Sydney- bright lights, big pity (Melbourne)
If you have to make everything bigger, brighter and brasher, then you've got something to hide in my book. Sydney is all surface and no substance- Melbourne gets it right the first time and sticks to it. We got soul baby!
Style trumps 'fashion'
Why do Melbournians chock up their wardrobes with classic black? because it never looks tacky... unlike the myriad of multicoloured fake-snake pants that I encountered in Sydney when they were 'cool' for a millisecond. Echhh...
Nightlife
Melbourne has its grand old ladies for a martini or 3- Supper Club, Gin Palace... the new(er) kids in laneways- The Croft Institute, St Jeromes, that bar that's popped out out the back of Cookie in the carpark.. and Sydney has.. The Establishment. Ew
Respect
My first Anzac Day in Sydney... I go into the nearest pub and... they're playing techno at 1pm in the afternoon. The Diggers are turning in their graves I'm sure.
We like it here
I lived in Sydney for a LONG 2 and a half years... and never met another person who was actually FROM Sydney. That's right, even the natives leave... and the rest of us just go there to climb the corporate ladder and then get the hell back to Melbs
star More Brits than ...
How many British backpackers can you fit in a beachside suburb in Sydney? Well... at 8 to a 2 bedroom apartment... a LOT.
Kamis, 03 Juli 2008
Why Melbourne
Melbourne has arrived as a global business and investment centre. Located in the Asia Pacific time-zone, Melbourne is ideally placed between East and West. Australia is the first market to open each day, providing a time zone bridge linking the closing of the US and the opening of the European markets. With half of the world’s most expensive cities in Asia, Melbourne stands out as the location of choice within the region, offering the best array of services at the most competitive price. Melbourne’s lifestyle and business are complementary.
Melbourne has a thriving and sustainable economy that welcomes and supports many different industries.
With a globally connected infrastructure and shared time zone, it is an attractive location for business and investment of all sizes around the globe. This ‘Knowledge City’ provides international networks and connections and is home to research excellence and an advanced economy.
To view Melbourne's Central Business District, please visit the following: Melbourne Map [403kb]
Melbourne also offers a cost-competitive and politically stable environment.
The multilingual and multicultural environment with its open, tolerant and merit-based culture allows an outstanding quality of life for those who choose to live, work, study or visit here.
Located in the Asia Pacific time-zone, Melbourne offers economic stability, a rigorous intellectual property and taxation regulatory environment together with access to all levels of business support services. The City's advanced infrastructure including access to broadband, advanced telecommunications and competitive utility prices further add to Melbourne's status as a pre-emminent business centre in south-east Australia.
Melbourne’s modern landmark buildings offer a superior business environment, coupled with a strategic transport network which includes Australia’s only curfew-free 24 hour international airport, a major container port, access to Australia’s busiest rail network and a highly efficient system of roads, highways and freeways. Melbourne Airport recorded the fastest growth of international passenger movements of any airport in the country since 1998 and has been an important contributor to the state’s growth. The Port of Melbourne retains its ranking as the freight and logistics capital of the nation. Trade figures for 2001/02 indicate a record 11.3 million mass tonnes of overseas exports left Australia via Melbourne.
As part of its worldwide cost of living service, the Economist Intelligence Unit published a new survey in October 2002 assessing the level of hardship for expatriates. Melbourne and Vancouver emerged as the best cities in the world. The hardship rating assessed 130 cities by hardship rating by looking at 12 factors grouped by categories:
- health and safety
- culture and environment
- infrastructure and services
With half of the world's most expensive cities in Asia, Melbourne stands out as the location of choice within the region, offering the best array of services at the most competitive price.
For more information about the key industries in Melbourne, please click on the links on the left.
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About Melbourne
Melbourne is set around the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The city itself, laid out in a large rectangle and boasting a lively and cosmopolitan pulse, sits on the northern banks of the Yarra River, about five kilometres from the bay.
CBD
One glance at a map and it’s obvious that Melbourne is a planned city: a tidy, balanced grid of neatly angled streets. But beneath this sense of everything in its place restraint lies a restless creative energy constantly pushing back at the city’s seeming conservatism. The CBD is made up of precincts – distinct enclaves each with its own flavour and charm. Some are just a lane or two, while others cover the banks of the Yarra River or a busy CBD street.
City fringe
Extending around the bay are a number of inner suburbs, each with its own distinct character and personality. A short tram ride from the city centre, Melbourne’s suburban neighbourhoods are a must see for anyone wanting to experience what life here is really all about.
Victoria & Melbourne
Melbourne is a city famous for its sense of style. Glamorous events are a trademark of the city, as are its cafes, wineries and shops. In this site you will find information for Melbourne accommodation, Melbourne hotels and Victoria vacations. Travel Online is your online travel agent for Melbourne holiday ideas, business travel, Melbourne hotel reservations, Melbourne tour bookings and country Victoria attractions.
