Australia Quote by Helen Garner

And always Melbourne, Melbourne, Melbourne, over and over the same photo in glaring greens and reds, of a tram, huffy, blunderous, manoeuvring itself with…

— Helen Garner

On Melbourne summer mornings the green trams go rolling in stately progress down tunnels thick with leaves: the bright air carries along the avenue…

— Helen Garner

Singing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 was amazing and, probably the highlight of this decade is the opening of…

— Olivia Newton-John

The great thing about coming to Melbourne is that people talk about Sydney being the food capital but Melbourne is a lot more; it…

— Ainsley Harriott

I think Melbourne is by far and away the most interesting place in Australia, and I thought if I ever wrote a novel or…

— Peter Temple

The first Tuesday of November, every year it is the same Every Aussie heart is beating with the excitement of the game For they…

— Slim Dusty

I have been interested in visual arts since high school and, after realising that I had absolutely no interest in the economics degree I…

— Patricia Piccinini

I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney…

— Lesley Garrett

I was born in Amersham, England on 6/4/58. My family moved to Australia when I was eight, and I went to Box Hill High…

— Graeme Base

Melbourne, where I grew up, is one of the street art capitals of the world. Something about discovering freshly painted walls always fills me…

— Penelope Mitchell

Competing for Wales in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006 at the age of 16 was daunting for me. It was my first major…

— Jazmin Carlin

„Ma'am?“ She glanced up at me, pushing her glasses up her nose as she did. “Hmm? Oh, I remember you. Miss Melbourne.“ “Melrose,“ I…

— Richelle Mead

If they don't board and live by themselves, even in their second year they've got no lounge or kitchen table and it's a pretty…

— Trevor Nisbett

I'm still very much plugging away. But if I can build my career, I'll do it like Eric Bana. He has a family; he…

— Nathan Phillips

Melbourne is where the Crown story started. It's a testament to the vision and work of Lloyd Williams and Jeff Kennett - our resort…

— James Packer