List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs
Oct 6th 2010, 7:05 pm
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Re: List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs
Have you read this thread? It's right up your street.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...65&postcount=1
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Oct 6th 2010, 7:12 pm
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Re: List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs
That guy is from Sydney, what a "revel", all Sydneysiders are the same and we all know it! it's all over YouTube as well.
And yet, Melbourne isn't growing so fast because it's cheap, in fact, rates are rising in Melbourne more than any other city, and TAS, WA, SA, and QLD are cheaper than Melbourne.
Melbourne has a better style of living, while, Melbourne has world class health (One of the most advanced health care systems in the world), plus the best education system anyway in Australia and the world's largest tram network is in Melbourne, and the University of Melbourne is the second best in Australia after the National University.
And again, most sydney suburbs don't even have foot paths, i've noticed many suburbs without foot paths, like Wentworthville, Merrylands, North Ride, etc
On the Sydney harbour, it's alright, once you go in to the city, you could get run over, people can't drive and when you go out of the suburbs, it's really bad! it's like a 3rd world city.
And, Melbourne has the tallest buildings in Australia including the tallest at 95 levels plus the largest office building which is ANZ's HQ in Melbourne (Victoria Harbour).
And, the Icehouse in Melbourne is the largest ice sports centre in Australia and the Australian Olympic HQ.
And, Melbourne has the largest shopping centre at 550 shops with more expansions coming.
And yet, Melbourne isn't growing so fast because it's cheap, in fact, rates are rising in Melbourne more than any other city, and TAS, WA, SA, and QLD are cheaper than Melbourne.
Melbourne has a better style of living, while, Melbourne has world class health (One of the most advanced health care systems in the world), plus the best education system anyway in Australia and the world's largest tram network is in Melbourne, and the University of Melbourne is the second best in Australia after the National University.
And again, most sydney suburbs don't even have foot paths, i've noticed many suburbs without foot paths, like Wentworthville, Merrylands, North Ride, etc
On the Sydney harbour, it's alright, once you go in to the city, you could get run over, people can't drive and when you go out of the suburbs, it's really bad! it's like a 3rd world city.
And, Melbourne has the tallest buildings in Australia including the tallest at 95 levels plus the largest office building which is ANZ's HQ in Melbourne (Victoria Harbour).
And, the Icehouse in Melbourne is the largest ice sports centre in Australia and the Australian Olympic HQ.
And, Melbourne has the largest shopping centre at 550 shops with more expansions coming.
Oct 6th 2010, 7:12 pm
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Re: List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs
Melbourne, a part of a nation unlike any other place on earth, also being the fastest growing city in the country, a resident of Melbourne is known as a "Melburnian", Melbourne is located around Port Phillip Bay, Victoria Harbour, the Yarra and the Suburbs within the state of Victoria,
Early History:
Melbourne was formed in 1830, and renamed Melbourne in 1837, in honour of Williams Lamb - the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Melbourne was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1874, in 1851, it became the capital of the newly created colony of Victoria, During the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850's, it was transformed into one of the world's largest & wealthiest cities, however by the 1880's, Melbourne's boom was peaking, the city had become the Second largest city in the British Empire (After London), Melbourne was also the richest city in the world, Also in the 1800's, Melbourne was home to Australia's first Stock Exchange and is home to the Royal Mint. After Federation of Australia in 1901, it then served as the seat of Government of the Commonwealth (Melbourne was the Australian National Capital). The State Government of Victoria was formed on 30 November, 1855, & the first premier was William Clark Haines 'born 1810' which than, left office 11 March 1857, he died on the 3rd of February 1866, The Victorian Police was formed on 8 January, 1853 which was also one of the first Police Forces in Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, and New South Wales followed nine years later.
Victorian Gold Rush of the 1800's:
The discovery of gold in Victoria in the same year led by the Victorian Gold Rush, and Melbourne, which provided most service industries and served as the major port of the region, experienced rapid growth
Migration to Melbourne, particularly from overseas including Ireland and China, caused a massive population increase. Slums developed including a temporary "tent city" established on the southern banks of the Yarra, the Little Lonsdale district and at Chinatown.
