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
Maribyrnong River Viaduct Maribyrnong River Viaduct The Maribyrnong River Viaduct (also known locally as the Quarter Mile Bridge) carries the Albion–Jacana railway line, Melbourne across the Maribyrnong River in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It is located near the E J Whitten Bridge, and is almost 400 metres long (hence the Quarter Mile name). It was built in 1927–29 by the Victorian Railways Construction Branch, being the largest trestle bridge in Australia when completed in June, 1929. It employed 200 people during its construction, with one fatality, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. With a length of , and a