Melbourne Encyclopedia Article @ Gaily.org(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Melbourne's overwhelming dominance of the state of Victoria's population and economy means the Victorian state government is also effectively the city government of greater Melbourne.
Melbourne's restaurants are numerous, and represent a diverse range of cuisines and the city has a reputation as being a culinary capital.
Melbourne's public transport system was largely laid out late in the 19th century when trains and trams were the primary methods of travelling to the suburbs.
Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3.8 million in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 69,670 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area).
Melbourne has undergone a major urban 'revival', such that it is sometimes classed as being in a second tier of "world cities"; the GaWC study group in the UK ranks Melbourne, on the basis of relative availability of specialised "advanced services" as a "minor world city" comparable to cities such as Montreal, Osaka, and Prague.
Melbourne is built on the land of the Kulin nation, the original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area.
Melbourne's tramway system, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and the eleventh largest in the world, comprises 244 route kilometers of track operated by 517 trams of six classes, both heritage and modern, running on the 1435 mm gauge.
C class trams (Citadis) 31 trams, built in France in 2001 and numbered 3001 to 3031.
Melbourne'stram services are operated from eight tram depots, four of which are controlled by each tram company.
Melbourne's autumn is more pronounced than the other Australian capitals', with conditions under which most species of the city's deciduous exotic trees lose their leaves.
Melbourne is also considered to be a leader in architectural design.
Melbourne's restaurants are numerous, and represent a diverse range of cuisines.
The MelbourneTramRoute67 is an Australian tramroute which runs back and forth from Carnegie to the University of Melbourne.
The route starts at the Carnegie terminus, located in Trugininni Rd at the corner of Koornang Rd, and travels via Glenhuntly Rd, Brighton Rd, St Kilda Rd and Swanston St to the Melbourne University terminus.
The service is operated by Glenhuntly Tram Depot, utilising Z1, Z2, Z3 and B2 class trams.
Melbourne'stramroute 6 starts from the Melbourne University terminus of St Kilda Rd services at the corner of Swanston and Elgin Sts, Carlton.
Trams pick up their first passengers at the Faraday St stop and then go down Swanston St past the Royal Women's Hospital in Grattan St and then enter Melbourne's CBD at Victoria St opposite the City Baths.
With its variable climate, Melbourne is warm to hot in summer (December to February), mild in autumn (March to May), cold and damp in winter (June to August), and cool in spring (September to November).
Melbourne Museum Situated in Carlton Gardens and next to the historic Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Museum is an exciting and innovative attraction - including permanent and touring exhibitions, dynamic performances and events, cafés, IMAX Theater, gift shop, and undercover parking.
Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo is an historic zoo with an innovative master plan that displays a representative sample of the world's fauna and flora in a series of bio climatic (or habitat) zones.
Trams travel in both directions with a frequency of approximately 10 minutes.
However, newer trams have been known to operate on the City Circle when no older trams are available, and green liveried W-class trams fitted with Metcard vending machines and validators have also run on the City Circle when no brown and gold liveried trams are available.
The route of the City Circle trams roughly follows the outer edges of the Hoddle Grid, with only two diversions.
Cycle Commuting, Crash Statistics and Cycle Infrastructure in Melbourne : Melbourne Indymedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
An important determinant of the extent of injuries or death to a cyclist in a collision with a motor vehicle, is the speed the vehicle was travelling at.
According to a report in the Age, on the St Georges Road path cyclist numbers on the route are rising quickly - by 25 per cent in the past year.
Melbourne Indymedia is a website produced by grassroots media makers offering non-corporate coverage of struggles, actions and celebrations.
Rail, Light Rail and Monorail page - Melbourne(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Melbourne has a very comprehensive rail network which complements its extensive tram and light rail networks.
The following map displays Melbourne's extensive tram and light rail network which extends from the Melbourne CBD to suburbs as far as East Brighton and Malvern in the south east to Airport West and West Maribyrnong in Melbourne's northwestern suburbs.
Melbourne'stram and light rail network is the most extensive network of its kind outside of Europe.