The population growth and flow of gold into the city helped stimulate a program of grand civic building beginning with the design and construction of many of Melbourne's surviving institutional buildings including Parliament House, the Treasury Building and Treasury Reserve, the Old Melbourne Gaol, Victoria Barracks, the State Library of Victoria, Supreme Court, University, General Post Office, and Government House, the Melbourne Town Hall, St Paul's, St Patrick's cathedrals and several major markets including the surviving Queen Victoria Market. The city's inner suburbs were planned, to be linked by boulevards and gardens. Melbourne had become a major finance centre, home to several banks, the Royal Mint and Australia's first stock exchange in 1861.
Before the arrival of white settlers, the indigenous population in the district was estimated at 15,000, but following settlement the number had fallen to less than 800, and continued to decline with an estimated 80% decrease by 1863, due primarily to introduced diseases, particularly smallpox.
Today:
Melbourne is a modern, multicultural city of approximately 4.5 million people, Melbourne is the centre for the Arts, Commerce, Education, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism, named the world's most liveable city in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2008 by an international study, it is an exciting and entertaining place in which to live, offering:
• World-Class Universities, theatres, concert halls, festivals and Sporting venues,
• a diverse and vibrant multicultural population with people from 150 nations, and 72,000 international students - more than any other Australian city
• a safe environment, In April 2000, Melbourne was the first Australian capital city to be accredited as a 'Safe Community' by the World Health Organization
• a vast range of restaurants and cafes offering cuisine from all parts of the world
• Extensive retail shops and markets comparable with those in any major city around the world
• some of the world's most spectacular gardens ad parklands. it is often referred to as the "Garden City'
it is also the birth place of the Cultural Institutions such as Australian Film, (as well as the feature file), Australian Television, Australian Rules Football (AFL), the Australian Impressionist art movement (Known as the Heidelberg School), Australian Dance Styles (Including the Melbourne Shuffle and New Vogue), Melbourne is also the Australian Birth Place and a major hub for the Australian Music Industry, for this, Melbourne is known as the Cultural Capital of Australia.
Melbourne is classified as a Beta Would City+ by Loughborough University's GaWC Research Network, and as a City of Literature by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network, Melbourne is rated in the top 5 'Global University cities' by RMIT's Global University Cities Index, and in the top 5 'Future Global Cities'
Events:
Melbourne has held many National and In International events, including the 1956 Olympic Games, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the World Economic Forum in 2000, & the 2006 G20 Ministerial Meeting, as well as the AFL Grand Final.
Financial Centre
Melbourne retains a significant presence of being a financial centre for Asia-Pacific. Two of the big four banks, NAB & ANZ, are headquartered in Melbourne. the city has carved out a niche as Australia's leading centre for superannuation (pension) funds, with 40% of the total, and 65% of industry super-funds including the $40 billion-dollar Federal Government Future Fund
Business & Trade
Melbourne is home to Australia's largest seaport or in other words, container port, it carries over 100 Billion Dollars in trade each year, this is also the busiest container port in the nation, Melbourne is the busiest in Australia for Air Cargo which operate near Melbourne Airport, Melbourne Airport is the only Australian Airport which operates 24/7, which also allows planes to land & take off during the hours of 'past midnight, unlike Sydney, Perth and Adelaide where planes are not allowed to use the airport after 11:30pm or before 6am.
The City of Melbourne is headquartered for many of Australia's largest corporations, including Six of the ten largest in the country (based on revenue, and five of the largest six in the country based in Market Capitalization), BHP Billiton which is the largest company in Australia, Rio Tinto, Telstra, ANZ, National Australia Bank (NAB), - Bendigo Bank, Trade Unions, Burbank, Coles & Myer Group, Target, Kmart, Bi-Lo, JB HI-FI, Office Works, HP Australia, Cadbury, Shell, VIP Tel, B Digital, Dodo, Primus Telecom, National Broadband Network, Crazy Johns, Australian Air Express, Australia Post, Toll, Village Road Show, National Foods, Tiger Airways, Jet Star, Qatar Airways, Australian Theatres, 7 Media Group, 10 & SBS Television Networks, Simply Energy, TRU Energy, Victorian Electricity, Red Energy, The AGE, Business Council of Australia, Tabcorp, MediBank, RACV, Salvation Army HQ, Australian Red Cross HQ, AXA Asia Pacific Australia, and many more companies are based in Melbourne.
