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World's most Liveable City

the_bob_delusion — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:38:07 GMT

Melbourne, Again.

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/08/18/14/48/melbourne-named-worlds-most-liveable-city-for-fifth-year-running

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Re: World's most Liveable City

imastawka — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:12:58 GMT

No yawning............................

Re: World's most Liveable City

youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:15:59 GMT

97.5/100

Of course

Re: World's most Liveable City

ecar3483 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:33:01 GMT

Obviously they haven't lived in Reservoir, where the tram line never quite made it to...

Livable isn't a word I would have used...

Re: World's most Liveable City

imastawka — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:35:20 GMT

Obviously they haven't lived in Reservoir, where the tram line never quite made it to..

the lake?

Re: World's most Liveable City

youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:43:27 GMT

I thought the 86 went to Reservoir?

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imastawka — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:48:14 GMT

Yep, 86 - Bourke St to Plenty Rd Reservoir

11 - Collins St to Gilbert Rd W.Preston/Reservoir - been talking for decades about extending it to the lake

Re: World's most Liveable City

youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:52:40 GMT

Thats what I thought- but, not going to the lake is a bit different to 'where the tram line never quite made it to' dontcha think?

Re: World's most Liveable City

imastawka — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:07:06 GMT

But, where the tram line never quite made it to.....the lake, works for me

Maybe ecar needs to come back and clarify.

Where else has the tram line never quite made it to?

They've extended #86 way out to La Trobe Uni Bundoora

Re: World's most Liveable City

kopenhagen5 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:08:22 GMT

And the happiest city - Aarhus Denmark.

Yaaay Melbourne.

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amber-eyed-girl — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:53:59 GMT

Switzerland is the happiest country.

Re: World's most Liveable City

ecar3483 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:32:56 GMT

I used to catch the 11, and then have to walk from there, sometimes in that glorious Melbourne weather...

As a friend at the time joked "You catch the number 11 tram, then take the number 11 bus" (pointing at his legs, to clarify).

Re: World's most Liveable City

imastawka — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:46:14 GMT

My sister used to walk from the terminus to the west side of the lake

every night after work - in high heels!

She said "Won't it be great when the line is extended to the lake?"

That was 1959.

Re: World's most Liveable City

j*oono — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:14:23 GMT

Perth is too expensive. I hate to bring politics into it but basic utilities are over the top.

Elderly people can't afford to heat their homes in winter or cool them in summer. More and more people can't cope with the expense of living here.

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amber-eyed-girl — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:47:21 GMT

It is getting very expensive, Melbourne also. Gas bills are set to rocket due to demand versus supply available for us. Our resources should be protected not sold off.

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kopenhagen5 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:50:37 GMT

Yep, Switzerland is happiest country and Aarhus in DK is happiest city.

Denmark was happiest country a few years back, I think most Scandinavian countries have had that title.

And I think Melbourne has had Most liveable city a few times. I would agree.

Re: World's most Liveable City

myoclon1cjerk — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:36:44 GMT

If you like the Yartz and food,Melbourne's definitely the place to live.The people are a bit more laid back than Sydney too.Nice to see Adelaide rank highly too.Another good place to live 🙂

Re: World's most Liveable City

k0llectable5 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:14:45 GMT

Dont get me wrong I ❤️ Melbourne, have lived there extensively and grew up 55 mins down the Hume. But it is just too expensive now, the price of real estate has skyrocketed over the last decade or so. It's too unaffordable imo.