MELBOURNE has taken the crown from Sydney in Australian Traveller magazine's 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. It's been voted the country's best city, as well as the best winter holiday destination and the most romantic city.
More than 1100 Aussie travellers were surveyed for the annual awards, which were announced today.
Although Sydney lost its 2012 "best city" status, it did win the best bar category for Opera Bar and best restaurant for Quay
.
"Considering that Melbourne has always been our culinary capital, that's a big shift," Australian Traveller editor Georgia Rickard said.
Another big winner was the Kimberley in remote WA. It was voted the ultimate dream destination, best adventure holiday destination and best cruise experience.
The award for best town went to Daylesford in Victoria, which Rickard said was a surprise given the tradition for travellers to vote for a beachside destination.
"It says a lot about our changing tastes and how much we're interested in food tourism these days," Rickard told guests at the lunch.
The classic Queensland beach holiday was voted as Australia's best overall travel experience.
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Yeah, right...
Where else in Australia can you get weather of four seasons in one day? 
I like living here too and what Lind said, at least it never gets boring, no two days are ever the same
Daylesford is also a very nice part of the world, it's population has been groing over the past few years
sorry but i holidayed there for a week once and i hated the place
I have lived in 4 states of Australia and Melbourne is the best.
I was born in Adelaide, but much prefer Melbourne 
