u/iloveshobes

Australia was definitely much further south, and New Zealand was to the northeast of Australia. I can genuinely confirm it's all true that Australia was truly further south.

Pre 2012 Melbourne had a climate similar to London. Cold and overcast most of the year, and absolutely no 40C heat waves. That's how I remember.

Melbourne is now sunny, hot, and doesn't have proper winters anymore. The winters of post 2012 Melbourne is perhaps the average autumn or spring in pre 2012 Melbourne.

The forests surrounding Melbourne were deciduous, much like the forests you see in the British Isles.

Melbourne is filled with deadly species that were previously nonexistent or only found in the north of Australia.