#!perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

my $string = "";

while(<DATA>) {
    $_ =~ s/\n/  /g; # (trick one)
    $string .= $_;
}

my %hash = split (/\s*:\s+|\s\s+/, $string); # (trick two)

print Dumper( \%hash );

__DATA__
VLAN     : 1           Status     : Enabled
FID      : 1           Name       : DEFAULT VLAN
VLAN Type: Permanent   Last change: 2009-08-31 16:48:45
 Egress Ports:
host.0.1
 Forbidden Egress Ports:
ge.3.39
 Untagged Ports:
host.0.1

##</code><code>##

$VAR1 = {
          'Last change' => '2009-08-31 16:48:45',
          'Status' => 'Enabled',
          'Forbidden Egress Ports' => 'ge.3.39',
          'FID' => '1',
          'VLAN' => '1',
          'Untagged Ports' => 'host.0.1',
          'Egress Ports' => 'host.0.1',
          'Name' => 'DEFAULT VLAN',
          'VLAN Type' => 'Permanent'
        };