8 Bishop Place, Melba ACT 2615, Australia
The suburb is named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931), the first internationally renowned Australian opera soprano. Its streets also honor other notable Australian musicians.
For Australian federal elections, Melba is part of the Division of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
Melba features a green‑grey dacitic intrusive porphyry with large white feldspar crystals in the north‑east, green‑grey dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics on the south‑east, and Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite with patches of tuff in the south‑west, intersected by the Deakin Fault.
The Melba Tennis Club with eight courts is adjacent to local playing fields, and several parks such as George Simpson Park (about 1 km away) and The Boslem and Harte Park (around 1.5‑2 km away) provide open space for leisure.
George Simpson Park is approximately 1 km from the residence, offering walking trails and green space.
A weather station at Verbrugghen Street in Melba is located roughly 0.6 km away, providing local climate data.
The National Health Co‑op branch in Evatt is about 1.7 km from the property, offering community health services.
