Is Melbourne the WORLDS most livable city?

[@pjcannon64]

OMG, 12:57 into the video the VLocity train is arriving on platform at my home town in Riddells Creek - it's on the Bendigo line and I actually work for the railway company!!!

[@JBLegal09]

"The Yarra is often referred to “the river that runs upside down” due to its muddy coloured water - caused by significant land clearing and development after the 1800s which resulted in tiny clay particles being washed downstream. The murky appearance of the river doesn't mean it's not clean."

[@Andrew-df1dr]

There are plenty of litter traps on the Yarra and the water is constantly tested for quality. Upstream the river is amazing. It is so clear and great to swim in on a hot day.

[@barbararowley6077]

We do love our upside down river.

[@elizabethblackwell6242]

@@barbararowley6077 Creek!

[@BlackGateofMordor]

Supposedly (I'm not putting my head underwater to test) the water is entirely clear under a few cm of brown. Having said that, there are a bunch of heavy metals in it as a legacy of the factories around Abbotsford.

[@iris4547]

melbin, home to the shit river. meanwhile sydney with its pristine blue harbour wherever you look.

[@sierrahp]

We have many world-renowned wine regions. Coonawarra, the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Mclaren Vale, the Limestone Coast, the Hunter Valley and Margaret River, to name a few of the most prominent.

[@Stu-Bo]

Yarra valley wine region too, just outside melbourne's eastern limits.

[@lisamorice4701]

Don't forget Tassie's cool climate wine regions, and yes there are more than one even in the smallest island state.

[@scottbradshaw6396]

I lived in Melbourne for 10 years and I absolutely loved it. . . .its a very dog friendly city which i loved. To far from anywhere is nature ocean Forrest and wineries

[@scottbradshaw6396]

Get naked would refer to good quality coffee without the frilly fancy crap just hard core coffee. . . I’d guess Wineries look at Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula, Yes Australia does get snow. Look at Snowy mountain river!

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

The best fortified wines like port come from north-east Victoria, specifically Rutherglen.

[@Justitius92]

Australia has a lot of very good wine spread across the country. The wine region near Melbourne (about an hour or so from the city) is Yarra Valley, but there's also Hunter Valley in NSW, Margaret River in WA, plus there's a few around Adelaide including Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills.

[@lyndabignell9660]

Er, South Australia (Adelaide region) is the major producer and exporter of wine in Australia not a footnote.

[@Justitius92]

Well done

[@Mirrorgirl492]

I grew up in Melbourne, and yes, it is very livable...lol Victoria as a whole offers so many fantastic sights, sounds and tastes. Sydney is great for a visit, Victoria is the place to live. I live not far from Bendigo, which was once the world's wealthiest city. It is beautiful and full of history.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

I love Bendigo. It is my favourite city in Australia and so much better than Ballarat.

[@sunisbest1234]

100% agree, Sydney nice to visit, to live, either the state North or South.

[@Tired-Shota]

@@Andrew-df1dr i live in Bendigo. it is amazing

[@jasonwright9405]

@@Andrew-df1dr I think Bendigo is better than Ballarat. Ballarat is not my cup of tea

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Yeah Bendigo beats Ballarat hands down.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

It's been named the world's most livable city in the world for 7 years in a row. Recently had to settle for 2nd behind Vienna. Melbourne has now surpassed Sydney as Australia's biggest city by the Bureau of Statistics.

[@mattkyne9651]

GO MELBOURNE 💕

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Too much immigration, why can't you just be honest, Melbourne is overcrowded and has to many different cultures who do not integrate, it's a hotbed of strife! 🥺

[@gaeshows1938]

It’s actually number 10 now

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

Didn't they fiddle with the boundaries to get that outcome?

[@DiDiana55]

@@The_Jupiter2_Mission wouldn’t be surprised

[@HavinganAmazingLife]

The Yarra is brown colour naturally from the sediment, further up the yarra it is clearer but it is still brown.

[@hannahyun0]

I live in Melbourne and surprised that he did not show 'the great ocean road' as 'a must' when you visit our great city.

[@alansimmonds9030]

Yep - Geelong & the Surf Coast...Not to mention the Grampians & Phillip Island.

[@callummcneill6266]

I live on the great ocean road and I love it!

[@samothy236]

3:28 I live in surburban Melbourne and traveling into the city a lot, that is simply a light that faces down to light up that area, not shown in that video but there are many places with hundreds of these on wires hanging above major places in Melbourne.

[@samothy236]

@Mr_RyanWas ohhhh yay, a scammer!!!!!!! No one falls for these anymore so just stop trying.

