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Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria , Australia , 11 km SE of the city. Its Local Government Area is the City Of Bayside . It is a desirable residential area on the shore of Port Phillip Bay . The postcode is 3186.

The European settlement of Brighton began in 1840 with land allotments by the British Government's Land and Emigration Commission.


RAILWAY STATIONS

Gardenvale , North Brighton , Middle Brighton , Brighton Beach on the Sandringham Line .
Brighton remains the home of notable sportspeople such as Shane Warne and AFL great John "Sam" Newman.


SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Brighton Grammar School , Firbank Girls' Grammar School and Brighton Secondary College .

  LGA City Of Bayside
  Northwest Port Phillip Bay North=Elwood Northeast=Elsternwick
  West Port Phillip Bay Here=Brighton East=Brighton East
  Southwest Port Phillip Bay South=Hampton Southeast=Brighton East