Melbourne boasts a lifestyle experience. There are beautiful buildings, fantastic shopping precincts and countless shows, exhibitions and galleries to entertain. It is also very easy to get around with the constant stream of trams. There is also a wide range of Melbourne hotel, Melbourne resort, Melbourne apartment and country Victoria getaway options for holiday and business travellers.
Melbourne is a haven for special events. It is home to the country's richest horse race, the world-famous Tooheys Blue Melbourne Cup, the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Australian Open Tennis Championship, and the birthplace of Australian Rules Football. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the best in the world. The sporting options are limitless for all visitors to Melbourne and Victoria.
For sport of a different kind, Crown Casino is the biggest and best in Australia. Pubs in and near the city feature live entertainment and a chance to meet the locals. There are plenty of places to hang out late. Sport or entertainment, Melbourne has much more to offer than you will have time to enjoy.
The city's multi-cultural mix of people from more than 100 countries has created a myriad of cafes and restaurants. Italian, Greek, Asian, Middle Eastern, African and leading Australian chefs provide taste sensations to please every palate and every pocket. Choose anything from fast food to the finest five-course dinner with a view and silver service. Victoria also produces superb wines and great beers.
Just outside the city limits lies a world of natural beauty. The Twelve Apostles are accessible for a day trip although it is recommended you take your time travelling down the Great Ocean Road. Wilson's Promontory, a playground of wild animals, beaches, and forests, is only 3 hours drive away. Just around the corner on Phillip Island is the famous penguin parade. Each night, hundreds of penguins shuffle ashore with plenty of room for spectators to enjoy.
Only 50 kilometres or 1 hour drive from Melbourne accommodation is the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, a region of hills, forests, and most importantly, wine. There are over 200 vineyards in Victoria with each producing magnificent wines.
Melbourne, Australia
Today Melbourne is the second-largest city in Australia and the capital of the state of Victoria. Melbourne is built on a coastal plain at the top of the giant horseshoe shaped Port Phillip Bay, which also serves as the mouth of the mighty Yarra River. Located on the southern coast of Australia’s eastern seaboard, Melbourne is perhaps Australia’s most cultured and politically conservative city. Melbourne features include Victorian-era architecture, bounteous cultural institutions museums, art galleries, theatres and spaciously landscaped parks and gardens. Its 3.5 million population is multicultural and entirely sports-mad.
Melbourne prides itself on being a great city. It's hardly surprising, with its spectacular combination of old and new architecture, elegant streetscapes, harmonious ethnic communities and lavish parks & gardens. Include Australia's best dining; an efficient transit system and a packed events calendar and you have all the ingredients for one of the most enlightened and liveable cities in the world.
Melbourne has a lively passion for social eating and drinking, which is reflected in the thousands of restaurants serving up gastronomic experiences from around the world. Everywhere you look you will uncover a vast array of fashionable cafes, where you can enjoy Melbourne's existential coffee culture to the fullest.
Melbourne is a style-setter with some of the best shopping and nightlife in Australia. Whether you are searching for haute couture or vintage clothing, sparkling chardonnay, über-chic bars, clubs or jazz venues, Melbourne has it all.
Melbourne's standing as the cultural capital of Australia is authenticated in a non-stop program of festivals, major art exhibitions and musical extravaganzas. The city boasts many sporting spectaculars and a range of crowd-pleasing events, from the high-octane excitement of the Australian Grand Prix to the beautiful floral displays of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
When you venture outside Melbourne, diverse regional areas and attractions proffer dramatic coastal vistas, ski slopes, outback wilderness, vineyards, rugged mountain peaks and enthralling wildlife. Attracting visitors from all four corners of the globe. All attractions are easily accessible, ensuring your Melbourne experience is even more rich and rewarding.
source : melbourneaustralia.org
Melbourne prides itself on being a great city. It's hardly surprising, with its spectacular combination of old and new architecture, elegant streetscapes, harmonious ethnic communities and lavish parks & gardens. Include Australia's best dining; an efficient transit system and a packed events calendar and you have all the ingredients for one of the most enlightened and liveable cities in the world.
Melbourne has a lively passion for social eating and drinking, which is reflected in the thousands of restaurants serving up gastronomic experiences from around the world. Everywhere you look you will uncover a vast array of fashionable cafes, where you can enjoy Melbourne's existential coffee culture to the fullest.
Melbourne is a style-setter with some of the best shopping and nightlife in Australia. Whether you are searching for haute couture or vintage clothing, sparkling chardonnay, über-chic bars, clubs or jazz venues, Melbourne has it all.
Melbourne's standing as the cultural capital of Australia is authenticated in a non-stop program of festivals, major art exhibitions and musical extravaganzas. The city boasts many sporting spectaculars and a range of crowd-pleasing events, from the high-octane excitement of the Australian Grand Prix to the beautiful floral displays of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
When you venture outside Melbourne, diverse regional areas and attractions proffer dramatic coastal vistas, ski slopes, outback wilderness, vineyards, rugged mountain peaks and enthralling wildlife. Attracting visitors from all four corners of the globe. All attractions are easily accessible, ensuring your Melbourne experience is even more rich and rewarding.
source : melbourneaustralia.org
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