[@FionaEm]

I live in Melbourne 😊 It's pronounced Melb'n. It's a terrific city; lots of history, contemporary culture & ppl from all over the world. The Yarra River is only brown near the estuary; upstream it's a lot clearer. The weather is unpredictable, but ya can't have everything!

[@davetinson5259]

Thanks for the confirmation Fiona! Weather so unpredictable out here in the east I leave home with a jacket in bag, just in case. 😊

[@sunisbest1234]

​@@davetinson5259 and sunscreen and a hat, as well as an umbrella! 😂😂( and I'm a Melbournite!) It's a beautiful city, ( don't like winter though ) Especially, Spring and Autumn. ( except spring last year. It was a for a week!🤣 )

[@shontellepayne551]

I been in Melbourne for 17 years and I’ve lived in 4 other Australian states. Melbourne is by far the best though ppl in other states like to rag on it - jealous much 😂

[@cgkennedy]

All rivers towards the mouth pick up silt and looks mucky. Platypus have returned to the Yarra at Dights Falls, about 3 km from the CBD. It used to be the sewer, with dead animals and people being disposed of. That was late 1880s to early 1900s.

[@charlierose9896]

I live in Melbourne too!! Its great place and i highly recommend it.

[@soundscrispy]

Been in Melbourne since 1996, love it.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Bendigo is beautiful. The art gallery is stunning and I love all the old heritage listed buildings. It has just over 100,000 people. Mildura is further north in Victoria and has 34,500 people.

[@KaiTheTyrant]

As someone who lives near Bendigo, I agree

[@loumichelle9575]

Wooo! Bendigo!!!

[@fenderfetish]

I live in Ballarat, and I love Bendigo =^)

[@Andrew-df1dr]

@@fenderfetish Bendigo is better than Ballarat.

[@bethmetcalf3447]

I live in Wodonga and that’s definitely further north than Bendigo😂

[@lozinozz7567]

I’m from an eastern suburb of Melbourne and don’t go in all that often. It’s pretty easy to find you way around and has lots of history and modern aspects. You’ll loooovvveee the coffee

[@tonytutone2003]

The Aussie dollar is approx .50c in the US. Millions of Koalas died in the bushfires. Was so horrible. The alleyways in the cbd are so easy to find. You can go from alley to arcade for quite a while. The traveler went North all the way to Ballarat but didn’t go south to the ‘Great Ocean Rd’. I lived at the Warrnambool end for a few yrs and it has to be one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been.

[@TheZodiacz]

67 US cents = $1AU atm.

[@mebeme007]

I think tony is confusing the UK Pound to our Aussie dollar. That is more around the 50c mark. US dollar to our Aussie dollar usually fluctuates around the 70c mark.

[@1936Studebaker]

The Yarra river is exceptionally clean, there is very little to no rubbish in and along the waterway. It's always been known for it colour and locals say it runs upside down due to it's muddy bottom colour. It doesn't smell and is a flowing river. It's amazing to dine along or on it at night at any of the restaurant's and many of the high rise building and the Crown Casino over looks the river. Melbourne holds the Moomba Masters Waterskiing event on the river and the Moomba Bird Man Rally, if the water was toxic and dirty these events would not be held on it due to health concerns. The New Years Eve Fireworks display is also held on the Yarra. It has a great history for being part of the old dock/ports system dating back to early settlement and some iconic parts of the once used but long gone dock/port infrastructure like cranes and piers can be seen along the Yarra preserved for public viewing. Melbourne was designed on a grid system so it's almost impossible to get lost. My main streets, eg : Flinders Street is follow by a Little Flinders Street, Collin Street, Little Collins Street, the reason for this was the "Little Streets have alley ways that run off them that back onto the buildings on the main street and allowed for rear loading and unloading into the premises on the main street.

[@jennytaylor7214]

Just so you know I live in Sydney and you seem to know more about AFL than I do . We play Rugby League in NSW. Before anyone gets cross we do have two AFL teams but it’s just not what I grew up with. Well done Ryan !

[@Yaark]

Dandenong Ranges. I live right at the bottom of Mount Dandenong. Awesome views of the entire Melbourne suburbs including the CBD, which is about 30km away and a stunning drive up the mountain (well it's only about 630mtrs high). Fun fact, they had considered putting a MELBOURNE sign on the mountain at one stage similar to the Holywood sign, but the people wouldn't let it happen. I grew up in the Yarra Valley, which is also an awesome place to go for a drive. The Yarra River flows throughout the Yarra Valley and the water out there is crystal clear. It only looks muddy once it reaches a certain point closer to the city, as the river was diverted due to flooding issues years ago, but is still very clean with very little rubbish. The Yarra Valley is also one of the best wine regions in Australia.

[@CasperV1982]

I'm in Ferntree Gully and yeah we often swim in the Yarra River during summer

[@jenniferhurrell8878]

Australia has amazing wine, so many different wine districts. Worth exploring.

