Vermont South, Victoria
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| Vermont South Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 11655 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3133 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 6.3 km² | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $424,500 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 24 km from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Whitehorse | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Forest Hill | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Aston, Bruce | ||||||||||||
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Vermont South is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Whitehorse. The suburb was mostly formed in the early 80's, after developers bought the local apple orchards in the area.
The eastern boundary of Vermont South is the Dandenong Creek, which travels from the Mt Dandenong Hills through to Port Philip Bay.
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[edit] Landmarks
Within Vermont South is Pin Oak Court, which is the filming location for "Ramsay Street" in the famous Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Vermont South Shopping Centre is located on Burwood Highway which contains Coles, Dan Murphy's, and adjoining McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Subway, Blockbuster Video and other small outlets. On the south side of Burwood Highway is the head office and laboratories of the former Australian Road Research Board, now ARRB Group Ltd. This property has now sold majority of it's land to developers, where a retirement village has been constructed.
At the end of 2005, the largest Bunnings Warehouse in the Southern Hemisphere was built in Vermont South. The Australian Lifestyle television program, Better Homes and Gardens (TV series) filmed a special at this location.
Vermont South is also the home of the Nunawading motorcross track just off Burwood Highway, behind the motorcross track is a series of bush walk trails connecting a spectacular lookout (previously a Rubbish Tip and Land Fill, this Hill was man-made and wasn't to be sold to developers for this reason) and Dandenong Creek. These walking/bike trails (Dandenong Creek Trail) connect to the greater bike trails of eastern victoria, including: Mt Dandenong National Park, Nortons, Napier, and Jells Parks.
The Burvale Hotel (named after its location at the intersection of Springvale Road and Burwood Highway), with a pub, bottle shop (previously a drive-thru, now developed into a Dan Murphy's Store) and motel. Now there are two Dan Murphy Stores in close proximity in Vermont South.
[edit] Transport
The Government of Victoria extended the number 75 tram route from its former terminus at Burwood East to the Vermont South Shopping Centre in 2005. In addition to the tram, a Transit Bus Link has been added, which travels down Burwood Highway to Knox City Shopping Centre.
This transit bus, named the "Knox Transit Link" runs up to 21 hours per day, in conjunction with the route 75 tram timetable, making a "seamless connection to and from the tram, running from 4:30am-1:20am the next morning on Weekdays, running at every 10 minutes in the daytime off-peak period, and from every 5-7 minutes in the morning and afternoon peak periods, while after 7:30pm on weeknights, service intervals are set at every 20 minutes. On Saturdays, the Knox Transit Link bus service also runs from approximately 4:30am-1:20am the next morning, at 12 minute intervals in the daytime, and every 15-20 minutes beyond the 12 minute interval periods, while on Sundays, a 12 minute daytime frequency is offered, the route 732 only operates from Vermont South to Knox City on Sundays, with no service to/from Box Hill and Upper Ferntree Gully, with services after 7pm running every 30 minutes, with the last service to run to/from Vermont South at approximately 12:45am, these improvements making the route 732 (Vermont South - Knox City) arguably the most frequent bus service in Metropolitan Melbourne in that section only. However, the remaining sections of the 732 which have not been upgraded (Box Hill-Vermont South and Knox City-Upper Ferntree Gully) are still sufficient enough (every 20 minutes from 6am-8pm) to provide a service to the suburb.
[edit] Services
Vermont South Metropolitan Fire Brigade (South Vermont Fire Station No. 28) is located at 721 Highbury Rd, on the corner of Springvale rd. This Brigade moved from 535 High Street, Mount Waverly in 2000. Vermont South is the most eastern area of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, as it becomes the Country Fire Authority's Jurisdiction east of Dandenong Creek.
The Vermont South Community House, is one of nine Community and Neighbourhood Houses that provide a diverse range of courses and activities for all age groups within the City of Whitehorse.
[edit] Reserves
Bellbird Dell is Vermont South's most famous Natural Park, located in the North of the Suburb. It is a 1.4 km linear park with an area of 17.5 hectares, named after the many bell birds that you can hear in the park. Majority of the park is thick bush, however there are many walking trails, wetlands and ornamental lakes. Open grassed areas with picnic tables provide places for quiet enjoyment. For walkers 'The Dell' offers short or long strolls but dogs must be on a leash as the main pathways are shared with cyclists.
Many varieties of birds and frogs can be seen and heard here and, in spring, there are many wild flowers. Victoria's floral emblem the Pink Heath (Epacris impressa) can be seen growing 'wild' within the remnant areas.
[edit] Schools:
Weeden Heights Primary School,
[edit] Pre-Schools:
Barriburn Pre-School,
Birralee Pre-School Association,
Terrara Pre-School Association,
[edit] Sporting Clubs:
Vermont South Tennis Club,
Vermont South School of Physical Cultures,
[edit] Golf Courses:
[edit] Churches:
Vermont South Evangelical Church,
Holy Saviour Catholic Church,
[edit] Libraries:
Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library - Vermont South Campus
[edit] Aged Hostels:
Nunawading Community Hostel - Vermont South,
[edit] Future Developments of Vermont South
To be construction an $8 million New Indoor 4-court Netball Sports Stadium on Hanover Rd, completion date to be confirmed.
SmartBus Routes 888/889 travelling south are often delayed due to traffic congestion in the morning and evening peak periods. A combination of new linemarking and traffic signal modifications will create a short bus lane to give buses priority, enabling them to cross the intersection before other traffic. Works will be completed in 2007. Springvale Road forms part of the Green Orbital SmartBus route, this jump lane will improve public transport through the intersection
[edit] History of Vermont South
Prior to the first European settlers, the landscape was thickly timbered bushland with Kooris of the Wurundjeri Tribe hunting and camping in the creeks and gullies of the area we now know as Bellbird Dell. The creek flowed from immediately north of the Dell, through it, and on to join the Dandenong Creek.
The first settlers, who were woodcutters and charcoal burners, came in the 1850s before land sales. Selectors followed and they marked out, leased and improved allotments which would enable them to gain freehold titles from the Crown. Temporary wattle and daub huts were erected and later substantial timber cottages.
Apart from some general farming, orchards dominated the landscape until the 1950s and 60s when the demand for new housing areas led to the subdivision of orchards. Nunawading Council (Whitehorse Council) began the acquisition of property in 1966 with the purchase of a large block (7.26 hectares) from local orchardist Cecil Rhodes to form BellBird Dell.
In 1972 when, after heavy rains, the increased run-off from the subdivisions caused flooding of Morack Road and the Burwood Highway, BellBird Dell creek was barrelled and the natural watercourse disappeared but the site and its adjoining land was reserved as public open space.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse | |
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Blackburn | Blackburn North | Blackburn South | Box Hill | Box Hill North | Box Hill South | Burwood | Burwood East | Forest Hill | Mitcham | Mont Albert | Mont Albert North | Nunawading | Surrey Hills | Vermont | Vermont South |
