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Victoria, Australia's second smallest but most densely populated state, is also the most diverse
and the continent's major agricultural and industrial producer. Located
in the south-east, bordered by South Australia and New South
Wales, the landscape consists of mountains, rainforests, deserts,
snowfields, vineyards and market gardens. It is possible to
drive from a winter cold, wet Melbourne to dry desert sunshine in one day or to
snowfields in three hours.
VIC CLIMATE Temperatures vary widely, but most of the state falls within the warm, temperate belt of the south east corner of Australia, characterised by warm and dry summers and cool to mild, wet, winters. In the Australian Alps in the north east of the state we have snow from June to September. Some of the countries best skiing can be done here. For most overseas visitors it comes at a surprise that the Snowy Mountains on the Victoria and New South Wales border receives more snow than Switzerland. Rainfall is heaviest in the eastern
highlands, in Gippsland in the east of the state and in the Otway Ranges
in western Victoria. Melbourne, infamous for it's 4 seasons in a day weather
pattern actually only averages about 600mm rain a year, which is significantly
less than for instance Sydney. During winter
months you however can see some good examples of sharp weather contrasts
switching between heavy rain and beautiful sunshine back and forth. Melbourne Australia's second city is a place of contradictions and hidden charms. Melbourne is the, cultivated sister of brassy Sydney and the cultural capital of the continent. Here we have a hot pot of European and Asian influences stronger than in any other Australian city. Along the southern coastline Outside the city we can watch the sundown race of fairy penguins on Phillip Island, drive along the sculpted South Ocean coastline, sample some of the country's tasty wine in and around charming Victorian towns, or bushwalk in a splendid variety of national parks. Visitors come for its shopping, restaurants, nightlife and sporting calendar, encouraging many Melburnians to believe that they live in one of the most civilised cities in the world. And yes, Melbourne did win the title as the most liveable world in the world.
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State Capital: Melbourne Average Temperatures: Average Annual Rainfall - Melbourne: 658 mm Melbourne weather
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Melbourne
- State capital of Victoria and Australia's 2nd largest city. By the
Melbournians themselves considered as the sophisticated cultural
capital.
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