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Melba ACT

Melba is named after coloratura soprano Dame Nellie Melba, Australia’s first international singing sensation. Fittingly, the street names follow a theme of musicians

Nearby suburbs

Melba is flanked by Evatt, Spence, Flynn and Florey.

Did you know?

Dame Nellie Melba’s real name was Mrs Helen Porter Armstrong. Perhaps the suburb should’ve been called ‘Armstrong’.

Surrounding shops, restaurants, amenities, schools and places of interest

  • Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant (well worth a visit)
  • Melba Beyond the Cutting Line
  • Melba Community Hall
  • Mount Rogers Primary
  • Melba High School
  • Copland College

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