Vermont South, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Vermont South is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse
. At the 2006 Census, Vermont South had a population of 11,485.
The eastern boundary of Vermont South is the Dandenong Creek
, which travels from the Dandenong Ranges
through to Port Phillip
. The suburb was mostly developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, after developers bought the local apple orchards in the area.
, 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.
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.
Vermont South Post Office opened on 22 October 1974 as the suburb developed.
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.
Vermont South was the location of the Australian Gun Club in the 1960s and 1970's.
Pin Oak Court, Vermont South, is the filming location for "Ramsay Street
" in the Australian soap opera
Neighbours
. A Neighbours Tour Bus operates on a regular basis which is very popular with UK
Backpackers.
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 to Dandenong Creek and a spectacular lookout. The lookout is located at the peak of a man-made hill, this hill is the remains of The City of Nunawading Tip that was closed in the 1970s. These walking/bike trails (Dandenong Creek Trail
) connect to the greater bike trails of eastern Victoria, including: Mount 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. The Dan Murphy's Store has now closed at Vermont South Shopping Centre.
which contains a Coles supermarket, 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 its land to developers, where a retirement village has been constructed.
The following business' have previously been established in the Burwood Highway front location of Vermont South Shopping Centre: Venture (department store)
, Jewel Supermarket, Dan Murphy's
Liquor Super Store and Get Fresh Green Grocer and butcher (current occupier).
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 filmed a special at this location.
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 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.
On Weekdays it runs from 4:30am–1:20am the next morning, 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. On Sundays, a 12 minute daytime frequency is offered with a 30 minute service in the early morning and at night, with the last service to run from Vermont South at approximately 12:45am.
These improvements make the "Knox Transit Link" arguably the most frequent bus service in Metropolitan Melbourne in that section only. However, while the remaining sections of the 732 which have not been upgraded to the same extent), they are still sufficient enough, with a recent upgrade in November 2007 seeing the introduction of an hourly Sunday service and buses running until 9pm 7 days a week.
Bellbird Dell is a 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 bellbirds
that can be heard in the park. The majority of the park is thick bush, however there are many walking trails, wetland
s 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 wildflowers. Victoria's floral emblem the Pink Heath (Epacris impressa) can be seen growing 'wild' within the remnant areas.
Hanover Reserve in Vermont South is a great playground for children of all abilities and also has an accessible swing. A pocket guide to Walking and Wheeling in Whitehorse has been produced highlighting some of the great parks and walking trails in the municipality.
, 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. This six month training period is loosely organised around four stages called mulch (learn), sow (plan), grow (do) and harvest (teach).
gave a motivational speech and umpired a community netball match for the occasion. It provides for netball, basketball, indoor soccer, badminton and volleyball games, and is already home to a number of local clubs.
The new multipurpose indoor sports facility in Vermont South was opened on Saturday 7 February 2009. To celebrate this milestone event, everyone was invited to join in the ‘Come and Try Day’ at Sportlink Vermont South in Hanover Road, 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, basket ball, volley ball, bad mitten and many more Planning for this facility started in 2006 with Community consultation conducted in November 2006.
Other clubs and facilities include:
(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 won a design award soon after being commissioned.
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
. Vermont South Community House was established in 1976 and has been a sustainable community organisation ever since. They have created an environment where the community can gather in a nurturing space and work together to achieve common goals. The house is run by an extensive volunteer network who run programs to share information and advocate on behalf of the community. The Community House was the winner of the 2008 Whitehorse Sustainability Awards.
The library now loans books, talking books, videos, CDs, and CD-Roms in Chinese.
The Centre processes & manages Green Waste located at 638-640 Burwood Highway, Vermont South (Corner of Morack Road).
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 has been completed creating a short bus lane to give buses priority, enabling them to cross the intersection before other traffic. Springvale Road forms part of the Green Orbital SmartBus route, this jump lane will improve public transport through the intersection and overall region.
11,655 (2001 census)
11,485 (2006 census)
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...
, 20 km 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 City of Whitehorse
City of Whitehorse
The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....
. At the 2006 Census, Vermont South had a population of 11,485.
The eastern boundary of Vermont South is the Dandenong Creek
Dandenong Creek
Dandenong Creek, originally known as Narra Narrawong, runs from the Dandenong Ranges in the Dandenong Ranges National Park, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, through the urban areas of Boronia and The Basin, eventually meeting Mordialloc Creek and the manmade Patterson River...
, which travels from the Dandenong Ranges
Dandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
through to Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
. The suburb was mostly developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, after developers bought the local apple orchards in the area.
