Site for Victoria’s First Sobering-Up Centre Revealed

Racegoers following the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 1, 2022. AAP Image/Con Chronis

Victoria’s government has revealed key details of its health-based approach to public drunkenness, with a facility to provide a safe place for sobering up.

Victoria’s first dedicated sobering-up centre is expected to be ready to operate in Collingwood ahead of the state decriminalising public drunkenness.