Transport:
Melbourne is home to the world's largest tram network, all Melbourne trains, & trams are fitted with Air Con & CCTV
Melbourne has a large train network of 20 train lines running in to the suburbs, and 4 underground tunnels, and one Dedicated events line, Melbourne also has one of the world's largest public transport networks, a head of Hong Kong, Japan, and India, as well as every other Australian state, there is over 1.4 billion trips per year, recorded on paying passengers per day, the number would be higher if recorded all none paying passengers.
Melbourne has a massive Bus network which consist of 480 bus routes, as well as the Night Rider Bus routes, Melbourne Bus Link as well as a rollout of the new SmartBus network which will consist of over 450km on 6 new bus routes by 2012. Melbourne also has the SkyBus Super Shuttle which runs express from the Melbourne CBD to the Airport 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, there are nine other Bus companies servicing Melbourne Airport. Unlike other states, Melbourne has one integrated ticketing system called Myki which is a reloadable Smart Card (Like an ATM Card), Myki can be used on any public transport service in the state of Victoria, Train, Tram, Bus, V/Line trains, and Country Buses, Melbourne's public transport system runs on zone(s) on which offer's lower prices than any other states, a 2 hour ticket cost $2.94 which works on train, tram and bus within that two hours and will allow unlimited trips within all mods of public transport in Melbourne, Melbourne also has a free Tourist Shuttle Bus, and a free city Circle Tram which runs around the city, Victoria Harbour, Water Front City, past major parts of the city and more, the free tram runs every day & the trams used were made in the early 1900's, there is also a major modern tram network which runs all over the city & suburbs, the trams are low floor & state of the art.
Automotive Sector of Australia
Melbourne is the National Automotive Capital, Holden, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Lexus & BMW Australia build & design their cars in Melbourne, there head officers are also based in Melbourne.
Melbourne is home to the International Motor Show, the Melbourne Grand Prix, and the Air Show which are major events in Australia
Sports:
Sport plays a big part of Melbourne's daily lifestyle, Melbourne has been rated as the Sports Capital of the world, with more games & Stadiums than any other country in the world, some of the Stadiums are: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Etihad Stadium, Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena, Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park Stadium, Margaret Court Arena, Lexus Centre, The Icehouse, and the new Melbourne & Olympic Parks Sporting Venues.
Melbourne is a notable sporting location as the host city for the 1956 Summer Olympics games, the first Olympic Games ever held in Australia and the southern hemisphere, along with the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
In recent years, the city has claimed the Sports Business title "World's Ultimate Sports City". The city is home to the National Sports Museum, which until 2003 was located outside the members pavilion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and reopened in 2008 in the Olympic Stand.
Australian rules football and Cricket are the most popular sports in Melbourne and also the spiritual home of these two sports in Australia and both are mostly played in the same stadia in the city and its suburbs.
The first ever official cricket Test match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest cricket ground in the world. The first Australian rules football matches were played in Melbourne in 1859 and the Australian Football League is headquartered at Docklands Stadium Melbourne. Nine of its teams are based in the Melbourne metropolitan area and the five Melbourne AFL matches per week attract an average 80,000 people per game. Additionally, the city annually hosts the AFL Grand Final.
The city is also home to several professional franchises in national competitions including the Melbourne Storm (rugby league), who play in the NRL competition, Melbourne Victory (football (soccer)) who play in the A-league, netball team Melbourne Vixens who play in the trans-Tasman trophy ANZ Championship. A new unannounced basketball team from Melbourne is expected to be announced soon for the 2009–2010 revamped National Basketball League. The new rugby union Super 15 license was given to Melbourne to start a team at the beginning of the 2011 Super 15 season, the team most likely to represent Melbourne are the Melbourne Rebels
Melbourne is home to the three major annual international sporting events in the Australian Open (tennis), Melbourne Cup (horse racing), and the Australian Grand Prix (Formula One).
In November 2008, it was announced to the AOC that the city was considering potential bids for either the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics.
