52 Alfred Hill Drive, Melba ACT 2615, Australia
Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931), the first internationally recognised Australian opera soprano. The suburb’s streets also honor composers, singers and other notable Australians.
For Australian federal elections, Melba is in the Division of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
Melba contains a green‑grey dacitic porphyry with large white feldspar crystals in the north‑east, green‑grey dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics in the south‑east, and purple rhyodacite of the Deakin Volcanics in the south‑west, among other volcanic formations.
The weather station on Verbrugghen Street is about 0.6 km away from the property.
George Simpson Park is approximately 1.1 km away, and The Boslem and Harte Park is about 2 km from the house, offering nearby green space for recreation.
Yes, the Melba Tennis Club, which has eight courts, is situated adjacent to the local playing fields in the suburb.
The property is roughly 0.7 km from Flynn, 1.2 km from Evatt, and 1.3 km from Spence, making several neighbouring suburbs easily accessible.
