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Melbourne has been sitting in the top ten for liveability for years. No news to me - I love the place. Interesting t6hat of the top 10 cities 4 are Australian & 3 are Canadian (well, almost 5 Australian - Auckland is in there too, and they are just a renegade province 
bigfellarunsasParipreparesretaliation ). Not the world's most exciting tourist destination, but when it comes to somewhere to live we are hard to beat. Now we just have to convince the legions of whingers that things really are as good as they are.
Read more: Melbourne again most liveable city
bigfellarunsasParipreparesretaliation ). Not the world's most exciting tourist destination, but when it comes to somewhere to live we are hard to beat. Now we just have to convince the legions of whingers that things really are as good as they are.
STOP whining about public transport, the West Gate car park or the waiting time at the local hospital emergency ward - this is as good as it gets.
Melbourne has rated perfect scores for infrastructure, healthcare and education in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit liveability survey, helping the city to maintain the title for the second year running of the world's most liveable city.
Scores above 80 in the survey are considered good, Melbourne achieved 97.5, only losing marks for climate, petty crime and culture.
Melbourne scored 95.1 for culture - more than Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, but below Vancouver, which received a perfect score of 100 for culture, and Toronto's 97.2.
Survey author Jon Copestake said Melbourne had still performed well on culture.
''This score is only one below a top score, so it's not a bad score, but the areas where it underperformed were live theatre, classical music and modern music,'' he said.
Music Victoria chief executive Patrick Donovan said he was ''very very surprised'' Melbourne had been marked down for culture. ''Melbourne's one of the top music cities in the world, a claim backed up recently when Music Max [pay television channel] concentrated on six great music cities in the world and one was Melbourne,'' he said.
Mr Donovan said Melbourne had 370 live music venues. ''You can see any style of music any night of the week at any number of venues.''
The survey found that cities that score better ''tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density''. The big-name cities - New York, London, Paris and Tokyo - ''all suffer from higher levels of crime, congestion and public transport problems'', the survey found.
This year Adelaide has overtaken Sydney (seventh), inching up three places to joint fifth. Paris ranked equal 16th.
The survey is of 140 cities around the world. Cities are judged on 30 factors across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, with correspondents in each city.
Melbourne has rated perfect scores for infrastructure, healthcare and education in the latest Economist Intelligence Unit liveability survey, helping the city to maintain the title for the second year running of the world's most liveable city.
Scores above 80 in the survey are considered good, Melbourne achieved 97.5, only losing marks for climate, petty crime and culture.
Melbourne scored 95.1 for culture - more than Adelaide, Sydney and Perth, but below Vancouver, which received a perfect score of 100 for culture, and Toronto's 97.2.
Survey author Jon Copestake said Melbourne had still performed well on culture.
''This score is only one below a top score, so it's not a bad score, but the areas where it underperformed were live theatre, classical music and modern music,'' he said.
Music Victoria chief executive Patrick Donovan said he was ''very very surprised'' Melbourne had been marked down for culture. ''Melbourne's one of the top music cities in the world, a claim backed up recently when Music Max [pay television channel] concentrated on six great music cities in the world and one was Melbourne,'' he said.
Mr Donovan said Melbourne had 370 live music venues. ''You can see any style of music any night of the week at any number of venues.''
The survey found that cities that score better ''tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density''. The big-name cities - New York, London, Paris and Tokyo - ''all suffer from higher levels of crime, congestion and public transport problems'', the survey found.
This year Adelaide has overtaken Sydney (seventh), inching up three places to joint fifth. Paris ranked equal 16th.
The survey is of 140 cities around the world. Cities are judged on 30 factors across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, with correspondents in each city.
Read more: Melbourne again most liveable city
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