City of Melbourne by travelworld The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. The city has an area of 36 square kilometres and had a population of 93,625 people at the 2011 Census. The Melbourne City Council (MCC) holds office in Melbourne Town Hall. The town of Melbourne was raised to the status of a city by Letters Patent of Queen Victoria dated 25 June 1847, five years after its incorporation as a town. The Letters Patent also constituted the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and declared Melbourne a cathedral city. A motion was tabled at a meeting of the Town Council to alter the style and title of Melbourne from a town to a city, a draft Bill was approved and transmitted to the Government for introduction to the Legislature.

In 1993, the City of Melbourne Act specified changes to the boundaries which saw Melbourne gain Southbank and the Victorian Arts Centre on 18 November 1993, and the city was resubdivided into four wards - Flagstaff, University, Hoddle and Domain. The wards were abolished in 2001, with the council currently having an elected Lord Mayor with a Deputy Lord Mayor and seven other councillors. In 2005, the council announced the construction of a new 6 star environmental office building Council House 2 in Little Collins Street. On 2 July 2007, the City of Melbourne almost doubled in size when the suburb of Docklands was added to its jurisdiction, having been transferred from the administration of the State Government.

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Southwest National Park by World Travel

The Southwest National Park is an experience in grandeur Tasmanian style. This enormous area of World Heritage wilderness is remote, ancient, and epic in its proportions. The Roaring Forties whip through the park for much of the year, adding to the drama, and even the natural waterways are immense: Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour together are larger than Sydney Harbour. Key Attractions of the Southwest National Park One of the most visually spectacular drives in Australia on a clear day is the section of the road to Scotts Peak Dam that hugs the shores of Lake Pedder. The 24,200-hectare (60,000-acre) dam now sits like a massive stage in an amphitheatre created by the shard-like Mt Anne, Mt Eliza and Western Arthurs - the last a range of 22 major peaks crushed into a mere 15 kilometres (nine miles). Dwarfed on all sides by this incredible landscape, you can only imagine the contrast that must once have been created by the broad pink beach and soft hues of the original Lake Pedder, whose inundation is now widely regretted by a more environmentally sensitive Tasmanian community. Beyond its turnoff to Scotts Peak Dam, the main road into this northern section of the park (the Maydena end north-west of Hobart) continues to Strathgordon, past the aptly named Saw Back Range. At the end of the road is the 140-metre (460-foot) high Gordon Dam, a towering feat of engineering. You can walk across the dam wall from one side of the gorge to the other, and it's even possible to abseil down, under the supervision of a qualified guide. The view of the chasm from the wall is staggering - if you are afraid of heights, beware.

Travel directions

Wineglass Bay is approximately 2.5 hours drive from Tasmania’s capital, Hobart (195 kilometres/121 miles) and around two hours’ drive (175 kilometres/109 miles) from Launceston in Tasmania’s north.

Story of Wine Glass Bay by World Travel

In 1642, Abel Tasman explored Tasmania’s east coast and named Schouten Island, a small island which the French explorer, Nicholas Baudin later landed on in 1802. There were two senior officers on the Baudin expedition, the Freycinet brothers, one of which the peninsula was named after. During the early 1800s, the region was popular amongst whaling parties and from 1842 the discovery of coal and tin attracted miners. In 1916, the area was declared a national park, making it Tasmania’s equally oldest, along with Mount Field National Park.

Freycinet National Park and Wineglass Bay

Start your world Travel from Tasmania Stay in tranquil Coles Bay at the entrance to Freycinet National Park and walk to Wineglass Bay. Capture its perfect contours on your camera, then swim, boat, fish, snorkel, sea kayak and scuba dive from the dreamy white beach. If you feel like stretching your legs, go climbing, abseiling and mountain walking in the steep pink and grey granite rocks of the Hazard Ranges. Or follow the day walks along the coastal heathlands.