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'''.melbourne''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. One public applicant is a joint venture between [[CoCCA]], [[Sedari]], and [[Cloud Registry]]; they plan to apply for both [[.sydney]] and .melbourne. There is speculation that Australian based [[ARI Registry Services]] could also apply for these TLDs.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/joint-venture-bids-for-aussie-city-gtlds/ Joint Venture Bids For Aussie City gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

'''.melbourne''' is a proposed [[GeoTLD]] in [[ICANN]]s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. [[ARI Registry Services]] was selected by the government of the Australian state of Victoria to provide the technical registry functions for the extension. The government is contracting out other gTLD consultancy work to [[Melbourne IT]].<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Wins Tender for Melbourne and Sydney, ARIServices.com]</ref> ARI Registry services beat out a joint bid by  [[CoCCA]], [[Sedari]], and [[Cloud Registry]], which applied to run both [[.sydney]] and .melbourne.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/joint-venture-bids-for-aussie-city-gtlds/ Joint Venture Bids For Aussie City gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

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