Here you can find some Impressions of Melbourne, and some other anecdotes.
these include the Impressions of Melbourne below as well as Extraordinary Facts about Melbourne and Members' Insight.
A collection of enlightening observations about Melbourne from recently arrived or returned senior leaders working within Committee for Melbourne member organisations.
Strange thing.
I come from a small, boutique city – Wellington, New Zealand. It’s an intimate place – population: 500,000 – and the city is held in a confined hug by the hills and the harbour.
Here I...
Each time I return to Melbourne from visiting international cities I am reminded what a great city, in a truly fortunate country, it is.
It is a city which has always valued ideas and got behind...
Melbourne is a great city. It is characterised by full engagement of its people in the life of the city. This is manifested in many ways. Melbournians support public functions. Our sporting...
What has struck me about Melbourne, since coming back, is the energy and confidence the city now exudes. The enthusiasm amongst the tourism and business events industry, Government and the...
When your favourite holiday destination becomes your place of work and you are appointed the head of that city’s newspaper icon, then you can count your blessings. This is doubly so when you can...
The first thing that hit me when I arrived in Melbourne in 1998 was a friendly and welcoming business community. There was an appropriate amount of protocol but everyone I met was friendly, open a...
Brown. That was my first impression of Melbourne after returning to live here after more than a decade away. The much maligned drought had changed my city from its signature ‘green’.
But that’s not ...
Even in a drought, Melbourne remains impressive.
Its spacious parks and elm-lined boulevards, its four distinct seasons, its bustling CBD and Chinatown, and its latte-driven Lygon Street contrive...
Melbourne is a city that embraces people. Although my family and I came to live here only two years ago, we have quickly found in Melbourne places that are our places, and experiences that are our ...
Each day from my office in Footscray, I look out on a unique view of Melbourne that surprises many of my visitors.
The vista to the left looks across to the mid 19th century Flemington Racecourse...
My wife and I have, between us, lived as adults in 10 major cities on four continents.
In various ways, we liked them all. And we have learned what we like in a city, right now, with our girls...
Melbourne is the academic heartland of Australia. If any Australian capital can claim to be a university city it is Melbourne.
The University of Melbourne has the highest research income of any...
Through the course of my life, I have been fortunate enough to travel the globe and to live on four continents, all before I became 30 years of age. Having lived in Melbourne for 11 years, it is e...
Melbourne has become our city of choice.
Whilst born and raised in the outer suburbs of Melbourne some years ago, I did not come to appreciate the diversity and culture that this magnificent city...
To commit to living in Melbourne, having been born and raised in the Emerald City was, perhaps, an unexpected decision. Stints in the City of Churches and BrisVegas helped discover worlds beyond t...
Melbourne has proved an exceptional city in which to live, work and raise three children. This quality of life rests upon a culture that is eloquent in its pace and which values social and family a...
I was lucky enough to be offered by Business in the Community UK a secondment to work with the Committee for Melbourne. Of course, I jumped at the chance to spend three months in Melbourne. Two...
I was born in Melbourne, but having lived overseas on occasion from a young age, as well as a long stint in country Victoria, I have never considered myself a ‘typical’ Melburnian.
My impression of ...
Melbourne has been home for most of my life, having been born in the city in the late 1950s.
It’s conventional wisdom to say that the best way to really appreciate your home town is to live...
As a relative new comer to this wonderful city, I enjoy the discovery each day of new delights, new facts and new inspirations.
You cannot just “live” in Melbourne; you are drawn into the city’s...
The first thing you notice about Melbourne when you come from another city – any city smaller or larger – is the roads. The roads are so wide and so quiet. You wonder for a moment whether you...
My wife Pat and I arrived here in Melbourne a bit over a year ago, when I accepted the job at the Melbourne Business School (MBS).
We decided to come here for two reasons:
First, we had known of MBS ...
For me, Melbourne is a lifestyle destination of choice.
Having originally relocated to Melbourne with my wife some seven years ago in pursuit of career opportunities, it is the additional benefits M...
Cities are vehicles for generating, focussing and channelling energy. Some cities are really good at this – New York comes to mind – and others aren’t so good. Size is a factor – even the most...
My wife Liz and I have arrived from London’s Heathrow Airport, via Budapest, and have now landed squarely in our new home – Melbourne.
From the get-go, there are some traits that stand out in this c...