Canberra was selected for a capital of Australia as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne on 1st January 1911. After that, an international competition was held to design the new capital city of Australia. As a result - Canberra is entirely planned city. Canberra lies 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney and 660 km (410 mi) north-east of Melbourne. Our journey started at 4:30 am at the Sydney Central Station where we took a Greyhound bus that would take us on a 4 a