History of Melbourne Decade", an initiative to transition human society, economics and environment towards sustainability, was launched in the city. Melbourne has been voted the world's most liveable city for seven consecutive years by the Economist Intelligence Unit since 2010. History of Melbourne The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledging settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city. 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
Hunter River (Western Australia) Hunter River (Western Australia) The Hunter River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise below Donkins Hill. The river flows in a south-westerly direction until it discharges into Prince Frederick Harbour then York Sound and the Indian Ocean. The river was named in 1820 by the explorer Philip Parker King aboard the while making charts in the area. The river was named after the surgeon on the "Mermaid", James Hunter. The river has two spectacular waterfalls, the Hunter Falls and Donkin Falls, both of which drop . Also a large and