Universities In Victoria Research Institutes In Victoria
Australian Catholic University St. Vincent's Institute
Deakin University Australian Stem Cell Centre
La Trobe University Burnet Institute
Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
The University of Melbourne Victorian Institute of Chemical Sciences
Monash University Brain Research Institute
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Swinburne University of Technology The walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Victorian Collage of the Arts Howard Florey Institute
Victorian University Murdoch Children's Research Institute
University of Ballarat Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
University of Bendigo Australian Synchrotron
Digital Harbour
Health
Melbourne has been known for having the best health services in the nation, Melbourne holds the Royal Children's Hospital which is rated as being the most advanced Children's Hospital in the world, the Royal Children's Hospital has the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute onsite, in 2008, a new state of the art 1 billion dollar hospital building was put forward for development which is set to open in 2011,
Entertainment:
Melbourne is known as the Entertainment capital of Australia,
Melbourne has Australia's largest Casino (Crown Entertainment Complex), with 3 Hotel high rise and 2.000 hotel rooms, & with over 2,500 poker machines, & 560 gaming tables, Crown also has Night Clubs, a Village Cinema's Complex and multiple restaurants, & shops, Crown is one of the largest casinos in the world, Crown's 3rd Hotel high rise (Metropol) is the largest hotel in Australia with 700 rooms alone,
Lifestyle & Cultural:
Melbourne has a number of Bars, Cafes, & Restaurants within the City and Suburbs, Victoria Harbour, Water Front City & Docklands in Melbourne has over 90 Bars, Cafes and Restaurants alone, Melbourne also has a number of Restaurant Trams on which people can eat on an 1800's style tram while heading around the city and viewing the sites, there is also a number of free city circle trams in the City of Melbourne which operate around the city, good for visitors, Melbourne holds the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere with over 550 stores, Melbourne is also home to Australia's largest high rise at 95 levels,
IT & Information Services
Melbourne is known as the IT capital of Australia (For many reasons)
Melbourne has the fastest internet connection in Australia at 100mbps while other cities have 30mbps (Telstra Cable Broadband),
A new ticket system called Myki has been designed to integrate with train, tram, bus and all V/Line train services in the state of Victoria, this transport ticketing project was rated as the 3rd biggest IT project in the world, Melbourne is home to major IT, Web Services & Development Companies, some of the Companies are, Melbourne IT, Web 24, Vista International, Unlimited Space Pty Limited, Domain Central, and Distribute IT which is Australia's largest wholesale Provider in Web Hosting, Domain Names, Reseller Services, SSL's, Call Centre & SMS Services
Melbourne Crime & Availability for Transport, and city access.
Crime in Melbourne is the lowest in the country, as recorded from 2002 & to date 2010, it was recorded that Melbourne was the safest city in Australia, by number of Police, Crime activity, CCTV Brake Down of Crime, in Melbourne, more streets, and all public transport services, train, tram, buses, and all taxis, are fitted with CCTV, Melbourne has been rated a reasonably safe city by world standards.
Melbourne has 8 road/Walk bridges over the water connecting the North & South of the CBD with 4 Dedicated walk bridges,
Melbourne has Australia's largest Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne also has the world's only 6 Star Green Star Rating (Convention Centre).
Things to See:
Sports - AFL, Cricket, Tennis, Motor Racing, Horse Racing, Rugby, Basketball, & Ice Skating
Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Tram Museum, Victoria Police Museum, Chinese Museum Melbourne, National Sports Museum, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne's Luna Park (Built over 120 years ago), Hot Air Balloon (Run every day), Water Taxis (Run every day), Horse Wagon (Rides), The Southern Star Observation Wheel, The Icehouse (Ice Sports, Public Ice Skating),
The Puffing Billy (Belgrave), The Victorian Arts Centre, Eureka Tower (Sky Deck 88, & The Edge),
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Places to Visit:
Polly Wood Side
Royal Exhibition Building (Built 1880) it housed the first Commonwealth Government and is the first building in Australia to achieve a world heritage listing in 2004.
Flinders Street Station (Built 1845), The first train station in Australia and the busiest in Australia.
The Old Melbourne Gaol, Crime & Justice Experience (Built 1940), Victoria's first prison, this imposing bluestone institution is where 136 people, including the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly, were hanged (Open to the public 7 days per week).
Shrine of Remembrance (Built early 1900's) for the Men & women of Victoria who served in World War 1 & 2, and is now a memorial to all Australia's who have served in war, it is also a site of ANZAC Day (25 April), & remembrance day (11 November).
Cooks' Cottage (Built 1700's), It is the cottage of Captain James Cook's two storey cottage.
Government House: this is the official residence of the Governor of Victoria.
Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex.
