[3] 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.

[5] By the 1880s, apart from some general farming, orchards dominated much of the area's landscape.The peak of growing fruit was 1930-1939 followed by a steady decline due to labour shortages and lack of markets during 1939–1945.

[8] Subsequent rate increases imposed by the City of Nunawading forced many of Vermont South's orchardists and farmers to sell their landholdings to developers.

In conjunction with the Education Department, land was designated for schools - Livingstone and Weeden Drive (Primary) and a secondary site on the south of Burwood Road which ultimately did not proceed.

[3] The Burwood Rise estate, which occupies a 95-acre area between Livingstone and Stanley Roads and around Dalroy Crescent & Consort Avenue, was developed between 1968-1971 and formed the suburb's first major housing project.

It aimed to house future customers of the nearby Forest Hill Shopping Centre, which was owned and managed by an affiliate company of Vista P/L;the developer.

[3] In 1967, a company lead by Samuel Jacobson announced that they would establish a modern, car-oriented hotel/motel complex at the north-east corner of Burwood Highway and Springvale Road.

[12][13][14][15] The centre was given a highly anticipated overhaul in 2021 which included an internal and external repaint, removal of the aged carpet in favour of wooden flooring and replacement of the dilapidated facia and canopies.

[21] In 2005, construction began at Burwood Highway of the largest Bunnings Warehouse in Australia at the time - creating more than 200 jobs for the local community and representing an investment of $25 million.

[23] The year 1988 marked the debut of a new Channel Ten TV series that would go on to achieve notable longevity: a teen-oriented soap opera simply titled Neighbours.

Location filming was primarily focused on the nearby cul-de-sac, Pin Oak Court, which has stood in for the fictional Ramsay Street for over a quarter of a century.