[@bhsaproduction]

Melbourne has lots of great sights and places to visit. Historic places like the Old Melbourne Goal, the Exhibition Building & Captain Cook’s Cottage to start with. There are plenty of parks and gardens, open spaces like Federation Square. Lots of shopping, places to eat wonderful food. We have an assortment of parades and celebrations held in the CBD and lots n lots of sporting venues. Don’t forget museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. We even have 4 seasons in one day (as the saying goes). But like most big cities around the world (eg NY, Washington DC, London or Paris), the cost of housing is ridiculously high.

[@LuciferMorningstarDanny]

Australia has 72 wine regions . Famous for its red wine mostly. Barossa Valley , mclaren vale , hunter valley, Margaret river, just to name a few

[@luciebatt]

I live in the perfect spot in Melbourne, about 30 mins from the heart of the Dandenong Ranges and the same into the city on the freeway. That also puts me about ten minutes away from the Yarra Valley, where all the great wines of Victoria come from. What a shame lol. It’s country enough to be very green and have the occasional kangaroo hop past but still be only half an hour from the city’s heart by car-very livable indeed :).

[@judithstrachan9399]

That sounds lovely.

[@kerrypapworth1526]

Born and bred in Melbourne, wonderful diverse city. We are considered the best city for; Live Music Scene Restaurants (& amazing coffee of course) Shopping Sports - we host the Australian Open Tennis The Grand Prix Home to AFL AMD MUCH MORE ❤

[@noelgibson5956]

Sydney is more gooder. Do ya know wot I mean? More culture n stuff.

[@mebeme007]

@@noelgibson5956 Gooder 🤣

[@sventer198]

I have travelled all across Asia and the Pacific and my favourite city is still Melbourne!

[@skywatcher8045]

Wine country... You should check the different wine growing regions in Aus. I think you will find it very interesting. Different States grow different varieties according to climate and soil type, as well as the grape varieties brought into the country by different immigrant groups.

[@jeanetteosborn8498]

Moved from Liverpool England when I was 1, so blessed to still live here 53 years on. The best!

[@DosAussieThai]

@11:33 These mountain ranges are on the South Island of New Zealand. He was flying Jetstar to Queenstown.

[@jolovesyou]

i live in melbourne and i totally agree that it’s very livable, it doesn’t have big tourist attractions so most people don’t come to sightsee, but to live, best experience out of maybe 8 cities i’ve lived in my life (pronounced melburn btw)

[@lynnmoses3563]

I love Melbourne...My daughter and grandchildren live there, and apart from that fact, I love not only the way they look after their city, but the amount of great little restaurants and cafes you can find, and their arts and music culture, which is still intact there, unlike Sydney, where I live..Their buses and trains are clean and actually run on time...They say "if you make a friend in Melbourne, you may a friend for life"...This I have found to be very true.

[@shontellepayne551]

I haven’t heard that saying but I love it 🥰 I moved to Melbourne 17 years ago and can definitely vouch for it!

[@dianen8962]

Ah. Melbourne, my home town. Your half way an Aussie already Ryan. Bring your family downunder

[@raptattention7242]

Australian wines have consistantly won worldwide acclaim and awards for many decades. There have been wineries in Victoria for over a century. Rutherglen is one of the oldest winegrowing areas. Yarra Valley is another famous Victorian wine growing area. Victoria is riddled with wineries. South Australia is also reknowned for its wine industry and the German settled areas around Renmark, Hahndorf region are exceptionally pretty and would satisfy any oenophiles (wine enthisiasts). Margaret River in WA is also well represented in world-wide competitions. Tasmania also has wineries Aussie wines are world class.

[@kayekaye4251]

There is a movie made about hanging rock, called Picnic at Hanging Rock. Also it's footy season again here!

[@jenniferharrison8915]

What's great about Melbourne, you can go on through to Geelong and catch the Spirit of Tasmania for a real holiday! 😁👍 Global Travel - Best attractions in Tasmania! 🤔🥳

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Tassie is stunning.

