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Vermont South, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°51′04″S 145°10′59″E / 37.851°S 145.183°E / -37.851; 145.183
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Vermont South
Melbourne, Victoria
Morack Road, Vermont South
Vermont South is located in Melbourne
Vermont South
Vermont South
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Coordinates37°51′04″S 145°10′59″E / 37.851°S 145.183°E / -37.851; 145.183
Population11,954 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3133
Area6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Location26 km (16 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Whitehorse
State electorate(s)Glen Waverley
Federal division(s)Deakin
Suburbs around Vermont South:
Forest Hill Vermont Wantirna
Burwood East Vermont South Wantirna South
Glen Waverley Glen Waverley Wantirna South

Vermont South is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 26 km (16 miles) east of its Central Business District. It had a population of 11,954 at the 2021 census.[2]

The eastern boundary is Dandenong Creek, which flows from the Dandenong Ranges through to Port Phillip. The suburb was mostly developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, after developers bought the apple orchards in the area.

History

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  • 1945
    1945
  • 1975
    1975
  • 2024
    2024

Pre-Colonisation

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Before the first European colonialists, the landscape was thickly timbered bushland, occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung language group. They were hunters and gatherers, camping near the creeks and gullies of the area now known as Bellbird Dell. The creek flowed from immediately north of the Dell, through it and on to join the Dandenong Creek.

Early History

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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 (now Whitehorse Council) began the acquisition of property in 1966, with the purchase of a large block (7.26 hectares; 18 acres) from local orchardist Cecil Rhodes to form Bellbird Dell. Other orchards were purchased for private housing developments. Vermont South was the location of the Australian Gun Club in the 1960s and 1970s.[3]

Private Housing Developments

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Aerial view of Burwood Rise Estate, 1970

Burwood Rise was the suburb's first major housing development and is located between Livingstone and Stanley Roads and around Dalroy Crescent. Developed in stages from 1968 to 1971 by an associate company of Forest Hill Heights, who owned the Forest Hill Shopping Centre, the project aimed to create over 400 homes for potential customers. The scheme began when Mr Bill Gelfand, one of the partners in Micheal Gelfand Pty. Ltd, wondered about the possibilities of the land east of Springvale Road. The initial purchase of more than 80 acres cost $640,000. Five apple orchardists were paid $8,000 per acre.[4] The estate was originally dominated by display homes showcasing designs by builders like Tomkin Homes, Williams Quality Homes, Holwerda & Hayes, Glenvill Homes, Stewart Craig, and Spaceline Homes.[5]

The 1968 Sunrise Hill subdivisions near the intersection of Weeden Drive and Springvale Road created Wildwood Avenue and several courts named after tree species.[6] 10 acres of bushland was cleared and a section of the East Burwood Drain was put underground for the 33-lot Sherwood Rise estate in 1968/69, which adjoins the nine acres owned by the Holy Saviour parish.[7] Wildwood, a house and land package development by the Inge Brothers, created Narambi Drive, Bellbird Crescent and Glenora Drive in 1968.[8]

Two orchards and a farm were acquired for a 163-lot housing development south of Burwood Highway at Coppabella Way.[9] The estate's first homes were completed in 1970 and used as a display village by the Realty Development Corporation until 1974.[10] In early 1971, the Inge Brothers launched their Granada display village at the estate, showcasing a variety of designs inspired by Spanish architecture.[11][12] Tradeline Builders, Fleiner Constructions, and Wilson Homes were among the operators of display homes on Coppabella Way and Tullimbar Circuit.[13] Sites at Kolonga court were developed later and sold as house and land packages c. 1980.

