MYRTLEFORD has the highest birth rate in Alpine Shire, and is more than four times that of some inner-city Melbourne areas.
As the nation faces a “baby recession” that is most pronounced in capital cities, analysis from KPMG has revealed that Myrtleford recorded a fertility rate of 1.90pc (44 births) and Bright-Mt Beauty recorded 1.22pc (56 births) last year.
In contrastm Melbourne CBD (north) r...
