City of South Melbourne National Academy of Music. The City of South Melbourne was divided into four wards, each electing three councillors: City of South Melbourne The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994. The council area was bounded by the Yarra River to the north, Fraser and Lorne Streets to the south, the Port Phillip foreshore and Pickles Street to the west, and St Kilda Road to the east. South
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