Chinese Museum in Melbourne
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is home to Australian art
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Below is a list of a few things that were invented in Melbourne.
The Black Box Flight Recorder 1958 Interscan, Approach & Landing System 1975
The Reading Machine for the Blind 1990 Trugo 1918
The Triton Work Bench Australian Rules Football (AFL) 1858
Latex Gloves 1964 Polocrosse 1938
The Electrical Drill 1889 The Inflatable Aircraft Escape Slide & Raft 1965
The Zeta Platform 2000 Relenza, the world’s first anti-flu drug 1995
Utility Vehicle The 'Ute' 1933 The Pedal Wireless, two way radio 1927
WI-FI, Wireless LAN 1970 The Dual Flush Toilet
The Polymer Bank Notes The Eight Hour Day 1956
Race Cam The Combine Harvester 1882
Refrigeration 1850 Telephane 1885
Cherry Ripe (Chocolate) 1924 Freddo Frog (Chocolate) 1930
Crunchie (Chocolate) 1929 Vegemite 1923
Early History:
Melbourne was formed in 1830, and renamed Melbourne in 1837, in honour of Williams Lamb - the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Melbourne was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1874, in 1851, it became the capital of the newly created colony of Victoria, During the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850's, it was transformed into one of the world's largest & wealthiest cities, however by the 1880's, Melbourne's boom was peaking, the city had become the Second largest city in the British Empire (After London), Melbourne was also the richest city in the world, Also in the 1800's, Melbourne was home to Australia's first Stock Exchange and is home to the Royal Mint. After Federation of Australia in 1901, it then served as the seat of Government of the Commonwealth (Melbourne was the Australian National Capital). The State Government of Victoria was formed on 30 November, 1855, & the first premier was William Clark Haines 'born 1810' which than, left office 11 March 1857, he died on the 3rd of February 1866, The Victorian Police was formed on 8 January, 1853 which was also one of the first Police Forces in Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, and New South Wales followed nine years later.
Victorian Gold Rush of the 1800's:
The discovery of gold in Victoria in the same year led by the Victorian Gold Rush, and Melbourne, which provided most service industries and served as the major port of the region, experienced rapid growth
Migration to Melbourne, particularly from overseas including Ireland and China, caused a massive population increase. Slums developed including a temporary "tent city" established on the southern banks of the Yarra, the Little Lonsdale district and at Chinatown.
The population growth and flow of gold into the city helped stimulate a program of grand civic building beginning with the design and construction of many of Melbourne's surviving institutional buildings including Parliament House, the Treasury Building and Treasury Reserve, the Old Melbourne Gaol, Victoria Barracks, the State Library of Victoria, Supreme Court, University, General Post Office, and Government House, the Melbourne Town Hall, St Paul's, St Patrick's cathedrals and several major markets including the surviving Queen Victoria Market. The city's inner suburbs were planned, to be linked by boulevards and gardens. Melbourne had become a major finance centre, home to several banks, the Royal Mint and Australia's first stock exchange in 1861.
Before the arrival of white settlers, the indigenous population in the district was estimated at 15,000, but following settlement the number had fallen to less than 800, and continued to decline with an estimated 80% decrease by 1863, due primarily to introduced diseases, particularly smallpox.
Today:
Melbourne is a modern, multicultural city of approximately 4.5 million people, Melbourne is the centre for the Arts, Commerce, Education, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism, named the world's most liveable city in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2008 by an international study, it is an exciting and entertaining place in which to live, offering:
• World-Class Universities, theatres, concert halls, festivals and Sporting venues,
• a diverse and vibrant multicultural population with people from 150 nations, and 72,000 international students - more than any other Australian city
• a safe environment, In April 2000, Melbourne was the first Australian capital city to be accredited as a 'Safe Community' by the World Health Organization
• a vast range of restaurants and cafes offering cuisine from all parts of the world
• Extensive retail shops and markets comparable with those in any major city around the world
• some of the world's most spectacular gardens ad parklands. it is often referred to as the "Garden City'
it is also the birth place of the Cultural Institutions such as Australian Film, (as well as the feature file), Australian Television, Australian Rules Football (AFL), the Australian Impressionist art movement (Known as the Heidelberg School), Australian Dance Styles (Including the Melbourne Shuffle and New Vogue), Melbourne is also the Australian Birth Place and a major hub for the Australian Music Industry, for this, Melbourne is known as the Cultural Capital of Australia.