[@JordysRailVideos]

And if you like both ships and trains, it departs next North Geelong Grain Loop and you'll see the odd train

[@jenniferharrison8915]

@@JordysRailVideos Thank you, sounds good! Looking forward to that! 👍

[@kimsheather3745]

Rivers are sometimes that colour here when there are a lot of tannins in the water due to leaves falling in. The Yarra used to be dirty, but to my knowledge it’s been cleaned up now

[@daciousinoz6028]

We're currently in the AFL finals, this week is the prelim or semi finals. Next week is the Grand Final. Every week this month the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG or just 'the G' has been a sellout crowd of 90,000 people. Different crowds for different teams every time. Last weekend AFL and the NRL both had a finals match in Melbourne, same night. Both sellouts. The F1 car GP next April - already sold out, all three days of general admission! That's one reason Melbourne is not only the most livable city but also the sporting capital of Australia. You can jump on a train or tram from any suburb, be in Melbourne at your venue in 30-40 minutes. MCG or Rod Laver tennis and concerts, Marvel or HiSense Arena all walkable. F1 ten minute tram ride. Then there's the theatre district, with five theatres ranging from 100 years old like the Regent. Twice the seats of Sydney . Big shows run a year here. National Gallery Vic is the biggest in Oz with most visitors. Just down from Flinders Street station. Even NRL which is a second string event based in NSW and Qld gets bigger crowds in Victoria. Basically, we have more stadiums that are just - bigger.

[@cgkennedy]

The birds are kookaburras. The organ pipes is near Hanging Rock. North West of Melbourne. There are many wine areas in Victoria.

[@BelindaRutherford-qd4cs]

Hanging Rock is about an hour and a half out of Melbourne but still in Victoria, check out a 1975 Australian movie called Picnic At Hanging Rock, director was Peter Weir.

[@Jaydaydesign]

And in Melbourne (and the rest of Australia) we have water so clean we drink it from the tap. We refill reusable water bottles from the tap and bottled water is pretty much frowned upon. Until I travelled overseas I didn’t realise that this is not the case in most countries.

[@Patracat]

Yes we are very lucky to have such clean water from our taps in Melbourne. The water catchment areas and reservoirs in the hills around Melbourne have informative signposts explaining how the water is treated (nothing except added chlorine) before it is piped to the suburbs and city.

[@MrBrettley]

A lot of our red wines come from South Australia which has a similar climate (and similar quality reds) as the NAPA Valley in California. In fact, Australian and US winemakers/companies import/export each other's wines regularly.

[@keirrac2]

The snow you saw at the end was probably the Victorian Alps. NSW also has a selection of ski resorts (Thredbo, Smiggins Holes, Perisher Blue, Guthega, Mt Selwyn). Australia gets more snow than Switzerland.

[@kathimlach5090]

Wine country- Victoria,Yarra valley and the Mornington peninsula, Western Australia - Margaret river, South Australia - Barossa and Clare Valleys, NSW - Hunter Valley.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

AND New Norfolk, Tasmania!

[@kathimlach5090]

@Mr_RyanWas thanks

[@arthurwatts1680]

Too cold in Winter, and Melbourne can keep the 'four seasons in one day' weather. They also had the second longest lockdowns of anywhere in the world - on the plus side, the food and coffee is great.

[@kerricappy4890]

Lockdowns are not a factor now. Just a bad memory.

[@andyturbo]

Thats been and gone, not really realevent as its not anything permanent

[@g3cko09]

I grew up in Melbourne, and am lucky enough to have travel the world. No matter where I go, I always love coming back to Melbourne. There are only two city I would live in if it wasn't Melbourne, they are Osaka and Rotterdam

[@marklivingstone3710]

Hi Ryan, keep tellin ya mate, you should search the song ‘Up there Cazaly’, it was a song made years ago as a salute to the game, it’s just about an anthem and the film clips are a best moments of AFL.

[@RhondaSmith-x8j]

First five of those are in South Australia, some close to our beautiful planned City. The Hunter s in NSW and Margaret River down the coast from Perth, WA

[@louise8001]

As of 2021, the rankings are: 3rd - Adelaide (where I live) rated 94, 6th - Perth rated 93, 8th - Melbourne rated 92.5, and 10th - Brisbane rated 92.

[@Farfallingdeep]

If you want to experience the seasons of a year fast, come to Melbourne, four seasons in a day.

[@cassiehall479]

Definitely check out the wine region, there's a few, the yarra valley and barossa valley but I live in the king valley and there's some amazing wineries here

[@azharel]

Just to clear thing out, @3:22 that's not a stop light, it's the lights for the open space.

[@alexandermenzies7610]

Melbourne Great place to explore. Those snow capped looks like Southern Alps here in New Zealand.

[@southron_d1349]

The Yarra River is brackish up to around Abbotsford. There was a waterfall near Market Street and it was apparently inconvenient to water traffic so it was demolished. The colour comes from pollutants and storm water not tannin from gum leaves. There are loads more gum trees around places like Warburton but the leaves don't make the water a muddy brown.

[@mandystephens2458]

The Yarra is an upside down river, the silt is on the top. It is actually really clean.

