St Andrews is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area.

[1] St Andrews is well known for its alternative market, which is open every Saturday from 8am to 2pm except total fire ban days.

[4] It experienced population growth during the Victorian gold rush, when prospectors mined the hills around the town.

[3] The first discovery of gold in Queenstown was recorded in The Herald on 9 and 11 March 1855 and was attributed to a George Boston and two Scotsmen.

On 7 February 2009 a major bushfire destroyed houses on Ninks, Muller, Jacksons and Wild Dog Creek Roads, as well as Buttermans Track and Olives Lane.