Designated areas

Designated areas are declared in Victoria for areas with high levels of alcohol-related harm.

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• What is a designated area?
• Police powers
• Designated areas in Victoria
• Map of designated areas

What is a designated area?

Designated areas are:

• areas where alcohol-related violence and antisocial behaviour have occurred around licensed venues
• determined by the Victorian Liquor Commission in consultation with Victoria Police
• usually in entertainment precincts.

Police powers

In a designated area, Victoria Police have the power to ban people from licensed premises and designated areas for up to 72 hours for:

• physical assault
• destroying or damaging property
• not leaving licensed venues when asked.

They can ban them from either:

• all licensed venues in the designated area
• the entire designated area.

Police can also seek a court order to ban repeat offenders from designated areas for up to 12 months.

Designated areas in Victoria

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• Ballarat

Ballarat designated area PDF 53.23 KB (opens in a new window)

• Bendigo

Bendigo designated area PDF 47.81 KB (opens in a new window)

• Colac

Colac designated area PDF 216.62 KB (opens in a new window)

• Dandenong

Dandenong designated area PDF 218.55 KB (opens in a new window)

• Docklands

Docklands designated area PDF 50.57 KB (opens in a new window)

• Footscray

Footscray designated area PDF 231.77 KB (opens in a new window)

• Frankston

Frankston designated area PDF 72.76 KB (opens in a new window)

• Geelong

Geelong designated area PDF 46.57 KB (opens in a new window)

• Knox

Knox City Shopping Centre PDF 41.43 KB (opens in a new window)

• Melbourne and surrounding suburbs

Melbourne designated area PDF 326.04 KB (opens in a new window)

• Mildura

Mildura designated area PDF 231.92 KB (opens in a new window)

• Mornington

Mornington designated area PDF 239.94 KB (opens in a new window)

• Shepparton

Shepparton designated area PDF 73.87 KB (opens in a new window)

• South Yarra and Prahran

South Yarra and Prahran designated area PDF 207.21 KB (opens in a new window)

• St Albans

St Albans designated area PDF 301.11 KB (opens in a new window)

• St Kilda

St Kilda designated area PDF 46.15 KB (opens in a new window)

• Sunshine

Sunshine designated area PDF 230.62 KB (opens in a new window)

• Traralgon

Traralgon designated area PDF 228.04 KB (opens in a new window)

• Wangaratta

Wangaratta designated area PDF 109.86 KB (opens in a new window)

• Warrnambool

Warrnambool designated area PDF 44.86 KB (opens in a new window)

• Yarra (City of Yarra)

City of Yarra designated area 1 PDF 640.19 KB (opens in a new window)

City of Yarra designated area 2 PDF 633.24 KB (opens in a new window)

Map of designated areas

https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1uwVr9iHAAMvC0b4gNJRtznZqSpw&hl=en

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