ally ▁the ▁P ines ▁Forest ▁Est ate , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁P ines ") ▁is ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria , ▁Australia , ▁ 3 8   km ▁south - east ▁of ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Central ▁Business ▁District , ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Frank ston ▁local ▁government ▁area . ▁Frank ston ▁North ▁recorded ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 , 7 6 2 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census . ▁ ▁The ▁P ines ▁ ▁Frank ston ▁North ▁is ▁nick named ▁The ▁" P ines " ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁Force / Min istry ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁" P ines ▁Forest ▁Est ate " ▁which ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁P ines ▁have ▁been ▁plant ed ▁across ▁the ▁sub urb ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 6 / 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁H ouses ▁are ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁low ▁scale ▁dwell ings ▁set ▁in ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁streets cape ▁is ▁generally ▁open ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁horizontal ▁building ▁forms ▁and ▁low ▁or ▁open ▁style ▁f encing . ▁Build ings ▁and ▁homes ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁ 1 9 6 0 s - 1 9 7 0 s ▁H ous ing ▁Commission ▁of ▁Victoria ▁homes ▁made ▁of ▁con ite , ▁fib ro ▁rendering ▁with ▁some ▁contemporary ▁sty ling ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁renov ation . ▁Se aled ▁roads ▁have ▁ker bs ▁and ▁foot paths ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁street