No Hobart vs Launceston in the Top 10 there? The Mercury and the ABC have been trying to stoke the fires with that one since the election. They forget that of course the North will get the promises because they have 2-3 marginal seats, the 2 seats around Hobart are safe as and never change so they never get promises.
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Or what about Burnie vs Devonport?
Thereād be some rivalry there too 
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ok so with the sydney vs melbourne rivary , now that im less then an hr by train to melbourne ( benefits of living in ballarat) i would say that having been to sydney i would say melbourne has the far nicest people i ever spoke to and i do think melbourne has a lot more to offer then Sydney but thats my opinion
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I do tend to think, that the bigger the city/town it is, the less friendly the people become. A generalisation I know, but I donāt think itās too far off the mark.
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Yep the rivalry is which is the biggest shithole in Tasmania.
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Iāve never been to Tassie, so I canāt comment but Iām sure @ando9185 will be along to bat for Devvie.
Calling it Devvie doesnāt help, only makes it sound like more of a hole.
We prefer Heavenport. Moved from Hobart over a decade ago, donāt miss it at all. Rivalry between Burnie and Devonport hasnāt been too bad lately though, occasionally The Advocate newspaper tries to stir it up again or whenever the government tries to close off the Mersey Hospital - the one made famous by being bought by the Libs in the lead up to the 2007 election after the Labor government was about to close itā¦ again.
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Yep, I see why you wouldnāt miss Hobart if you think Devonport is Heaven. 
As for the Mersey hospital, would be political suicide to axe it.
To date Iām still yet to actually visit Melbourne or Tasmania and their cities with intense rivalries, so to be fair I wonāt make a full judgement on any of them until/unless the time comes.
Until then I reckon Destination Sydney/NSW needs to think about these ideas for tourism slogans (especially around State of Origin time), while simultaneously hoping that this forumās Brisbane/Queensland correspondents can take a joke:
Sydney: At least weāre not Brisbane!
New South Wales: At least weāre not Queensland!
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How can you not have been to Melbourne?
I must admit, why havenāt you been to Melbourne yet?
Itās a very good question, but one which I honestly donāt know the answer to.
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Itās only an hours flight. Organise a weekend away. I usually head up to Sydney twice a year.
You should get @Sully to show you around!
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LOL
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Havenāt been to Melbourne since the late 1990s when I was working there for a few months. I imagine it wouldāve changed quite a bit in the last 20 years. It had a completely different vibe to Sydney. I was there in the winter months and found there were more indoor cultural activities to take advantage of whereas in Sydney my leisure time would be spent outdoors throughout the year. It felt like there was a greater sense of community and the people were a little more relaxed than Sydneysiders. Couldnāt get my head around the climate. Youād leave home under blue skies but ten minutes later it would be raining.
I fell in love with Tasmania. Iād love to retire to one of the little towns on the east coast (Swansea, Bicheno, Coles Bay or St Helens) if I didnāt feel the need to be close to family. The air is so much cleaner and thereās a great sense of serenity.
Sydney was bearable 20-30 years ago but more and more areas have become shit holes as the population has exploded. Driving anywhere is a nightmare. It doesnāt take much for people to become hostile over the most insignificant things. Itās every man for himself and thereās no sense of community. Decency and courtesy is sadly lacking. I couldnāt wait to get away from the south coast when I finished school. Now I prefer to spend all my leisure time down there.
Iāve never been further north than Lismore. Queensland, from what Iāve seen and heard, doesnāt appeal to me and I have no desire to go there.
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Noosa is nice as itās not over developed, which the Gold Coast is.
To be honest, I prefer the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast.
The GC has more of an atmosphere to it, thereās more to see and do and itās very unique. The SC is really just like any other spot on the coast with nice beaches.
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Iāve been as north as River Heads Qld, the SC seems alright just a shame the voters. Iāve not been to Tassie but Iād love to go.