Melbourne has been declared the most liveable city in the world for the seventh year running by the Economist’s annual global liveability survey, while Sydney remains in 11th place.
It is the first time in the survey’s 15-year history that a city has held the No 1 rank in its own right for seven consecutive years. Vancouver, with which Melbourne shared the top-ranked spot from 2002 to 2004 and then toppled in 2011, held the title for six years.
The announcement delighted the city’s lord mayor, Robert Doyle. “This world record is an amazing feat that all Melburnians should be extremely proud of today,” he said.
Doyle said the accolade was “an important selling point for Melbourne internationally”, particularly in attracting international students.
He has previously remarked on enjoying his annual call offering commiserations to the mayor of Vancouver. When the survey was released on Thursday his call was to the mayor of Vienna, which scored equally with Melbourne in all measures except culture and environment.
“There will always be naysayers and whingers, and of course we are not perfect,” Doyle said. “No great world city is, but we should be very proud of the work we all do together to make Melbourne the best city in the world.”
Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, appeared particularly pleased that Melbourne continued to outstrip its greatest rival, Sydney.
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Melbourne again...
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