Vervale, Victoria

Vervale is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 71 kilometres (44 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area.

[1] The Post Office opened as Kirwan's in 1909, was renamed Vervale in 1917 and closed in 1967.

[2] The Post Office and General Store was taken over by James and Edith McMannis in 1916.

[4] Vervale was one of the first places in Victoria where asparagus was grown commercially.

[8] The joint population of Vervale and Iona in the 2011 census was 363; 196 males and 167 females.