Vibrant, art-loving Melbourne is booming - and sprawling

John Wardle, founder of John Wardle Architects in Melbourne, answers our nation building questions.

"You can go anywhere in the world and people are wearing T-shirts," says Eddie Zammit, founder of the biannual t-shirt magazine "T-World", which launched last year.

The Mayor of Melbourne answers our quality of life questions.

The city scores every time for sport and culture. Just pack an umbrella.

"Greville Street is the most insubstantial bookshop in Melbourne," says Jurate Sasnaitis, who has been artfully stacking shelves in her locally celebrated store for 16 years.