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
Hutt River (Western Australia) Hutt River (Western Australia) Hutt River is a river in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The river rises 20 km east of the North West Coastal Highway, between the towns of Northampton and Binnu. It flows in a westerly direction until reaching Broken Anchor Bay on the Indian Ocean south-east of Port Gregory. The main tributary for the Hutt River is Kennedy Creek. Others are Yarder Gully and Swamp Gully, which are important contributors of fresh water to the river. Under normal flow, the Hutt River runs to the north for a short distance (<500 metres) before breaking