Vermont Views Estate, 1974

In 1968, developers purchased two orchards at Burwood Highway and created the 98-lot estate at Fortescue Grove and Minerva Crescent. Deva Ideal Homes and Executive Homes had display villages on opposite corners of Fortescue Grove. In 1970-71, a group of 20 homes was built in Shalimar Court and Parkleigh Court, off Fortescue Grove, as part of the Blue Flame Project. The project sprung from a 1969 design competition co-sponsored by the RAIA Housing Service and the Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria, with the prize-winning entries, and a selection of others that were highly commended.[5]

Developer Glen Bay Heights purchased a dilapidated orchard directly south of St Thomas More's Boys College (now Emmaus College) and developed a residential estate in 1972 - which created the north sections of Hawthorn & Mullens Roads and Cascade Drive.[14][15]

Development Underwriting released the 170-lot Forest Hill Park estate at the north end of Livingstone Road in 1972 before acquiring more land and creating the 163-lot Vermont Views estate, which occupies the land between Hawthorn Road and Hanover Road.[16][17] Neeta Land Sales began advertising 130 lots at their estate on the west corner of Terrara Road and Burwood Highway in 1974.[18] The Sara Heights Estate was sold off between 1973-1975 and had 240 home sites - creating Charlnet Drive, Narracan Street, Torwood Drive, Licola Street and Currajong Street.[19]

The ambitious Vintage Gardens estate was a private house-and-land package development by Stocks & Holdings beginning in 1972. It's streets are named after famous Australian wineries such as Great Western Drive, Borossa Avenue and Mildara Street - and originally adjoined the popular Vermont Winery. The first release of 50 lots occurred just before Christmas in 1972 and home buyers were given a selection of a dozen bottles of wine.[20] Roy Anderson's flower farm was subdivided for housing in 1973 - creating Murchison Avenue and Wynne Court.[21] An estate consisting mostly of house-and-land packages was created between Terrera Park and George Road in 1973 - including Galea and Chablis Crescents.

Eric Leslie and George Victor Fankauser subdivided their 41-acre orchard property on Highbury Road in 1974 and created the Tyrol Orchard Estate, named after their family who immigrated from Tyrol, Austria in the 1860s.[22][23] The estate includes Lindau Drive, Lascelle Drive, Donbirn Way and several courts.[24] The Rose Family Orchard was demolished for the Carrington Heights Estate at Delecombe Drive and Winjallock Crescent - which opened with over 90 lots in 1975.[25]

Land at the Burmont Heights estate - including Highmont Drive, Hartland Road and Ballina Terrace - was first offered in 1975.[26] Macquarie Builders, a division of Kaiser Aetna, acquired 60 acres of land south of Burwood Highway and built the 220-lot Pioneer Ridge estate including Colonial Drive, Overland Drive and Stockmans Drive. Land sales began in 1975 and buyers could choose between 25 varieties of brick veneer homes ranging from 12½ squares to 29 squares in floorspace.[27][28]Lend Lease purchased 16 acres off the Livermore family and opened the Wingwood Close estate in 1977 with 49 homes.[29][30] Lend Lease also developed the Morack Forest Estate, which was constructed in 1976 and created Talarno Avenue. Part of the estate was built on an orchard formerly operated by the O'Brien family.[31][32]

Vermont Park was established as a cluster housing estate in 1977, featuring over fifty individual homes set within a landscaped environment. It includes interconnected pathways and roadways, as well as communal amenities such as a swimming pool and barbecue area.[33][34] Glenvill Homes opened the first ever super centre consisting of 10 upmarket display homes at Silverene Court in 1978.[35] The estate encompassing Mellissa Grove and Head Court was created in 1977. A majority of the blocks, especially those west of Head Court, were sold as house and land packages. Several 'craftsman-built' residences were first advertised in April 1978.[36] The Corstorphan family subdivided their property between Verona Street and Morack Road in 1977, creating Daniella Court.[37]

Stanley Road was extended north by 200 metres in 1986 as part of the St James Park Estate - creating Dorene Court, Murray Court and Gibbon Avenue.[38] Previously undeveloped land at the end of Wilpena Close and Myriong Avenue was replaced by the Windsor Hill estate in 1985.[39] The Ministry of Housing and A.V. Jennings Homes worked in partnership to establish the Vermont Rise estate at Village Walk and Kara Walk in 1986.[40] The Urban Land Authority created the 46-lot Pioneer Rise estate at the east end of Weeden Drive and the 29-lot Parkview Esate at Mitchelton Court in 1988.[41][42]

