Melbourne 's History,Climate, Economy,religion, crime and goverence

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MELBOURNE CITY

• JATIN SINGH

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Tables of Content

• About Melbourne
• History
• Culture
• Climate
• Economy
• Religion
• Governance
• Crime
• Source

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About Melbourne

• The city is the second authority seat and second
  authority residence of the Governor-General of
  Australia and the Prime Minister of the country.
• The city is the second authority seat and second
  authority residence of the Governor-General of
  Australia and the Prime Minister of the country.
• Melbourne rates highly in education,
  entertainment, health care, research and
  development, tourism and sport making it the
  world's most liveable city
• It was named "Melbourne" by the Governor of New
  South Wales, Sir Richard Bourke, in honour of the
  British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb,
  2nd Viscount Melbourne.

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History

• The area around Port Phillip and the Yarra
  valley, on which the city of Melbourne now
  stands, was the home of the Kulin people.
• an alliance of several language groups of
  Indigenous Australians, whose ancestors had lived
  in the area for an estimated 31,000 to 40,000
  years.
• The area was an important meeting place for the
  clans of the Kulin, as well as a vital source of
  food and water. The Kulin lived by fishing,
  hunting and gathering, and made a good living
  from the rich food sources of Port Phillip and
  the surrounding grasslands.

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Culture

• Melbourne is an international cultural centre,
  with cultural endeavours spanning major events
  and festivals, drama, musicals, comedy, music,
  art, architecture, literature, film and
  television.
• The city celebrates a wide variety of annual
  cultural events and festivals of all types,
  including Australia's largest free community
  festival.
• The culture of the city is an important drawcard
  for tourists, of which just under two million
  international overnight visitors and 57.7 million
  domestic overnight visited during the year ending
  March 2014.

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Climate

• Melbourne has a temperate oceanic climate and is
  well known for its changeable weather conditions.
• This temperature differential is most pronounced
  in the spring and summer months and can cause
  very strong cold fronts to form.
• These cold fronts can be responsible for all
  sorts of severe weather from gales to severe
  thunderstorms and hail, large temperature drops
  and heavy rain.
• Melbourne receives 48.6 clear days annually. Dew
  point temperatures in the summer range from 9.5
  C (49.1 F) to 11.7 C (53.1 F).

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Economy

• Melbourne has a highly diversified economy with
  particular strengths in finance, manufacturing,
  research, IT, education, logistics,
  transportation and tourism.
• The city is home to Australia's largest and
  busiest seaport which handles more than 75
  billion in trade every year and 39 of the
  nation's container trade.
• Airport provides an entry point for national and
  international visitors, and is Australia's second
  busiest airport.
• Melbourne is also an important financial centre.
  Two of the big four banks, NAB and ANZ, are
  headquartered in Melbourne.

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Religion

• Melbourne has a wide range of religious faiths,
  the most widely held of which is Christianity.
• This is signified by the city's two large
  cathedralsSt Patrick's (Roman Catholic), and St
  Paul's (Anglican). Both were built in the
  Victorian era and are of considerable heritage
  significance as major landmarks of the city.
• According to the 2011 Census, the largest
  responses on religious belief in Melbourne were
  Roman Catholic (27.2), no religion (23.5),
  Anglican (10.8), Eastern Orthodox (5.5),
  Buddhist (4.0), Muslim (3.5), Jewish (2.5) and
  Hindu (2.0).

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Governance

• The governance of Melbourne is split between the
  government of Victoria and the 26 cities and five
  shires which comprise the metropolitan area.
• There is no ceremonial or political head of
  Melbourne however, the Lord Mayor of the City of
  Melbourne often fulfils such a role as a first
  amongst equals, particularly when interstate or
  overseas.
• The local councils are responsible for providing
  the functions set out in the Local Government Act
  1989 such as urban planning and waste management.

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Crime

• Although Melbourne's crime rate dropped 6.3 in
  2014, it still has Victoria's worst crime rate
  with over 26,000 offences per 100,000 people.

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Source

• http//australiapopulation2017.com/population-melb
  ourne-2017.html
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MelbourneReligion