LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

Population:
61,670 (2004, city proper)

Population of Melbourne metropolitan area, 3,600,650 (2004).

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
La Trobe University	1967

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
BHP Billiton	2001
Telstra	1991
BHP	1895
National Australia Bank	1893
Rio Tinto	1873
ANZ Banking Group	1835

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daevid Allen	Musician	13-Jan-1938		Demented musical gnome
Gillian Armstrong	Film Director	18-Dec-1950		Oscar and Lucinda
Eric Bana	Actor	9-Aug-1968		Hulk, Chopper
Cate Blanchett	Actor	14-May-1969		Galadriel in LOTR
Coral Browne	Actor	23-Jul-1913	29-May-1991	The Killing of Sister George
Emily Browning	Actor	7-Dec-1988		A Series of Unfortunate Events
Stanley Bruce	Head of State	15-Apr-1883	25-Aug-1967	Prime Minister of Australia, 1923-29
Mae Busch	Actor	18-Jun-1891	19-Apr-1946	The Ever-Popular Mae Busch
Rhonda Byrne	Author	1945		The Secret
Helen Caldicott	Activist	7-Aug-1938		Anti-nuclear crusader
Zoe Caldwell	Actor	14-Sep-1933		The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Pat Cash	Tennis	27-May-1965		Winner, 1987 Wimbledon
Brody Dalle	Musician	1-Jan-1979		The Distillers frontwoman
Alfred Deakin	Head of State	3-Aug-1856	7-Oct-1919	2nd Prime Minister of Australia
Jason Donovan	Singer	1-Jun-1968		Australian singer/actor, MDA
John Eccles	Scientist	27-Jan-1903	2-May-1997	Membrane potential of nerves
Flea	Bassist	16-Oct-1962		Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Malcolm Fraser	Politician	21-May-1930		Prime Minister of Australia, 1975-83
John Gorton	Head of State	9-Sep-1911	19-May-2002	Prime Minister of Australia, 1968-71
Germaine Greer	Activist	29-Jan-1939		Feminism Diva
Andy Griffiths	Author	3-Sep-1961		The Day My Bum Went Psycho
Rachel Griffiths	Actor	20-Feb-1968		Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under
David Helfgott	Musician	19-May-1947		Subject of the biopic Shine
Russell Hitchcock	Musician	15-Jun-1949		Lead singer for Air Supply
Billy Hughes	Head of State	25-Sep-1862	28-Oct-1952	Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-23
Barry Humphries	Actor	17-Feb-1934		Dame Edna
Costas Mandylor	Actor	3-Sep-1965		Triumph of the Spirit
Louis Mandylor	Actor	13-Sep-1966		My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Dannii Minogue	Singer/Songwriter	20-Oct-1971		Love's On Every Corner
Kylie Minogue	Singer/Songwriter	28-May-1968		Red-blooded Australian pop singer
Radha Mitchell	Actor	12-Nov-1973		Love and Other Catastrophes
Jocelyn Moorhouse	Film Director	4-Sep-1960		How to Make an American Quilt
Ron Mueck	Sculptor	1958		Hyper realistic sculptures
Russell Mulcahy	Film Director	23-Jun-1953		Highlander
Rupert Murdoch	Business	11-Mar-1931		Founder and CEO of News Corp
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite	Artist	9-Jun-1888	25-Jun-1960	Elves and Fairies illustrator
Mark Philippoussis	Tennis	7-Nov-1976		Australian "Scud" clocks 142 mph serve
Danielle Pletka	Pundit	12-Jun-1963		American Enterprise Institute
Chopper Read	Criminal	17-Nov-1954		Earless Australian killer, author
Helen Reddy	Singer/Songwriter	25-Oct-1941		She is Woman
Portia de Rossi	Actor	31-Jan-1973		Nelle Porter on Ally
Phil Rudd	Drummer	19-May-1954		Drummer for AC/DC
Fred Schepisi	Film Director	26-Dec-1939		Six Degrees of Separation
Peter Singer	Philosopher	6-Jul-1946		Animal Liberation
Jesse Spencer	Actor	12-Feb-1979		House, MD
J. G. Thirlwell	Musician	29-Jan-1960		Foetus
Peter Thomson	Golf	23-Aug-1929		Five-time British Open winner
Holly Valance	Actor	11-May-1983		Neighbours
Joseph Ward	Head of State	26-Apr-1856	8-Jul-1930	Twice Prime Minister of New Zealand

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Macfarlane Burnet	Scientist	3-Sep-1899	31-Aug-1985	Acquired immunological tolerance
Alfred Deakin	Head of State	3-Aug-1856	7-Oct-1919	2nd Prime Minister of Australia
Frank Hardy	Novelist	21-Mar-1917	28-Mar-1994	Power Without Glory
Ned Kelly	Criminal	Jun-1855	11-Nov-1880	Iron-clad Australian outlaw
Robert Menzies	Head of State	20-Dec-1894	15-May-1978	Twice Prime Minister of Australia
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite	Artist	9-Jun-1888	25-Jun-1960	Elves and Fairies illustrator
Fred Perry	Tennis	18-May-1909	2-Feb-1995	Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles
Hal Porter	Author	16-Feb-1911	29-Sep-1984	A Handful of Pennies
James Scullin	Head of State	18-Sep-1876	28-Jan-1953	Prime Minister of Australia, 1929-32
Nevil Shute	Novelist	17-Jan-1899	12-Jan-1960	On the Beach

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