[@lisaas4477]

Organ Pipes is near where I live. It is part of greater Melboune and approx 20km from the CBD

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

I'm from Melbourne and it will always be my hometown and holds a special part in my heart but I love living in Perth

[@jschap712]

I live midway between the CBD (downtown Melbourne) and the Dandenong Ranges (about 20-25 minutes from both), and we're considered to be an outer suburb of Melbourne. Which is nice since we're quite close to more rural areas, but can easily access the city, while having all the local amenities we need. So other than the skyrocketing real estate, it's quite good. While the city itself is great, you have to either be cramped or wealthy to live there, unless you inherited your property from previous generations. When they start looking at Bendigo, although it's a great city, we are talking about a totally different city, but one that can be done as a day trip. They could have instead spent more time in the city itself, showing things like inside the Arcades, the Melbourne Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Queen Victoria Market, the Melbourne Zoo, the Aquarium, Crown Casino, the local beaches, the Royal Botanic Gardens, etc. They could have talked about state of the art Hospitals, prestigious schools and Universities, the thriving arts. Or, even if they stuck to areas closer to the outer suburbs, they could have covered the Yarra Valley wineries. Or they could have done more coverage about the various sporting facilities and major events like the Australian Open. So they made some rather strange choices for a video supposedly about Melbourne to spend so much time outside of it. As for the Yarra River, it's not brown everywhere, but at least the colour has less to do with pollution than the unavoidable presence of silt in the water.

[@leepannett2086]

The Yarra might be brown down stream, but in its upper reaches is very clear and, supply's the city and suburbs with some of the cleanest water in the World.

[@phdnb6140]

There’s also the “Australian alps” north west but quite a drive (4-6hrs) from Melbourne. That’s where you go for snow season in Aus though a lot of us go to NZ or Japan for it

[@phdnb6140]

@michaelrogers2080 Jindabyne etc are in VIC though? So perhaps it’s all considered that. The alps in EU are over multiple countries after all. Yes, it was just an image at the end of video from the plane window so I assume they were flying west…

[@giprepus15]

@@phdnb6140 Jindabyne, whilst quite close to the VIC border, is still NSW. But yes, the alps certainly extend into Victoria (also the ACT).

[@phdnb6140]

@@giprepus15 sorry I just know that name as my dad is in Khancoban (NSW) and on the border. I know there’s others in Vic too, just don’t know the names. I’m a Perth girl so I fly to Japan 😅

[@giprepus15]

@@phdnb6140 ah, fair enough!

[@tammymcleod4504]

I used to work on the 35th floor of 101 Collins Street, then the 49th floor of 120 Collins Street... it was AMAZING when there were storms and rain, and you'd often see the Roulettes (the Air Force's aerobatics team) zooming past the buildings... sometimes, you'd just about shit your pants, as they'd fly right at the buildings lol That's ace he included the Dandenongs... cos that's where I live. Best place in the world!

[@senno9910]

Yes, trams are free within the free tram zone, which covers the entire CBD, and just slightly beyond, including parts of Southbank, Docklands etc. After that, the cost is based on distance and the zone you enter/exit. It's a low cost system for passengers and for the government which is the biggest in the world, and has a huge patronage. Melbourne has major events such as the Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slam events worldwide. It also hosts the Australian Grand Prix - the only formula 1 race in Australia (though that was previously held in Adelaide from 1985-1995). It is home to the Aussie Rules Grand Final - an event so big that it has its own public holiday in the state of Victoria, and is the most viewed in person and on television sports event in Australia. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's biggest horse race and is part of the Spring Racing Carnival, which features multiple events in horseracing throughout Victoria. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is known worldwide and hosts some of the biggest names in comedy both local and international. PAX Australia is Australia's biggest gaming festival, which is hosted in Melbourne each year. Melbourne is host to the most gaming industry studios and talent, and has world class university courses for those who aspire to be in the industry. It has arguably Australia's best zoo and best food markets. And it is home to almost 5 million people. It's little wonder its considered a great city to live.

[@MichaelWallace-u2v]

Ryan the river was blue, but during the second world war 20,000 US soldiers went swimming in it and it hasn't been the same since.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

That's mean, nasty and incorrect 😆😋

[@paddymagsspotting]

Shut up. IT’s Melbourne lore

[@throwaway6478]

@@Mirrorgirl492 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

[@whymeeveryone]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@louiserawle8999]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@andyossie]

We an emoo here in Coles supermarket, it's a button in the dairy section for kids to push to hear it go moo!😂😂

[@wnood]

Also if you want to know more about Aussie wines we have a large number of wine regions - Barossa in South Australia (SA) is probably our best known, but many other wineries are great too - Margaret River and Swan District in WA, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, and Adelaide Hills in SA, Tamar Valley in Tasmania and Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Rutherglen and Geelong in Victoria

[@suezeezwart8460]

Hey Ryan you could do a whole episode on the wine areas of Australia there are a number of them producing world-class Wines. I live in Newcastle with the vineyards of the Hunter Valley close by

[@linny_456]

The amount spent on public transport is based on periods of time, the minimum is about $5 for 2 hours and a daily cap of about $10.