Melbourne is classified as a Beta Would City+ by Loughborough University's GaWC Research Network, and as a City of Literature by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network, Melbourne is rated in the top 5 'Global University cities' by RMIT's Global University Cities Index, and in the top 5 'Future Global Cities'
Events:
Melbourne has held many National and In International events, including the 1956 Olympic Games, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the World Economic Forum in 2000, & the 2006 G20 Ministerial Meeting, as well as the AFL Grand Final.
Financial Centre
Melbourne retains a significant presence of being a financial centre for Asia-Pacific. Two of the big four banks, NAB & ANZ, are headquartered in Melbourne. the city has carved out a niche as Australia's leading centre for superannuation (pension) funds, with 40% of the total, and 65% of industry super-funds including the $40 billion-dollar Federal Government Future Fund
Business & Trade
Melbourne is home to Australia's largest seaport or in other words, container port, it carries over 100 Billion Dollars in trade each year, this is also the busiest container port in the nation, Melbourne is the busiest in Australia for Air Cargo which operate near Melbourne Airport, Melbourne Airport is the only Australian Airport which operates 24/7, which also allows planes to land & take off during the hours of 'past midnight, unlike Sydney, Perth and Adelaide where planes are not allowed to use the airport after 11:30pm or before 6am.
The City of Melbourne is headquartered for many of Australia's largest corporations, including Six of the ten largest in the country (based on revenue, and five of the largest six in the country based in Market Capitalization), BHP Billiton which is the largest company in Australia, Rio Tinto, Telstra, ANZ, National Australia Bank (NAB), - Bendigo Bank, Trade Unions, Burbank, Coles & Myer Group, Target, Kmart, Bi-Lo, JB HI-FI, Office Works, HP Australia, Cadbury, Shell, VIP Tel, B Digital, Dodo, Primus Telecom, National Broadband Network, Crazy Johns, Australian Air Express, Australia Post, Toll, Village Road Show, National Foods, Tiger Airways, Jet Star, Qatar Airways, Australian Theatres, 7 Media Group, 10 & SBS Television Networks, Simply Energy, TRU Energy, Victorian Electricity, Red Energy, The AGE, Business Council of Australia, Tabcorp, MediBank, RACV, Salvation Army HQ, Australian Red Cross HQ, AXA Asia Pacific Australia, and many more companies are based in Melbourne.
Transport:
Melbourne is home to the world's largest tram network, all Melbourne trains, & trams are fitted with Air Con & CCTV
Melbourne has a large train network of 20 train lines running in to the suburbs, and 4 underground tunnels, and one Dedicated events line, Melbourne also has one of the world's largest public transport networks, a head of Hong Kong, Japan, and India, as well as every other Australian state, there is over 1.4 billion trips per year, recorded on paying passengers per day, the number would be higher if recorded all none paying passengers.
Melbourne has a massive Bus network which consist of 480 bus routes, as well as the Night Rider Bus routes, Melbourne Bus Link as well as a rollout of the new SmartBus network which will consist of over 450km on 6 new bus routes by 2012. Melbourne also has the SkyBus Super Shuttle which runs express from the Melbourne CBD to the Airport 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, there are nine other Bus companies servicing Melbourne Airport. Unlike other states, Melbourne has one integrated ticketing system called Myki which is a reloadable Smart Card (Like an ATM Card), Myki can be used on any public transport service in the state of Victoria, Train, Tram, Bus, V/Line trains, and Country Buses, Melbourne's public transport system runs on zone(s) on which offer's lower prices than any other states, a 2 hour ticket cost $2.94 which works on train, tram and bus within that two hours and will allow unlimited trips within all mods of public transport in Melbourne, Melbourne also has a free Tourist Shuttle Bus, and a free city Circle Tram which runs around the city, Victoria Harbour, Water Front City, past major parts of the city and more, the free tram runs every day & the trams used were made in the early 1900's, there is also a major modern tram network which runs all over the city & suburbs, the trams are low floor & state of the art.
Automotive Sector of Australia
Melbourne is the National Automotive Capital, Holden, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Lexus & BMW Australia build & design their cars in Melbourne, there head officers are also based in Melbourne.
