Melbourne, Victoria video - text version

Description: Aerial of Melbourne tracking over the Yarra River with quick intercuts of various Melbourne sights.

Caption: Melbourne and Victoria

Description: Aerial of Melbourne with boats in foreground
People by the Yarra River and Federation Square
Chinatown
Interior of restaurant
Tray of food placed on table
Pouring coffee
Interior of shopping arcade
Woman's shoe on display
Green grocer at Vic Market
Observatory at Botanic Gardens
Aerials of Victorian Coastline
Aerial of vineyard and resort
Aerial of the Great Ocean Road
Aerial of the 12 Apostles
Aerial of balloon over the Yarra Valley
Waterfall
Sky at sunset
Birds in flight
Kangaroos Hopping
Fisherman in river
Luna Park at night
Aerial of Botanic Gardens
Man and woman viewing mountain scenery

Narration: Sitting on the edge of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne was recently ranked as the third most liveable city in the world by the highly respected Economist Intelligence Unit.

It is a city noted for its sophisticated lifestyle and rich multi-cultural environment.

Over 50,000 international students live in Melbourne and there are almost 4 million citizens from over 140 countries while 45 per cent of Victoria's community is either born overseas or has at least one parent who was. And more than 150 different languages are spoken in Victoria. All of which makes it not only a great place to study if you're an international student but also to live.

Let's take a look at some of those attractions.

Melbourne has a thriving restaurant culture with food from all over the world but the real jewel in the crown is coffee. No city has a greater love of the dark bean than Melbourne.

And then there's shopping, everything from the latest European fashions to the tastiest fresh produce.

Victoria is officially known as the Garden State and looking at these pictures you can see why.

But Melbourne is also the gateway to the magnificent sights and tastes of regional Victoria.

The Mornington Peninsula is only an hour's drive out of Melbourne but you could be mistaken for thinking your in Europe where rolling hills of vineyards sit side by side with magnificent resorts.

One of the world's most scenic drives is the Great Ocean Road with breathtaking views of the Victorian coastline culminating in the famous 12 Apostles rising out of the sea.

For those with a sense of adventure, a balloon ride over the gorgeous Yarra Valley, again only a short drive from the heart of Melbourne.

The Australian landscape is known for its beauty and diversity and in Victoria you're never more that a few hours drive from it all.

With wildlife, adventure, scenery, culture, nightlife, Melbourne and Victoria are places that have something for everyone.