Vermont, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Vermont
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Whitehorse
postcode = 3133
pop = 9,817 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21697 | name = Vermont (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 4.3
est =
propval = $495,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Vermont&postcode=3133 Vermont] , accessed 17 December 2007]
stategov = Mitcham, Forest Hill, Bayswater
fedgov = Aston, Deakin
dist1 = 22
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Nunawading
near-n = Mitcham
near-ne = Ringwood
near-w = Forest Hill
near-e = Ringwood
near-sw = Vermont South
near-s = Vermont South
near-se = Wantirna

Vermont is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Whitehorse. The stress is on the first syllable, unlike the U.S. state.

Vermont is located within the Whitehorse City Council (Morack Ward).

The suburb of Vermont is the location of the Vermont Volunteers Roll of Honour for the First World War. The honour board used to hang in the former Mechanics Institute Hall, which was on the site now occupied by the Scout Hall. Some of the names listed are also included on the Mitcham and Blackburn war memorials.

Vermont is home to the Vermont Cricket club and Vermont Football club.

The suburb is bordered by Mitcham to the north, Nunawading and Forest Hill to the west, Vermont South to the south and Wantirna and Ringwood to the east.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Mitcham Railway Station, located 1.5km north of Vermont.

Vermont is serviced by five bus routes:

* Route 736 - Mitcham Railway Station to Blackburn Railway Station
* Route 738 - Mitcham Railway Station to Knox Shopping Centre
* Route 740 - Mitcham Railway Station to Centre Rd, Vermont (weekday morning and evening peak only)
* Route 742 - Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood to Oakleigh Railway Station via Glen Waverly Railway Station
* Route 765 - Mitcham Railway Station to Box Hill Railway Station via Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre and Blackburn Railway Station

Buses run on weekdays and Saturdays only - there are no Sunday bus services.

One of Melbourne's major arterials, Canterbury Road, passes through the centre of Vermont, running east-west. It is intersected by Mitcham and Boronia Roads, which run north and south-east respectively.

Education

Vermont is home to four schools:

* Vermont Primary School
* Vermont Secondary College
* St James Catholic Primary School
* St Timothys Catholic Community Primary School

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