Melbourne � capital of Victoria

Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, and the great rival city to Sydney. It was founded in on land acquired from the Aboriginal people by a land speculator. Today it has a population of 3.2 million people and is Australia�s second largest city behind Sydney. It hosted the 1956 Olympics. Melbourne may not be as visually spectacular as Sydney, but it continues to lay legitimate claim to being the fashion, food, cultural and financial centre of Australia.

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STATE OF VICTORIA:-
Nickname:            The Garden State
Population:          4.503  million
Land area:           227,600 sq km (10.4% Australia total)
Coastline length:    1800 km
Highest point:       Mt. Bogong (1986 m)
Coldest recorded:    Mt. Hotham (minus 12.8 Celcius on 30 July 1931)
Hottest recorded:    Mildura (50.8 Celcius on 6 Jan 1906)

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