The Vermont Heights estate by Stockdale & Leggo in and around Prestbury Drive/Oxford Grove was developed between 1994-96.[43] The Winton Rise estate was constructed on an irregularly-shaped 15-acre land parcel west of Stanley Road in 1995-96 and includes Adrian Avenue.[44] Developer Australand Holdings acquired much of the former Wobbies World site at Springvale Road and established the Saxonwood estate in 2001, which has 32 townhouse lots and an apartment building with 12 flats.[45]

Shopping and Commercial Developments

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The Vermont South Shopping Centre and post office opened on 22 October 1974 as the suburb developed.[46]

The fully air-conditioned centre originally had over 40 stores including Venture and Coles New World supermarkets, totalling 11,500 square metres of lettable retail space. Designed by commercial architects R. Bernard Brown & Associates and developed by Hanover Holdings, the centre was originally going to be called Burvale Shopping Town and was established alongside a 105-lot housing estate.[47][48] It's inception followed an amendment to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme in 1970, which re-zoned the area for residential use. Mr. Ted Jane, the Town Clerk of Nunawading, played a pivotal role in encouraging the council to create a central "heart" for the area. This initiative led to the designation of the land that now houses the centre.[49] A small Chinese takeaway restaurant opened at the centre in 1975 and was extended in 1987 to accomodate a dining hall. It was extensively renovated from 2022-2024 and is now the Ing Korean Barbecue Buffet restaurant. 12 additional shops were constructed at the corner of Hanover Road and Burwood Highway in 1992.[50] Presently, the centre is anchored by Aldi and Coles and has 650 free parking spaces and over 50 specialty stores. Much-needed renovations commenced in 2021.

As part of Nunawading Council's 1992 structure plan for the Vermont South Activity Centre, a prominent council-owned reserve at the corner of Livingstone Road and Burwood Highway was controversially rezoned from public use zone to restricted business zone.[51] The plan also designated the area for a mix of office and retail development. In 1994, Shell Australia proposed plans to subdivide the site for a 24 hour petrol station, McDonalds and Video library and cafe. The proposal caused controversy and objectors claimed it was a conflict of interest for the council as the sale of the land is conditional on council approving the subdivision. Despite outcry from the existing traders of the neighbouring Vermont South Shopping Centre, who feared over-development, the project went ahead and was completed in 1996.[52]

A strip of three shops and a restaurant was built c.1983 at the corner of Morack Road and Burwood Highway.[9]

A driving range, operated by the Morack Golf Course, was subdivided in the early 2000s and replaced with an Officeworks and the largest Bunnings Warehouse in the world - completed in late 2005. The SEC had proposed to build a terminal station on the site as early as 1974, though this never eventuated.[53] The Australian Lifestyle television program, Better Homes and Gardens, filmed a special at the Bunnings.[54]

The Shell service station next to Officeworks was built in 1986. The property had originally been issued a town planning permit for a reception centre. The rear of the site was later subdivided for a unit complex.[55]

Morack Golf Course

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Golf Course Clubhouse, 1976

The Morack Golf Course officially opened on the 8 May 1976 as a nine-hole, par 36 course of some 2,757 metres in length.

In July 1962 the then Councillor Satchwell moved that the "Parks, Gardens and Council Properties Committee investigate the practicability of providing Municipal Golf Links". This proposal was met with little enthusiasm and it wasn't until 1965, when Council looked at developing the land on Burwood Highway, bounded by Morack and Terrara Roads, that anything significant happened. It was the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works that suggested the current site, all this land was rezoned open space by late 1967. In May 1973 Council committed itself to developing a course on this site and plans were set for the opening of 9 holes by late 1976.