Melbourne is home to the International Motor Show, the Melbourne Grand Prix, and the Air Show which are major events in Australia
Sports:
Sport plays a big part of Melbourne's daily lifestyle, Melbourne has been rated as the Sports Capital of the world, with more games & Stadiums than any other country in the world, some of the Stadiums are: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Etihad Stadium, Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena, Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park Stadium, Margaret Court Arena, Lexus Centre, The Icehouse, and the new Melbourne & Olympic Parks Sporting Venues.
Melbourne is a notable sporting location as the host city for the 1956 Summer Olympics games, the first Olympic Games ever held in Australia and the southern hemisphere, along with the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
In recent years, the city has claimed the Sports Business title "World's Ultimate Sports City". The city is home to the National Sports Museum, which until 2003 was located outside the members pavilion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and reopened in 2008 in the Olympic Stand.
Australian rules football and Cricket are the most popular sports in Melbourne and also the spiritual home of these two sports in Australia and both are mostly played in the same stadia in the city and its suburbs.
The first ever official cricket Test match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest cricket ground in the world. The first Australian rules football matches were played in Melbourne in 1859 and the Australian Football League is headquartered at Docklands Stadium Melbourne. Nine of its teams are based in the Melbourne metropolitan area and the five Melbourne AFL matches per week attract an average 80,000 people per game. Additionally, the city annually hosts the AFL Grand Final.
The city is also home to several professional franchises in national competitions including the Melbourne Storm (rugby league), who play in the NRL competition, Melbourne Victory (football (soccer)) who play in the A-league, netball team Melbourne Vixens who play in the trans-Tasman trophy ANZ Championship. A new unannounced basketball team from Melbourne is expected to be announced soon for the 2009–2010 revamped National Basketball League. The new rugby union Super 15 license was given to Melbourne to start a team at the beginning of the 2011 Super 15 season, the team most likely to represent Melbourne are the Melbourne Rebels
Melbourne is home to the three major annual international sporting events in the Australian Open (tennis), Melbourne Cup (horse racing), and the Australian Grand Prix (Formula One).
In November 2008, it was announced to the AOC that the city was considering potential bids for either the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics.
Universities In Victoria Research Institutes In Victoria
Australian Catholic University St. Vincent's Institute
Deakin University Australian Stem Cell Centre
La Trobe University Burnet Institute
Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
The University of Melbourne Victorian Institute of Chemical Sciences
Monash University Brain Research Institute
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Swinburne University of Technology The walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Victorian Collage of the Arts Howard Florey Institute
Victorian University Murdoch Children's Research Institute
University of Ballarat Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
University of Bendigo Australian Synchrotron
Digital Harbour
Health
Melbourne has been known for having the best health services in the nation, Melbourne holds the Royal Children's Hospital which is rated as being the most advanced Children's Hospital in the world, the Royal Children's Hospital has the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute onsite, in 2008, a new state of the art 1 billion dollar hospital building was put forward for development which is set to open in 2011,
Entertainment:
Melbourne is known as the Entertainment capital of Australia,
Melbourne has Australia's largest Casino (Crown Entertainment Complex), with 3 Hotel high rise and 2.000 hotel rooms, & with over 2,500 poker machines, & 560 gaming tables, Crown also has Night Clubs, a Village Cinema's Complex and multiple restaurants, & shops, Crown is one of the largest casinos in the world, Crown's 3rd Hotel high rise (Metropol) is the largest hotel in Australia with 700 rooms alone,
Lifestyle & Cultural:
Melbourne has a number of Bars, Cafes, & Restaurants within the City and Suburbs, Victoria Harbour, Water Front City & Docklands in Melbourne has over 90 Bars, Cafes and Restaurants alone, Melbourne also has a number of Restaurant Trams on which people can eat on an 1800's style tram while heading around the city and viewing the sites, there is also a number of free city circle trams in the City of Melbourne which operate around the city, good for visitors, Melbourne holds the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere with over 550 stores, Melbourne is also home to Australia's largest high rise at 95 levels,
IT & Information Services
Melbourne is known as the IT capital of Australia (For many reasons)
Melbourne has the fastest internet connection in Australia at 100mbps while other cities have 30mbps (Telstra Cable Broadband),
A new ticket system called Myki has been designed to integrate with train, tram, bus and all V/Line train services in the state of Victoria, this transport ticketing project was rated as the 3rd biggest IT project in the world, Melbourne is home to major IT, Web Services & Development Companies, some of the Companies are, Melbourne IT, Web 24, Vista International, Unlimited Space Pty Limited, Domain Central, and Distribute IT which is Australia's largest wholesale Provider in Web Hosting, Domain Names, Reseller Services, SSL's, Call Centre & SMS Services
Melbourne Crime & Availability for Transport, and city access.