[@paddymeister8489]

Melbourne is a great place to visit and hosts events like Australian Open, the Grand Prix, Moomba and of course the AFL grand final. You'll get the best coffee in the world (not a parochial exaggeration). Everything is in easy reach. Victoria has an excellent public transport system, so it is easy to get around and travel the state. The gentleman doing the broadcast forgot to mention the fairy penguin colonies at Phillip Island, old Melbourne Gaol where Ned Kelly Australia's most famous bushranger was hanged. He mentioned Bendigo, a famous gold mining town, but failed to mention Ballarat where the Eureka rebellion took place and Sovereign Hill which is outside of Ballarat which is a recreated 19th century settlement. He forgot to mention famous sites along one of the most scenic routes in Australia, the 12 Apostles. Being more Southerly Melbourne has a cooler winter climate and from there you can travel to the Australian Alps and enjoy skiing. There of ocurse is the Bells Beach Classic if you're into surfing. Melbourne's winter temperature is about 14degrees celcius, but gets extremely hot in Summer, sometimes as high as 47C, so if you come come in March when the weather is really nice. A fact you may not be aware of, but Melbourne is the largest citiy in the country, it overtook Sydney's population this year.

[@maia_key]

As a born and bred melbournian, I’d be happy to show you around Ryan 😊 And that snow might be the Snowy Mountains?!

[@judithstrachan9399]

How about a couple of Qld Ryan fans? Daughter & I will be in Melbourne in May.

[@Nincompoop709]

About the color of the river, almost all rivers are brown because they pick up mud, the Yarra is like that. Also, water is not blue because it reflects the sky, it is blue because it has oxygen in it. That is why it is not grew when the weather is overcast.

[@katto4586]

FYI - we do have snowfield... get more snow than the Swiss Alps.

[@jessovenden]

My father used to say that in Melbourne we have only river in the world that flows upside down. With the mud on top.

[@jessovenden]

@Michael Rogers Wow Michael! It was just a joke! And my father lived from 1922 until 1979 I can remember several road trips and yes, he did know other rivers. He was wonderful and I still miss him 44 years later I really hope that both your parents are alive and well, Michael. It’s definitely too late for anyone to get snarky about his jokes!

[@judithstrachan9399]

Sorry for your loss, Jess.

[@mcos2314]

Yarra used to be clear... you could even see jellyfish in it from the surface! But its now brown due to pollution, the brown yes is from the leaves however it is enlarged due to the deforestation further up the river.

[@anthonywatts2033]

that "stop light" you saw, isnt a "stop light" its the lighting for southbank - a network of lights supended from cables.

[@tic.8362]

Ryan Was, Melbourne is an awesome city! I visit it once or twice a year. It's so different to where I live (Perth) Western Australia. This city has so much to explore. I went just last month and watching this vid makes me want to go back :) Seeing how you react to it is great!

[@tic.8362]

@Mr_RyanWas sorry what gift please?

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@tic.8362 that’s a bot.

[@shaz464]

Australia has world class wine regions. It’s one of our biggest exports.

[@todjo929]

I love in Ballarat, which is about 140km west of Melbourne. Victoria as a whole is very liveable - there are good freeways, highways, trains and buses all over the state. For me to go to Melbourne to watch a footy game by train costs under $10 - less during the weekend. It's about 90 minutes from the station to Melbourne City, then about 30 minutes to the MCG via a tram (or a 5 minute walk to Marvel stadium). There are some problems though. The homeless population is increasing due to the absurd cost of living increases. The public toilets are (for the most part) quite gross.

[@fenderfetish]

Props for B-town (but we're only 115 kms away) =^)

[@glennwatson]

Now that infamous comments about Melbourne vs Sydney begin. :) For Americans out there, when they say "CBD" it means the central business district which Americans would call "downtown".

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Melbourne also recently became Australia's largest city, outdoing Sydney by over 14,000 people. Btw, Australia ranks 6th in the world for wine production. Hunter Valley (NSW), Margaret River (WA), Yarra Valley (Vict) and McLaren Vale (SA) are amongst the most famous wine regions.

[@alancampbell8760]

You forgot Rutherglen region for Reds

[@lynneclarke6265]

Melb'n! Adelaide also has free trams within the city area. If you're retired buses, trains and trams are free.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I’ve just downloaded the free tram map for a week there in May. We prolly won’t go outside the city, except maybe for one or two day trips.

