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
Melbourne Australia Temple Melbourne Australia Temple The Melbourne Australia Temple is the 90th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). On 30 October 1998 the LDS Church First Presidency announced that a temple would be built in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Australia Temple is one of five temples in Australia. Previously, members from the area had traveled twelve hours one-way to visit the Sydney Australia Temple. Missionary work was slow in Australia until the 1950s when the number of people joining the church suddenly exploded. In 1955 there were 3,000 members in Australia, five years later there