Clematis, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Clematis is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 42 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
.
The town consists of a fire station, a pub, a railway station
, a small hall and two shops.
providing a volunteer fire fighting
service for over half of Cardinia Reservoir
. It was formed in 1936 and celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006. The brigade attends approximately 100 emergency calls per year. Since the brigade's formation it has fought most major blazes across Victoria, including the Ash Wednesday fires
. The brigade has also fought major blazes interstate in New South Wales. The brigade trains on Wednesday evenings from 7:30PM and new members are always welcome.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 42 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
.
The town consists of a fire station, a pub, a railway station
Clematis railway station, Melbourne
Clematis Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway.It was opened on the 10th March 1902 as Paradise Valley. The name was shortened to Paradise in 1908 and renamed Clematis in 1921....
, a small hall and two shops.
Clematis Fire Brigade
Clematis Fire Brigade is a brigade of the Country Fire AuthorityCountry Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
providing a volunteer fire fighting
Fire fighting
Firefighting is the act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent loss of life, and/or destruction of property and the environment...
service for over half of Cardinia Reservoir
Cardinia Reservoir
Cardinia Reservoir is a 287,000 megalitre water storage located in Emerald-Clematis-Dewhurst in south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Construction started in May 1970 and was completed in 1973 at a cost of more than A$11.4 million dollars.-History:...
. It was formed in 1936 and celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006. The brigade attends approximately 100 emergency calls per year. Since the brigade's formation it has fought most major blazes across Victoria, including the Ash Wednesday fires
Ash Wednesday fires
The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983. Within twelve hours, more than 180 fires fanned by winds of up to 110 km per hour caused widespread destruction across the states...
. The brigade has also fought major blazes interstate in New South Wales. The brigade trains on Wednesday evenings from 7:30PM and new members are always welcome.