Violet Town, Victoria

Violet Town is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, northeast of the state capital, Melbourne on the Hume Highway. At the, Violet Town had a population of 1,084.The town is on Honeysuckle Creek and has many streets named after flowers, e.g. Lily Street, Rose Street, Orchid Street, Tulip Street, and Iris Lane.HistoryThe first surveyed inland town in Victoria, it was a coach stop on the Melbourne to Sydney road. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 although closed from early 1854 until early 1859.TodayViolet Town has connections with Australian rock music - 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.Violet Town is one of few small rural towns (population under 1000) that has shown growth.Violet Town Football Netball Club Inc play Australian Rules football and netball in the Kyabram & District Football Netball League.TransportThe railway station is serviced by V/Line services between Melbourne and Albury. The town was the site of the Southern Aurora train crash in 1969 that caused the deaths of nine people.