Greensmasters, a golf course design and construction company, were contracted to design the layout. The layout was approved by council in mid-1974, who allocated their Parks and Gardens section to initiate tree planting with only Australian Native plants to be used. By mid-1975 the construction was progressing well, although the course was nameless, and commonly referred to as the golf links. The Nunawading Historical Society was ask. to suggest a name and recommended Norwich, after an early local settlement A Mrs McGivern of Boronia wrote recommending Morack, not only an obvious name but an aboriginal word meaning "a place of hills". The course officially opened as "Morack Golf Course" on 8 May 1976. The course had been extended to fifteen holes by January 1980 and the complete 5,428 metre, par 71 eighteen holes was finished in 1981. The water supply for the course is based upon a 50 million-litre dam constructed during 1975/78. Water is also pumped from the Dandenong Creek to maintain an adequate supply.[56][57]

Livingstone Primary School

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To further the concept of a “heart” for the area, the council persuaded the Education Department to purchase the 20 acres of land immediately to the north of the proposed Centre for school purposes. In 1974 the council made a submission to the Minister of Education for a “joint development with the Education Department in the provision of community facilities in Vermont South”. A public meeting was convened at the Vermont South Special School on March 26th, 1976. From this meeting the Vermont South Planning Group was established. The inaugural meeting of the Livingstone Primary School Interim Committee was held on April 26th, 1976, at the Vermont South Special School. A committee was formed with representatives from the Education Department and Parkmore Primary School. By October 1976, this committee saw its task completed. Work commenced on the school on April 12th 1977, and the concrete was poured in mid-May. By July 21st 1978 all Grades had moved in, and the official opening was held on March 31st 1979 by John Richardson, Member for Forest Hill.[49]

Burvale Hotel & Motel

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Burvale Hotel, 1969

The Burvale Hotel is located at the intersection of Springvale Road and Burwood Highway in Melbourne, Australia. Opened in 1968, it was designed by architects Jorgensen and Hough, known for their modernist hotels and motels in the post-war period. Influenced by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the hotel features organic materials, including textured earthen bricks and timber joinery, reflecting Wright's philosophy of architecture "growing" from its environment. In 2015, the local council proposed a heritage overlay to protect the building, but this was ultimately rejected. Today, the Burvale Hotel occupies a 45,000-square-metre site, and is described by Barry Cloke, National Property Manager for ALH Group, as “very inefficient and uneconomical to run."[58][59] A Dan Murphy's and two smaller restaurants also operate at the site.

Nunawading Motocross Track

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The Nunawading Motocross Track has been home to the Nunawading & District Motorcross club (originally known as Happy Wheels) since 1972. It operates on the site formerly occupied by a landfill, which dates back the early 1960s.

Parks and reserves

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A pocket guide to Walking and Wheeling in Whitehorse has been produced highlighting some of the parks and walking trails in the municipality.[60]

Behind the motocross track are bush walk trails connecting to Dandenong Creek and a spectacular lookout. The lookout is located at the peak of a man-made hill, which is the remains of the former City of Nunawading Tip that was closed in the 1970s.[3] These walking/bike trails (Dandenong Creek Trail) connect to the greater bike trails of eastern Victoria, including the Mount Dandenong National Park and Nortons, Napier and Jells Parks. Sportlink is also a landmark.

Bellbird Dell

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Bellbird Dell is a natural park, located in the north of the suburb. It is a 1.4 km (1500 yard) linear park with an area of 17.5 hectares (43 acres), named after the bellbirds that can be heard in the park. The majority of the park is thick bush, however, there are walking trails, wetlands and ornamental lakes. Open grassed areas are provided with picnic tables. For walkers 'The Dell' offers short or long strolls but dogs must be on a leash, as the main pathways are shared with cyclists. Birds and frogs can be seen and heard here and, in spring, there are wildflowers. Victoria's floral emblem, the pink heath (Epacris impressa), can be seen growing wild within the remnant areas.

Hanover Reserve

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Four acres of overgrown farmland, last used in the early 1960s, was reserved for public use in 1973 as part of the Vermont Views housing estate - creating Hanover Reserve. Like Hanover Road, the reserve is named after Hanover Holdings, who built the Vermont South Shopping Centre and created several housing estates in the area. The park consists of grassed open space lined with mature trees. The playground was last upgraded c. 2008 and has a see-saw, slide and accessible swings.

