Name Derivation:

Named after Sir Isaac Isaacs 1855-1948, Member of the House of Representatives 1901-06, Chief Justice of the High Court 1930 and Governor-General of Australia 1931-36.

Area and Location Description:

Isaacs covers an area of approximately 171 sq km on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay from Cheltenham to Carrum then inland to Skye and Noble Park. The main suburbs include Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Carrum Downs (part), Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Cheltenham (part), Dandenong South, Edithvale, Keysborough, Lyndhurst (part), Mentone (part), Mordialloc, Noble Park (part), Parkdale, Patterson Lakes, Skye (part), Springvale South (part) and Waterways.