History
Prior to the first European settlers, the landscape was thickly timbered bushland, occupied by the WurundjeriWurundjeri
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia...
, Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
of the Kulin
Kulin
The Kulin nation, was an alliance of five Indigenous Australian nations in Central Victoria, Australia, prior to European settlement. Their collective territory extended to around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. To their...
nation, who spoke variations of the Woiwurrung
Woiwurrung
Woiwurrung is an Indigenous Australian language spoken by some of the Kulin Nation clans, the Wurundjeri people, of Central Victoria, from Mount Baw Baw in the east to Mount Macedon, Sunbury and Gisborne in the west.The Woiwurrung clans inhabited the Yarra River, called Birrarung in 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.
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.
Vermont South Post Office opened on 22 October 1974 as the suburb developed.
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.
Vermont South was the location of the Australian Gun Club in the 1960s and 1970's.
Landmarks
Ramsay Street
Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian soap opera Neighbours live. The street is set in the equally fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. Neighbours storylines primarily centre around the residents of the Street, which was named after the...
" in the Australian soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
. A Neighbours Tour Bus operates on a regular basis which is very popular with UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Backpackers.
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 to Dandenong Creek and a spectacular lookout. The lookout is located at the peak of a man-made hill, this hill is the remains of The City of Nunawading Tip that was closed in the 1970s. These walking/bike trails (Dandenong Creek Trail
Dandenong Creek Trail
The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Following the Path:...
) connect to the greater bike trails of eastern Victoria, including: Mount 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. The Dan Murphy's Store has now closed at Vermont South Shopping Centre.
Commercial areas
Vermont South Shopping Centre is located on Burwood HighwayBurwood Highway
Burwood Highway is a major transportation link with Melbourne's eastern suburbs. It begins in the suburb of Kooyong, Melbourne at the junction of the Monash Freeway as Toorak Road between Monash Freeway and Warrigal Road, and finishes in Belgrave, Victoria in the Dandenong Ranges...
which contains a Coles supermarket, and adjoining McDonalds, Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, 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 its land to developers, where a retirement village has been constructed.
The following business' have previously been established in the Burwood Highway front location of Vermont South Shopping Centre: Venture (department store)
Venture (department store)
Venture was a chain of discount department stores operating across Australia. It was developed by South Australian department store John Martins and was first opened in 1970. The chain grew to cover much of the country...
, Jewel Supermarket, Dan Murphy's
Dan Murphy's
Dan Murphy's is an Australian big box liquor supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Limited, who also owns BWS, another liquor chain with smaller stores.-History:...
Liquor Super Store and Get Fresh Green Grocer and butcher (current occupier).
At the end of 2005, the largest Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse is Australia's largest hardware chain with stores in Australia and New Zealand. The chain is owned by Wesfarmers Limited.-History:-Pre 1900s:...
in the Southern Hemisphere was built in Vermont South. The Australian Lifestyle television program, Better Homes and Gardens filmed a special at this location.
Transport
The Government of VictoriaGovernment of Victoria
The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...
extended tram route 75
Melbourne tram route 75
Tram route 75 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Spencer Street and La Trobe Street in the city centre to Vermont South in the eastern suburbs....
from its former terminus at Burwood East
Burwood East, Victoria
Burwood East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 17 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. The suburb is bounded by Springvale Road to the east, by Middleborough Road to the west, by Eley Road and Hawthorn Road...
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.
On Weekdays it runs from 4:30am–1:20am the next morning, 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. On Sundays, a 12 minute daytime frequency is offered with a 30 minute service in the early morning and at night, with the last service to run from Vermont South at approximately 12:45am.
These improvements make the "Knox Transit Link" arguably the most frequent bus service in Metropolitan Melbourne in that section only. However, while the remaining sections of the 732 which have not been upgraded to the same extent), they are still sufficient enough, with a recent upgrade in November 2007 seeing the introduction of an hourly Sunday service and buses running until 9pm 7 days a week.
Parks and reserves
Vermont South has many local parks including Billabong Park, Charlesworth Park, Terrara Park, Tyrol Park and Dandenong Valley Metropolitan Park (West of Dandenong Creek).Bellbird Dell is a 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 bellbirds
Bell Miner
The Bell Miner, Manorina melanophrys, colloquially known as the Bellbird, is a colonial honeyeater endemic to southeastern Australia. They were given their common name because they feed almost exclusively on the dome-like coverings of certain psyllid bugs, referred to as "bell lerps," that feed on...
that can be heard in the park. The majority of the park is thick bush, however there are many walking trails, wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s 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 wildflowers. Victoria's floral emblem the Pink Heath (Epacris impressa) can be seen growing 'wild' within the remnant areas.