[@blairchristie910]

The Yarra River once was blue until a giant Duststorm hit victoria from the south Australian state back in the early 80s

[@125sloth]

Melbourne is liveable in the suburbs, or most of them, but the "homeless" people in the streets of the CBD do nothing to make that part pleasant. On the Moomba weekend just gone, Elizabeth street was not only awash with the homeless, but the entire street was dirty and garbage bins flowing over onto footpaths. There was vomit on many footpaths where people and children walk, and police were ignoring the homeless people interfering with others going about their business. The streets were not cleaned for the entire weekend, and rubbish bins overfull was the backdrop. The feral CBD is an embarrassment to Victoria, and both the council and the police should hang their heads in shame for not being pro active. Residents pay a small fortune in rates and taxes to fund councils and police, yet they cannot get proper service around the CBD from either organisations.

[@caro.k2958]

Hi not sure about the other city’s but Perth also has free public transport in the city too just it is busses called not trams. Also with footy six points for a goal - down the middle 😂❤

[@helmuthschultes9243]

Melbourne status suffered much under COVID shutdowns having had the longest total of over 260 days of lockdowns. Even now the central city remains stressed by lack of people as many workers have taken to "work from home" and are disinclined to return to city offices affecting businesses like cafes and other shops. The city is suffering from lack of activity by reduced presence of people. There are too many factors of changes in last few years to go through here. Melbourne has many things to worsen its status at present. Basically though in broad perspective it is and remains a great place, lots of parks and remains tops on entertainment, sport, cafe/restaurants and arts. Sydney may have its Opera house and "Coat hangar" bridge but to those knowing Melbourne , has much to catchup on. Rivallry remains between these two cities, with all likelyhood that Melbourne population seems headed to exceed Sydney in not too distant future. Not sure if that is really a positive though.

[@Patracat]

Definitely not a positive. We don't have the infrastructure to support a bigger population, we are struggling now with public transport, sewerage disposal, enough water in times of drought, and the close proximity of outer suburbs to bushfire zones.

[@Jessie20032]

As I’ve probably said before, Melbourne is nice but too busy for me , I like the rural areas of Australia 😁

[@mort8143]

You stole my comment!! Moved to Canberra after working 20 yrs in Melbourne. Now, grass and dirt under my feet, not concrete. Cheers.

[@robertmurray8763]

Inner-city Melbourne a concrete jungle.

[@Jessie20032]

@@mort8143 grass and dirt sounds good to me!

[@mebeme007]

@@robertmurray8763 Plenty of parks and green spaces around Melbourne too., It's one of the many things that foreigners from the U.S, UK, etc notices about Melbourne and Sydney's city areas.

[@mebeme007]

@@mort8143 I had a relative moved to Canberra from Melbourne (has lived in several other states around Australia also). He ended up moving back to Melbourne in less than 2 years. Far too full of public servants, hard to get in and see a specialist, shops spread all around (not all close together to make it convenient going from one to another). The only thing he said he'd miss in the scenery and the mountain view.

[@Trolljak45]

There was this one time where I went to Melbourne with my family, and we were stuck in a traffic jam because people were protesting right on the street.

[@Patracat]

That happens everywhere, those stop oil protests in Europe would not have been allowed to go on for so long here

[@LuciferMorningstarDanny]

Most of. The main rivers in Brisbane and Melbourne have many tributaries flowing into them starting in grasslands , so when it rains the dirt/color water flows into them. Sydney is mainly. Blue because it’s a harbour.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Melbourne has the highest skyline in Australia. Australia 108 is the only building in the southern hemisphere to reach 100 floors.

[@lorennania5945]

its the Tanon from the gum tress and from re directing the river over time

[@carabatzis25]

I live in Sunbury and yeh organ pipes national Park is a 10 minute drive, or you can take a public metro bus to get there. Opposite that is Calder Park raceway

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Melbourne is great if you live close to the CBD. If you live out in the "burbs", transport is a PITA and the "culture" and entertainment tend to be somewhat lacking. But the best thing about Melbourne itself, isn't Melbourne. There are a wealth of rural and coastal locations that are within striking distance and they make for easy day/overnighter trips away from "the big smoke".

[@shez5964]

One of the better videos you've shown. At least the information was accurate.

[@bwcaine]

I'm from Perth but Melbourne city is my favourite city vacation

[@karenr59]

I have five Cookaburras waking me up every morning. They sure a loud but lovely birds. 🇦🇺. We have a lot of wineries. All over Australia.

