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Originally Posted by SydneyRules
Melbourne is a far less superior city than Sydney.
That is why it is more expensive, people are willing to pay more to live in Sydney because the lifestyle is better.
Melbourne is cold and the beaches are poor, none of the city beaches are open to the ocean.
As a World City, Sydney is rated on the same level as Tokyo.
Global city - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The status has been rated based on many factors, including cultural, political and financial influence.
Sydney not only has a higher population but also a larger economy, with more corporate head quarters being located in Sydney.
Sydney has countless nightlife districts, including Kings Cross, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Surry Hills, Darling Harbour, Martin Place, Newtown, Leichhardt. Melbourne doesn't even come close in terms of nightclubs.
Alcohol licensing laws have changed recently, which has led to a plethora of new bar openings.
Sydney has a much larger multicultural community and that is why it also has a larger range of restaurants and eateries. Melbourne doesn't even have half the sushi trains that can be located in Sydney.
Because there is a larger international community living in Sydney, there is also more cultural events. Sydney is known for it's many food, wine and music festivals.
Sydney has been voted as the best in the World countless times by tourists and travellers.
Sydney is world's best city - again - Travel - smh.com.au
Sydney voted world's best city | Herald Sun
Frankly I'm sick of Sydney haters!!! Why is it necessary for most melbournians to express there disdain about Sydney, when most Sydneysiders hardly feel the need to do the same about melbourne. |
The Melbourne-Sydney thing started in 1901 when Melbourne was elected the Australian capital, and it was Sydney that started it!
And you wanna know why it's so expensive in Sydney, it's because the NSW Government are in debt, and that debt is getting much larger,
The NSW Government spend billions trying to promote Sydney, while Melbourne spends money on building and upgrading schools and hospitals,
And because of that, Melbourne has Australia's best school and health system, Victorian schools provide 1 computer per child while New South Wales Schools provide 1 computer for every 4 kids!
And Melbourne's hospital system was rated as the best in Australia and one of the best in the world, the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne was rated as being the world's most advanced hospital, not children's hospital but the most advanced in the world. - Melbourne has a higher standard in health and schools.
What about IT, Internet, and technology:
Melbourne has Australia's fastest internet speed at 100mbps while Sydney has 30mbps, Telstra upgraded Melbourne's speed in early 2009 and in 2010, there upgrading Melbourne's speed to 200mbps.
But Sydney still have 30mbps with the rest of Australia.
Melbourne's public transport ticket system is one fully integrated system, which is a SmartCard, it is fully integrated with all modes of transport in the State of Victoria, Train, Tram, Bus, Town buses, country and interstate buses, as well as interstate trains heading in or out of Victoria, (Myki).
Sydney hasn't got an integrated transport ticket system, Sydney users a 16 year old ticket system, and the tickets are paper!
Transport,
Melbourne has the world's largest tram network,
Every train in Melbourne has Air Con, while 90% of all Sydney train's don't have Air Con,
There are more corporate Companies in Melbourne; he's a list of some:
BHP Billiton (Australia's largest company), and the world's largest mining company.
Rio Tinto.
Telstra.(World's fastest wireless network, and the largest phone company in the world).
ANZ Bank.
National Australia Bank (NAB).
Bendigo Bank.
Trade Unions.
Burbank.
Coles Group.
Myer - Coles Myer Group
Target.
Kmart.
Bi-Lo.
JB HI-FI.
Office Works.
Crazy Johns
HP Australia.
Shell.
VIP Tel.
Dodo.
Primus Telecom.
B Digital.
National Broadband Network (NBN Co).
M2 Telecommunications.
Australia Post (Australian Postal Corporation).
Australian Air Express.
Toll Holdings Limited (Toll, Toll Express)
Village Road Show, Village cinemas (The largest in Australia).
National Foods.
Tiger Airways.
Jet Star Airways.
7 Media Group, (Channel 7)
Network 10.
SBS (Channel SBS).
Origin Energy.
Simply Energy.
TRU Energy.
Victorian Electricity.
Red Energy.
The AGE.
Business Council of Australia.
TABCORP.
MediBank.
RACV.
Salvation Army HQ.
Australian Red Cross HQ.
AXA Asia Pacific.
AWB Limited.
Australian Pacific Airports Corporation.
Safeway.
Boeing.
Preshafood.
Toyota.
Holden.
Ford
Honda.
BMW Australia.
All the above car companies also make there cars in Melbourne.
Some things that were invented in Melbourne:
The Black Box Flight Recorder (1958).
The Electrical Drill (1889).
The Reading Machine for the Blind (1990).
The Zeta Platform (2000).
The Triton Work Bench.
Interscan, Approach and landing system (1975)
Latex Gloves (1964).
Utility Vehicle, The ‘Ute’ (1933)
Australian Rules Football (1858).
Trugo (1918).
Polocrosse (1938)
The Combine Harvester (1882). [/SIZE]
The Inflatable Aircraft Escape Slide & Raft (1965).
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Telephane (1885).
The Polymer Bank Notes
Refrigeration (1850).
The Eight Hour Day (1856).[/SIZE]
Relenza, the world’s first anti-flu drug (1995).
Wi-Fi, Wireless LAN (1970).[/SIZE]
The Pedal Wireless, two way radio, (1927).
The Dual Flush Toilet.[/SIZE]
Foods Invented in Melbourne
Cherry Ripe (1924), <Chocolate
Crunchie (1929), <Chocolate’ [/SIZE]
Freddo Frog (1930), <Chocolate
Vegemite (1923).
Big M (1978), Stands for Big Melbourne, <Chocolate Drink.
Dim Sims (1945.
The Victorian Economy is much larger than the New South Wales Economy,
The Victorian State Economy is around 675 Billion.
The New South Wales Economy is around: 350 Billion.
The yearly budget for Victoria is around: 91 Billion.
The yearly budget for New South Wales is around 55 Billion.
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Melbourne is the fashion capital of Australia,
Melbourne is the IT capital of Australia.
Melbourne is the Sports capital of the world.
Melbourne is the Cultural capital of Australia.
as off 2009, it was recorded that Melbourne has more office space than Sydney,
Melbourne also has much more cafes, bars and Restaurants, Melbourne also has landways, which Sydney doesn't have!
Melbourne also has bars hidden in lanes way, and there is over 120 Restaurants, bars, and cafes at Victoria Harbour Melbourne, including Australia's only Olympic Ice training centre with 2 Olympic size ice skating rinks, there is also the Southern Star,
Melbourne has Australia's largest shopping centre at 550 stores.
Melbourne has Australia's tallest building at 95 levels, and 6 of the top 10 tallest in the country.
Melbourne has plans to run the public transport system 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, train, tram and bus,
Melbourne has developed, the Victorian Transport Plan, Melbourne@5Million Plan, Melbourne 2020 Plan, the Health and Schools plan which will change Victoria.
Melbourne was also rated as the world's 2nd most livable city, Sydney wasn't even in the top 10,
Melbourne was also rated in the top 5 future global cities, and Sydney was no where to be seen!
So, Melbourne has a much better lifestyle and everything is in Melbourne, in Melbourne, you pay less and get more, in Sydney, you pay more and get less, most Sydney streets don't even have foot paths, North Ride, Merrylands, Wentworthvills, westmead and so on. also, Melbourne was rated as being the safest city in Australia and one of the safest in the world by world standards!
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