Victoria

Victoria, also known as VIC or Vic, is a state in Australia. It is in the south-east corner of the country. Its capital city and largest, most-populated city is Melbourne. Geelong is Victoria's second biggest city, Ballarat is the third and Bendigo the fourth.

Victoria is small by Australian standards, but it makes up for its size deficiency with a heavily urbanised population who celebrate their food, sport and drink with typical Australian passion. Roughly 70% of Victorians live in Melbourne.

Victoria features a remarkable variety of landscapes, from the alpine highlands along the northern border, to the serene beauty of untouched wilderness areas such as Wilsons Promontory and the striking harshness of the southern coast line along the Great Ocean Road.

The capital city of Victoria Australia is Melbourne, a naturally welcoming city, with well laid out wide streets, beautiful parks and gardens and plenty of retail, entertainment, recreation and leisure opportunities. As one of Australia’s oldest cities, it is also comparatively accessible and things are improving all the time.

The metropolis of Melbourne, particular its inner city suburbs (known also for shopping tourism) and the attractions of the city centre such as Crown Casino, Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne Museum, the Melbourne Aquarium, tourism precincts such as Melbourne Docklands, Southbank and St Kilda as well as cultural and sporting tourist icons such as The Arts Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known as the MCG, and the Eureka Tower, tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, with its Skydeck 88.

The City of Melbourne Australia welcomes people with disabilities to visit and enjoy the city and to participate in all aspects of city life. An online guide Accessing Melbourne is for people with mobility related impairments and difficulties in negotiating the physical environment, although the needs of people comprising other groups are also considered.

The Melbourne City Council has improved street access for wheelchairs, prams and people with mobility difficulties by ensuring crossovers or kerb ramps are in place at nearly all intersections.

City intersections are normally equipped with audio pedestrian crossing signals and directional Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (tactile tiles or TGSI)

The Melbourne CBD Mobility Map identifies the smoothest and least interrupted path of travel along city streets and includes the locations of accessible toilets, on-street accessible parking spaces and accessible commercial car parks, accessible pay phones and public TTY phones. Copies are available at Melbourne Town Hall, and the Victorian Visitor Information Centre.

Melbourne Airport (MEL) is the most likely point of entry for visitors arriving by air. Avalon Airport (AVV) has also emerged as a significant airport in the last few years and is a likely point of arrival for visitors arriving on domestic budget airline Jetstar. Avalon is in fact closer to Geelong than Melbourne, so depending on your destination in Victoria it may not be as convenient as Melbourne International Airport.

Further Information Regarding Victoria

Melbourne to Goldfields Directions
Perhaps the best way to explore the Goldfields Region from Melbourne is to take the Goldfields Tourist Route. It takes in many of the all important ''gold rush'' attractions along the way and the route is really easy to follow - just follow the golden "G".

Distance to Cities from Melbourne
Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria in south eastern Australia. There's plenty to see and do in the city, but how do you get to other cities from Melbourne?

Driving to Mornington Peninsula from Melbourne
The Mornington Peninsula is located south-east of Melbourne on the shores of Port Phillip Bay. There's plenty to see and do in the region and the best way to explore the Mornington Peninsula is to take a self-drive tour. It's only about an hour's drive from Melbourne.

Tullamarine International Airport Information
If you're heading down under to Melbourne on holidays, then you'll be touching down at Melbourne Tullamarine International Airport which is about 22kms from the city center.

Attractions in Melbourne Australia
Melbourne is the capital city of the state of Victoria, and the 2nd most populated city in Australia. Melbourne has something for everyone. Find out more about top tourist attractions and things to do in the city, often referred to as Australia's cultural and sports capital.