An original public art commission, a new national contemporary art gallery, and a redesign of the precinct’s public realm will continue to strengthen Melbourne’s renowned cultural reputation.Ĭonsistently recognised as one of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne’s greatest strength comes from its diversity. Significant investment is focused in this area, ensuring that the public space outside these iconic institutions is as democratic and inspiring as what happens inside them. Running through the suburbs to the central city, the Yarra leads to the heart of Melbourne’s arts precinct, home to the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Theatre Company, Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne Recital Centre and the University of Melbourne Faculty of Fine Arts and Music among many others. But he pointed out that Melbourne’s score would be lower if it had been calculated during the current lockdown, because the rankings only consider one point in time.The Yarra River – known as Birrarung in local language – has always been, and continues to be, a significant meeting place for people of the Eastern Kulin Nation, Melbourne’s traditional custodians.
While Melbourne has had more lockdowns in an Australian context, Mr Baptist said the city had still performed well globally.
But because everything has been restricted a bit by COVID-19, Melbourne’s lead in that area is smaller than it was,” Mr Baptist said. “In the past, Melbourne was a chunky way ahead of the other Australian cities in that category. Melbourne’s lead in the culture and environment category – which includes sporting events, humidity, corruption, dining and arts – also diminished as a result of the pandemic. Simon Baptist, global chief economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit, said the main cause for the hit to Melbourne’s healthcare scorecard was a backlog in elective surgery, which was paused last year. Melbourne’s healthcare score dropped from 100 in the most recent index to 83.3 this year, while culture and environment dropped from 98.6 to 88.2.
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