles as the home of the Sandown International Motor Raceway which hosts a number of major car races every year including the V8 Ultimate, a key event in the V8 Supercar series.

The municipal area of Springvale was originally part of the Dandenong shire and is at the doorstep of the Dandenong Ranges National Park, one of the scenic and recreational gems of Greater Melbourne.