Victoria’s first dedicated sobering up centre to open in inner-Melbourne suburb
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6DHKT)
Andrews government unveils plan for 20-bed Collingwood facility as public drunkenness is decriminalised
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Victoria's first permanent sobering up centre will be set up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood ahead of the decriminalisation of public drunkenness in the state.
The 20-bed facility has been announced as the Andrews government shifts away from treating public drunkenness as a crime and towards making it a health issue.
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