Education

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  • Emmaus College – Years 7-12 Campus
  • Vermont South Special School[61]
  • Weeden Heights Primary School – Established in 1980[62]
  • Livingstone Primary School[63]
  • Holy Saviour Primary School[64]
  • Barriburn Pre-School, Birralee Pre-School Association, Terrara Pre-School Association,
  • Vermont South Children's Services Centre[65]

Clubs and facilities

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Vermont South Club

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Vermont South Club offers Tennis, Darts & Bowls. $1 million redevelopment works began at Vermont South Club on 3 October 2007. The redevelopment for the Bowling Clubhouse extended capacity from 60 people to 120 people. Other changes proposed include improving disabled access, toilet, shower and kitchen facilities. [66]

Sustainability street hub activities

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Sustainability Street hubs have been operating in Blackburn, Box Hill, Vermont South and most recently Wattle Hill. Participating communities are guided through a process where they learn about sustainability and how to share practical sustainable principles and actions with others, as well as how to organise themselves as a group in implementing an event/project. The six-month training period is organised around four stages, called mulch (learn), sow (plan), grow (do) and harvest (teach).[67]

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A new $8 million,[68] multi-purpose netball stadium was opened in Hanover Road on 7 February 2009. Sharelle McMahon gave a speech and umpired a community netball match for the occasion.[69] It provides for netball, basketball, indoor soccer, badminton and volleyball games, and is already home to local clubs. To celebrate the opening milestone event, a 'Come and Try Day' was held at Sportlink Vermont South,[70] with the chance to see the new development, watch sports demonstrations and take part in fun activities. Sportlink, which features four indoor and four outdoor courts, includes a multipurpose room, community room, café, first aid room and change rooms. It includes netball, basketball, volleyball, badminton and many more.[71] Planning for this facility started in 2006, with community consultation conducted in November 2006.[72]

Vermont South skateboard ramp

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Located at Lookout Trail Park, on the corner of Morack Road and Burwood Highway. The ramp features a vertical half pipe that is suitable for advanced skaters and is built to international standards.[73]

Soccer

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The Whitehorse United Soccer Club is located in Vermont South. The men's team won the State League 4 East competition in 2017 and currently compete in the State league 3 south-east competition. The Women's team compete in the newly formed Victorian Premier League Women, having been promoted in 2018 (champions) and 2019.

Other clubs and facilities include:

  • Vermont South Tennis Club
  • Vermont South Cricket Club[74]
  • Whitehorse School of Physical Culture (formerly Vermont South School of Physical Culture)[75]
  • Morack Golf Course[76]
  • Holy Saviour Tennis Club
  • Livingstone Netball Club
  • Hi-Lites Netball Club[77]
  • Lions Club of South Vermont Inc.[78]

Churches

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  • Vermont South Evangelical Church[79]
  • Holy Saviour Catholic Church
  • Anglican Church of the Holy Name of Jesus[80]
  • Evangelical Church[81]

Services

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Vermont South Metropolitan Fire Brigade (South Vermont Fire Station No. 28) is located at 721 Highbury Road, on the corner of Springvale Road. This Brigade moved from 535 High Street Road, Mount Waverley in 1999. The building has won a design award.

The Vermont South Community House is one of nine community and neighbourhood houses that provide courses and activities for all age groups within the City of Whitehorse.[82] Vermont South Community House was established in 1976 as a sustainable community organisation to share information and advocate on behalf of the community. The Community House was the winner of the 2008 Whitehorse Sustainability Awards.[83]

  • Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library – Vermont South Campus.[84] The Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation holds over 421,000 items, which includes books, magazines, audio cassettes, language kits, videos, compact discs, electronic games, sheet music and large print books. Joining the library is free.[85][86] The library also loans books, talking books, videos, CDs, and CD-Roms in Chinese.[87]
  • Vermont Village[88]
  • Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre processes and manages green waste. It is located at 638-640 Burwood Highway (corner of Morack Road).

Statistics

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Population of Vermont South:

  • 2001 Census: 11,655
  • 2006 Census: 11,485
  • 2011 Census: 11,416
  • 2016 Census: 11,678[89]

Infrastructure

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Transport

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The Government of Victoria extended tram route 75 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 Westfield Knox 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. An upgrade in November 2007[citation needed] saw the introduction of an hourly Sunday service and buses running until 9pm 7 days a week. Bus routes 732, 736, 742 and 902 also service Vermont South. All four bus routes operate seven days.