Crime in Melbourne is the lowest in the country, as recorded from 2002 & to date 2010, it was recorded that Melbourne was the safest city in Australia, by number of Police, Crime activity, CCTV Brake Down of Crime, in Melbourne, more streets, and all public transport services, train, tram, buses, and all taxis, are fitted with CCTV, Melbourne has been rated a reasonably safe city by world standards.
Melbourne has 8 road/Walk bridges over the water connecting the North & South of the CBD with 4 Dedicated walk bridges,
Melbourne has Australia's largest Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne also has the world's only 6 Star Green Star Rating (Convention Centre).
Things to See:
Sports - AFL, Cricket, Tennis, Motor Racing, Horse Racing, Rugby, Basketball, & Ice Skating
Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Tram Museum, Victoria Police Museum, Chinese Museum Melbourne, National Sports Museum, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne's Luna Park (Built over 120 years ago), Hot Air Balloon (Run every day), Water Taxis (Run every day), Horse Wagon (Rides), The Southern Star Observation Wheel, The Icehouse (Ice Sports, Public Ice Skating),
The Puffing Billy (Belgrave), The Victorian Arts Centre, Eureka Tower (Sky Deck 88, & The Edge),
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Places to Visit:
Polly Wood Side
Royal Exhibition Building (Built 1880) it housed the first Commonwealth Government and is the first building in Australia to achieve a world heritage listing in 2004.
Flinders Street Station (Built 1845), The first train station in Australia and the busiest in Australia.
The Old Melbourne Gaol, Crime & Justice Experience (Built 1940), Victoria's first prison, this imposing bluestone institution is where 136 people, including the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly, were hanged (Open to the public 7 days per week).
Shrine of Remembrance (Built early 1900's) for the Men & women of Victoria who served in World War 1 & 2, and is now a memorial to all Australia's who have served in war, it is also a site of ANZAC Day (25 April), & remembrance day (11 November).
Cooks' Cottage (Built 1700's), It is the cottage of Captain James Cook's two storey cottage.
Government House: this is the official residence of the Governor of Victoria.
Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex.
Chinese Museum in Melbourne
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is home to Australian art
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Below is a list of a few things that were invented in Melbourne.
The Black Box Flight Recorder 1958 Interscan, Approach & Landing System 1975
The Reading Machine for the Blind 1990 Trugo 1918
The Triton Work Bench Australian Rules Football (AFL) 1858
Latex Gloves 1964 Polocrosse 1938
The Electrical Drill 1889 The Inflatable Aircraft Escape Slide & Raft 1965
The Zeta Platform 2000 Relenza, the world’s first anti-flu drug 1995
Utility Vehicle The 'Ute' 1933 The Pedal Wireless, two way radio 1927
WI-FI, Wireless LAN 1970 The Dual Flush Toilet
The Polymer Bank Notes The Eight Hour Day 1956
Race Cam The Combine Harvester 1882
Refrigeration 1850 Telephane 1885
Cherry Ripe (Chocolate) 1924 Freddo Frog (Chocolate) 1930
Crunchie (Chocolate) 1929 Vegemite 1923
Oct 6th 2010, 7:13 pm
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Oh i forgot to add, Melbourne has Australia's only 24 hour airport, it has also be rated in the top 3 airports in the world.
Oct 6th 2010, 7:25 pm
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Oct 6th 2010, 7:25 pm
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Thanks, saved me asking
Okay, thanks for the confirmation, I'd hate to get arrested for allowing breach of copyright
You know, I used to quite like Melbourne, now I'm going of it fast, think tis time for bed
You know, I used to quite like Melbourne, now I'm going of it fast, think tis time for bed
Oct 6th 2010, 7:27 pm
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Re: List of Sydney's unsafe suburbs
I don't live in Sydney you plank. I don't care about Sydney or Melbourne... now bugger off and get your school uniform ready.
