Melbourne is a city in Australia.
The 1956 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad , were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , in 1956 , apart from the equestrian events , which were held five months earlier in Stockholm . Melbourne ( [ ˈmɛlbərn ] ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria , and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Port Phillip ( also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or ( locally ) just The Bay ) , is a large bay in southern Victoria , Australia ; it is the location of Melbourne .