Skye Post Office opened on 1 June 1889 and closed in 1895. In 1964, Lyndhurst South office (open since 1902) was renamed Skye. This office closed in 1972.[2]
There are still a couple of houses standing from the 1890s today in Skye.
Prior to 15 December 1994, Skye was a part of the City of Cranbourne (formerly the Shire of Cranbourne until April 1994). It still shares the postcode, 3977, with Cranbourne.
In January 2018, Skye's Darnley Drive and Skye Valley residential developments were devastated by the Carrum Downs Bushfire. [3]
Transport
Public Transport
Skye is serviced by one local bus service, the 760 operated by Ventura Bus Lines, which connects Skye to neighbouring suburbs as well as two railway lines - Frankston and Cranbourne
To the north is Thompsons Road which connects Skye to Carrum and Clyde North.
To the south is Cranbourne Road which connects Skye to Frankston and Cranbourne
Education
Primary Schools
The suburb has two schools, Skye Primary School and Lighthouse Christian College. Many Skye children also opt to attend larger schools in Carrum Downs such as St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Rowellyn Park Primary School, Banyan Fields Primary School and Flinders Christian Community College
Secondary Schools
There are no secondary schools in Skye however in neighbouring suburb Carrum Downs there are two high schools, Flinders Christian Community College and Carrum Downs Secondary College. There is also two high schools in neighbouring suburb Cranbourne West, Cranbourne West Secondary College and St Peter's College. Skye children who attended St Joachim's for primary school tend to attend high school at John Paul College in Frankston
Skye enjoys a large area of land to the east of the suburb which is outside the main growth area and is semi-rural. It forms a green wedge between Skye and Cranbourne West, which is in the neighbouring municipality of the City of Casey. The suburb has a number of newer housing developments (many which have been developed since 2005). A full list of the developments can be seen in the section below.
Skye was ranked in 2015 as the least liveable suburb in Melbourne. Reasons cited for this included sewerage odour, a lack of public transport and a lack of shops. Nearby Sandhurst received a similarly negative ranking.[5][6]
Golfers play at the Skye Public Golf Course on Ballarto and Taylors Roads,[8] at the course of the Sandhurst Club on Thompsons Road[9] or at Centenary Park Golf Course in neighbouring area, Langwarrin North
Residential Developments and Estates
Skye has multiple developments and estates, the majority of them being built from 2005 onwards. All of them are listed below.
Since the state election on 29 November 2014, The suburb of Skye has been represented by Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny in Victoria's Legislative Assembly. Skye falls within the Electoral district of Carrum.
See also
City of Cranbourne – Skye was previously within this former local government area.
City of Frankston – Skye is located within this local government area.
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