Vermont South
suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Vermont South is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 19 km (12 miles) east of its Central Business District. It had a population of 11,954 at the 2021 census. The eastern boundary is Dandenong Creek, which flows from the Dandenong Ranges through to Port Phillip. The suburb was mostly developed in the late 1960s through till the mid-1970s after developers bought the orchards in the area. Vermont is derived from the French language meaning "green hill".
History
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 in the creeks and gullies near where Felgate Parade, Woodleigh Crescent, Great Western Drive, the Bellbird Dell and Billabong Park are located today.
After settlers decided their fortune was not to be made in the Victorian gold fields, they turned to the land as there was a living to be made supplying the needs of the fast growing Melbourne. The settlers cleared their land and sold the timber for firewood in Melbourne. Other settlers burned the timber and sold the charcoal instead.
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