Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is a state located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most densely populated and urbanised. Victoria is the second most populous Australian state, after New South Wales, with an estimated population of 5,205,200 as of June 2007.

On Saturday 7 February 2009 ("Black Saturday"), the state was affected by the.

Places, projects and networks

 * Melbourne is Victoria's capital and largest city, with more than 70% of all Victorians living there.


 * Friends of South Surrey Park are working on re-establishing native plants in Melbourne's South Surrey Park.


 * Mount Alexander Sustainability

Topic links
Food
 * Food Gardeners Alliance

Reduced dependence on cars

Rail transport in Victoria is provided by several private and public railway operators who operate over government-owned lines. Major operators include: Connex Melbourne which runs an extensive, electrified, passenger system throughout Melbourne and suburbs; V/Line which is now owned by the Victorian Government, operates a concentrated service to major regional centres, as well as long distance services on other lines; Pacific National, CFCLA, El Zorro which operate freight services; Great Southern Railway which operates The Overland Melbourne-Adelaide; and CountryLink which operates XPTs Melbourne-Sydney. There also are several smaller freight operators and numerous tourist railways operating over lines which were once parts of a state-owned system. Victorian lines mainly use the 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge. However, the interstate trunk routes, as well as a number of branch lines in the west of the state have been converted to 4 ft 8+1?2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Two tourist railways operate over 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge lines, which are the remnants of five formerly government-owned lines which were built in mountainous areas.

Melbourne has the world's largest tram network, currently operated by Yarra Trams. As well as being a popular form of public transport, over the last few decades trams have become one of Melbourne's major tourist attractions. There are also tourist trams operating over portions of the former Ballarat and Bendigo systems.

Transition towns Australia
 * Transition Neighbourhood Bell

General sustainability information
Government sites
 * Sustainability Victoria

Related topics

 * Brown Mountain old growth forest
 * Climate change Australia
 * Action on climate change in Australia
 * Ecovillages Australia