How spiritually healthy is Melbourne? Do the churches there teach the Bible and believe the gospel?

I ask because, if it is strategic to target cities, Sydneysiders ought to shift their focus south as Melbourne takes over. The SMH reports:

“The study rated Melbourne as a world city of the future along with New York, Toronto, Frankfurt, Singapore, Cape Town, Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad, London and Curitiba in Brazil.

The recognition comes as Australian statistics reveal Melbourne is on track to take over from Sydney as Australia’s largest city in 20 years.
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Sydney is still by far the largest international tourism destination and main entry point for Australia but since the 2000 Olympics, NSW’s share of international visitors has fallen 7.6 per cent. Victoria’s has risen 12.2 per cent. In 2007, Melbourne eclipsed Sydney by $400 million in domestic tourist dollars.
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“We have a large student population, which makes Melbourne a young city. But I think our greatest advantage is our cultural diversity. In Melbourne, you’ll always find something you like to see or do.”

The US edition of Travel+Leisure put Melbourne in its 100 greatest tips for 2008, ignoring all other Australian cities.”

Church planting is sexy again. Great! So, who’s going to Melbourne?
(If anyone does know the state of Melbourne’s churches, please leave a comment!)

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