Violet Town is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Strathbogie Shire local government area. It was a coach stop on the Melbourne to Sydney road and became well-known in 1969 as the site of the Southern Aurora train crash. Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Strathbogie Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... In 1969, Violet Town in Victoria, Australia was the scene of the Violet Town railway disaster, a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train travelling in opposite directions on the new single line standard gauge Sydney to Melbourne main line. ...
Violet Town also has connections with Australian rock music - firstly, during the 1980s a song by The Church was named for the town, and more recently the town has been known for being the home of Jesse and Ella Hooper, members of rock band Killing Heidi. The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. ... Ella Hooper is the lead singer of the Australian band Killing Heidi. ... Killing Heidi are a rock band from Violet Town, Victoria, Australia. ...
It is located on the Honeysuckle Creek and has many streets named after flowers. On the second Saturday of each month it hosts a vibrant community market.
The elected mayor of Violet Town is Donald Robert Wedgwood Piper. A local entrepreneur, he was re-elected mayor in a no-contest election in 2005.
External links
Official Violet Town Website
Killing Heidi Official Website
Coordinates: 36°38′S 145°44′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
For Violets in frames, light and air cannot be overstudied, and whilst not allowing the frost to exercise a too severe influence upon them, it is advisable to expose them to all the fresh air and light obtainable, to keep the plants in healthy condition.
The growth of Violet flowers for the extraction of their perfume is not carried out to such an extent as formerly, as the natural perfume is suffering severely from the competition of the artificial product which forms the greater part of the Violet perfume of commerce.
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