732: Box Hill to Upper Ferntree Gully

736: Mitcham to Blackburn

742: Ringwood to Chadstone Shopping Centre

902 SmartBus: Chelsea to Airport West

Route 732 duplicates the Knox Transit Link section entirely, however it does not have the extended-hours operation of the Knox Transit Link.

Routes 736 and 742 run past Vermont South Shopping Centre and the tram terminus, with both routes sharing bus stops in Hanover Rd.

Route 902 runs along Springvale Rd along the western extremity of Vermont South.

Sewerage

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In 1966 the Metropolitan & Melbourne Board of Works (MMBW) put forth a plan to construct numerous "package" sewage treatment plants in the valleys of Dandenong Creek and its tributaries. The project aimed to provide adequate sewerage to the catchment before the Dandenong Valley Trunk sewer (DVT) could supersede the purification works. One of these facilities was to be established in Vermont South aiming to cater to the increasing population in the area. The proposal aligned with a surge in developer enthusiasm attributed to significant population growth in adjacent suburbs.[90]

Previously, Vermont South had primarily depended on septic systems to handle it's wastewater. A topographical restraint precluded the area from being served by The Board's existing gravitational sewerage system. Moreover, with the Dandenong Valley Trunk Sewer not slated for completion until the early 1980s, there was an immediate requirement to establish a temporary treatment plant for the region. The site, north of Burwood Highway between Morack Road and Dandenong Creek, had been chosen by The Board in the early 1970s. The John Holland group was awarded the contract to assemble the plant, which began discharging treated wastewater in the early months of 1974. The construction process involved the excavation and levelling of the adjacent terrain and the reconfiguration of a nearby stream once dammed for orchard irrigation.[91]

Establishment of the Terrara Road Branch Sewers as far as the Bellbird Dell parklands allowed the reticulation of numerous subdivisions west of the golf course, namely the ambitious Vintage Gardens estate. More developments were sewered as additional sections of the branch were laid, including the Vermont South Shopping Centre precinct and the Vermont Views, Vermont Park, and Morack Forest residential estates. A smaller branch also fed sewage to the plant from the Carrington Heights and Wingwood Close estates. Upper sections of the branch sewered some homes north of the Healesville Freeway Reserve in the suburb of Vermont (not to be confused with Vermont South), including properties along Jolimont Road and in the Trove Park, Uplands, and Barnsedale Forest subdivisions. Most of Vermont had already been connected to the Ringwood Outfall Sewer (RIO) and Gardiners Creek Main Sewer (GCM) by this point.[92]

By 1980, the plant was sewering an area of around 880 acres. Due to the topography of the region, not all of Vermont South was connected to the Morack Road site. Properties south of Burwood Highway and west of Livingstone Road were generally connected to the Waverley / Shepherd Road Plant, commissioned in 1972. In 1982, The Board of Works completed construction on the Nunawading Branch Sewer - connecting the tributaries of the Morack Road plant to the Dandenong Valley Trunk Sewer and subsequently the Eastern Treatment Plant, bypassing the treatment works at Vermont South. The branch also sewered developments along Mountain Highway in Wantirna South such as the Castlefield Ridge, Stratford Square, Oak Tree Ridge, Cambridge Gardens, Wantirna Park, and Woodlands estates.[93] The City of Nunawading acquired the plant shortly after it was decommissioned.

Water supply

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The Vermont South Pumping Station, originally designated as MMBW Pumping Station No. 72, was commissioned at Livingstone Road in 1974 to maintain pressure within the suburb's expanding water supply reticulation. Strategically located at an elevated position, the station's three pumps are housed within a cream brick building built to a widely-used standard MMBW design. The site has been operated by Yarra Valley Water since 1992.[92]

Drainage

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The Dandenong Valley Authority's decision to barrel the Bellbird Dell creek in 1972 was a response to significant flooding in the area caused by the burgeoning residential subdivisions.[94] This action coincided with the reservation of the site and surrounding land as public open space.[95]

The East Burwood Retarding Basin at Billabong Park was constructed by the Dandenong Valley Authority in 1968. The embankment was constructed utilising excess clayey material from the neighbouring subdivision.

See also

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  • City of Nunawading – Vermont South was previously within this former local government area.

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