lifestylemelbourne

Life Style Melbourne - life, and other Metropolitan﻿ episodes in 3 minute stories.
(At least most of them;-)

1835 - Melbourne was established as a pastoral township
1847 - declared a city by Queen Victoria
1850s - transformed into a wealthy metropolis
1880s - one of the largest and richest cities in the world
1901 - seat of government until in 1927 new nation's capital of Canberra was built
2008 - recognised as a beta world city+ in the World Cities Studys inventory
     - classified as a City of Literature by UNESCO

- centre for arts, commerce, education, industry, sports and tourism,
notable for its expansive parks and gardens and multicultural society.
Home to the Worlds largest tram network, and recognised as 
Australia's 'cultural and sporting capital!