Hanover Reserve in Vermont South is a great playground for children of all abilities and also has an accessible swing. A pocket guide to Walking and Wheeling in Whitehorse has been produced highlighting some of the great parks and walking trails in the municipality.
Education
- Emmaus CollegeEmmaus College (Burwood)Emmaus College is a Coeducational Catholic secondary college which serves the middle, eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school has a Junior Campus in Vermont South and a VCE campus in Burwood. It has a population of around 1200 students and slowly growing. Emmaus College is a member...
(Years 7-10 Campus) - Vermont South Special School
- Weeden Heights Primary School, established in 1980.
- Livingstone Primary School
- Holy Saviour Primary School
- Barriburn Pre-School, Birralee Pre-School Association, Terrara Pre-School Association,
- Vermont South Children's Services Centre
Vermont South Club
$1 million redevelopment works began at Vermont South Club on 3 October 2007. The redevelopment for the Bowling Clubhouse would be extended to increase capacity from 60 people to 120 people. Other changes proposed include improving disabled access, toilet, shower and kitchen facilities.Sustainability street hub activities
Sustainability Street hubs have been operating successfully in BlackburnBlackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....
, Box Hill
Box Hill, Victoria
Box Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill had a population of 8,616....
, 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. This six month training period is loosely organised around four stages called mulch (learn), sow (plan), grow (do) and harvest (teach).
Sportlink multipurpose indoor sports facility
A new $8 million, multi-purpose netball stadium was opened in Hanover Road on the 7th of February, 2009. Sharelle McMahonSharelle McMahon
Sharelle Jane McMahon is an Australian netball player and former captain of the Australian national netball team...
gave a motivational speech and umpired a community netball match for the occasion. It provides for netball, basketball, indoor soccer, badminton and volleyball games, and is already home to a number of local clubs.
The new multipurpose indoor sports facility in Vermont South was opened on Saturday 7 February 2009. To celebrate this milestone event, everyone was invited to join in the ‘Come and Try Day’ at Sportlink Vermont South in Hanover Road, 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, basket ball, volley ball, bad mitten and many more Planning for this facility started in 2006 with Community consultation conducted in November 2006.
Vermont South skateboard ramp
Located at Lookout Trail Park, on the corner of Morack Road and Burwood Highway, Vermont South. The ramp features a vertical half pipe that is suitable for advanced skaters and is built to international standards.Other clubs and facilities include:
- Vermont South Tennis Club
- Vermont South Cricket Club
- Vermont South School of Physical Cultures
- Morack Golf Course
- Holy Saviour Tennis Club
- Livingstone Netball Club
- Hi-Lites Netball Club
- Lions Club of South Vermont Incorporated
Churches
- Vermont South Evangelical Church
- Holy Saviour Catholic Church
- Anglican Church of the Holy Name of Jesus
- Evangelical Church
Services
Vermont South Metropolitan Fire BrigadeMetropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade , also known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, provides firefighting, rescue, and hazardous material incident response services to the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
(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 won a design award soon after being commissioned.
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
City of Whitehorse
The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....
. Vermont South Community House was established in 1976 and has been a sustainable community organisation ever since. They have created an environment where the community can gather in a nurturing space and work together to achieve common goals. The house is run by an extensive volunteer network who run programs to share information and advocate on behalf of the community. The Community House was the winner of the 2008 Whitehorse Sustainability Awards.
- Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library - Vermont South Campus The Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation holds over 421,503 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.
The library now loans books, talking books, videos, CDs, and CD-Roms in Chinese.
- Vermont Village
- Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre
The Centre processes & manages Green Waste located at 638-640 Burwood Highway, Vermont South (Corner of Morack Road).
Future Developments
SmartBusSmartBus
SmartBus is a series of bus routes operating in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Undertaken as a part of Metlink, the program seeks to eventually establish a series of key suburban bus routes, and orbital bus routes around Melbourne...
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 has been completed creating a short bus lane to give buses priority, enabling them to cross the intersection before other traffic. Springvale Road forms part of the Green Orbital SmartBus route, this jump lane will improve public transport through the intersection and overall region.
Statistics
According to Census the population in Vermont South has reduced by 170 people over a 5 year period.11,655 (2001 census)
11,485 (2006 census)