[@ozguymelb]

I saw my apartment when they were in Fitzroy, Marvel stadium is a 55,000 seat stadium with retractable roof and everywhere he went to was within a 2 hour drive of the city centre

[@kateemiller2682]

I live at the base of the Dandenong Ranges, about 40-45 minutes from the city ( so depends how deep they went up the mountain) and I am surrounded by wildlife like kookaburras, cockatoo’s, kangaroos, wombats & more, it’s pretty spectacular. And right next to the Dandenong Ranges is the Yarra Valley which is our biggest wine country spot, it’s magical. Was just out the on Saturday, would have to be one of my favourite places to drive around. You’d absolutely love it! Ohh and you’d LOVE the footy atmosphere too. Doesn’t matter who you see play (but preferably the “Essendon Bombers”…..that’s fighter jet bombers btw) the games are always so exciting. Hope you get here one day, would def be happy to be your guide around this side of town. 🇦🇺✌🏼😁

[@kateemiller2682]

We got knocked off number 1 cos our state leader is a wanker!

[@jacintadonadio1208]

Melbourne is beautiful I live about about 100km west of Melbourne great video Ryan 👍🇦🇺

[@cherylb309]

OMG I had a mouthful of coffee when he said he wasn’t a fan of the dodo brown colour of the Yarra river 😂 nearly chocked. Love Melbourne.

[@kellysullivan800]

I was born in Melbourne and moved to QLD nearly 40 years ago. Have been back a few times and as much as I love and miss it, it's just too darn cold. Other than that, great food, great shopping, great people. I have been back a couple of times though.

[@mebeme007]

Born and bred Melbournian. When I was a kid growing up, I used to say I wanted to move to QLD one day, probably more far north, because I loved the hot weather when I was young. But now, being middle aged and all, I'm glad I live in Melbourne. I still have some days where I dislike the cold. But I could never stand the heat and humidity of QLD now, unfortunately.

[@kellysullivan800]

@@mebeme007 I'm on the Gold Coast, weather not too bad although we have had some stinkers in the past. Agree, love the heat and humidity but my old female age is showing its true colours. Will probably ultimately end up back in Vic though. Don't know why. Last time I was there was about 2003ish for a funeral.

[@Venusbabe66]

I'm in Melbourne, and I've got dreams of moving to Airlie Beach in Queensland to retire. Wadda ya think?

[@jasonwright9405]

Well I’m on the Sunshine Coast. Recently weather has been dry and very warm. Last summer was dry. A few days rain since Dec back from Melbscum

[@jasonwright9405]

@@Venusbabe66 summer months r not pleasant high humidity winter glorious

[@pammy0809]

Australia has many world-class wine regions. The Yarra Valley is about an hour east of the city, 20 minutes from where I live at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges. I love living here and would never go back to Canada permanently. Melbourne is home now.❤

[@roslynjonsson2383]

West Aussie here. Been to Melbourne a few times, but too crowded, too many road tolls, and tourist attractions are just too expensive in the east....Which is why Perth has taken the lead in Australia's best cities. This is an old video sorry m8

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Sydney has many more toll roads than Melbourne.

[@caro.k2958]

@@Andrew-df1dr Perth has none 😂

[@shontellepayne551]

No, Perth hasn’t taken the lead…it’s not even in the top 10 right now! Yes, tourist attractions r expensive but u guys pay so much more for other things..like food, petrol, entertainment, rego, fines, licenses it’s crazy. Any of my friends and family that visit are amazed how much cheaper things are Lived in Perth for 20 years, been in Melbourne now for 17 so I do know what I’m talking about

[@jasonwright9405]

Well, Perth is tender quiet 🤫

[@ACDZ123]

​@@shontellepayne551 fuel is cheaper in Perth. You got your facts wrong

[@noreenevans3249]

I grew up in Melbourne and moved to Bendigo as an adult. It’s been a fantastic city in which to raise a family and only 150km north of Melbourne. Bendigo and Melbourne are connected by a 4 lane highway (we call a freeway) and by a train line. You would enjoy checking out the Easter Carnival held in Bendigo each year featuring Dai Gum Loong our Chinese dragon. Bendigo grew from the gold rush of the 1850’s with a large Chinese influence on the goldfields. Today tourists can travel 61 metres underground in the Central Deborah gold mine. Bye the way they say that Melbourne’s Yarra River is upside down because at the river bed the water is reasonably clear whilst murky at the surface.

[@mebeme007]

I always assumed highways were the connecting roads in regional and rural parts of the country. And freeways are in the city, connecting the urban sprawl.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I thought the term depends on the number of minor/access roads connecting to it. A freeway has freer traffic because there are fewer entrances. Then there are motorways that have very limited access. Thinking about it again, though, I reckon you’re right.

[@john6986]

In winter you can also go to worldclass ski resorts not far from Melbourne.

[@mjkelly9801]

😂WOW I SA my bro in that video, he was near the graffiti lol, he was laughing 😂😎🇦🇺