Melbourne Australia Temple
Victoria, Australia
The Melbourne Australia Temple is located in Wantirna South, Melbourne, Victoria and is the 90th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on 30 October 1998, by the church's First Presidency. It is the first in both Melbourne and in Victoria and is one of five temples in Australia. Previously, church members from the area had travelled twelve hours one-way to the Sydney Australia Temple. The temple has a single-spire design with a statue of the angel Moroni on top. It was constructed using snow-white granite and a modern architectural style. The temple site is 5.98 acres, which includes an adjacent meetinghouse. A groundbreaking ceremony, marking the commencement of construction, was held on 20 March 1999, with P. Bruce Mitchell, an area seventy presiding.
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