【结好时间】天津市与澳大利亚墨尔本市于 1980 年 5 月 5 日正式建立友城关系。

【城市特色】墨尔本市是澳大利亚第二大城市，维多利亚州首府，也是维州政府和州议会的所在地。墨尔本工业现代化程度较高，商业、金融、交通等均十分发达，拥有一个现代化的墨尔本港。墨尔本是全球生物科技中心城市之一，也是全澳科技中心和教育科研中心，环境优雅，连续多年被联合国人居署评为“全球最适合人类居住的城市”。

【合作领域】天津市与墨尔本市在高层互访、经贸、港口、教育培训、文化、城市规划、绿色可持续发展等领域开战了交流合作。

【Established Date】Tianjin and Melbourne, Australia formally established friendship-city relations on May 5, 1980.

【City Characteristics】Melbourne is the second largest city of Australia, the capital city of the State of Victoria, and the seat of the state government and state congress. Melbourne has a highly modernized industry with developed commerce, finance and transportation. The Port of Melbourne is Australia's largest maritime hub. Melbourne is the global center of biomedicine and the national center of technology and education. Its pleasant living atmosphere has earned itself “World's Most Livable City" for consecutive years listed by the UN-Habitat.

【Cooperation Fields】 Tianjin and Melbourne have carried out exchanges and cooperation in high-level visits, economy and trade, port, education and training, culture, urban planning, green and sustainable development.