Victoria Police are authorised to enforce the relevant sections of the Community Amenity Local Law No 3 and can issue on the spot fines of $100. The maximum penalty is $200.
Areas may be designated by Council as "alcohol free zones" from time to time. Those times include:
St Kilda Festival
For the duration of the St Kilda Festival conducted in the St Kilda precinct - between the hours of 9 am till 12 midnight on the day/days of the event.
The St Kilda precinct is that area being from the foreshore along Thackeray Street to Barkly Street, along Barkly Street to Fitzroy Street, along Fitzroy Street to Canterbury Road, along Canterbury Road to Cowderoy Street then down Cowderoy Street to the foreshore, including the beach.
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Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Entire municipal area for the period of the Grand Prix as defined in the Australian Grand Prix Act - being from midnight on the Monday preceding the Grand Prix to midnight on the Monday after the Grand Prix.
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Foreshore Areas
For the period from 1 November until 30 March, in any year between 9.00 pm and 9.00 am on the following day, the following foreshore areas:
- the north east boundary of Ormond Esplanade to the north east and the low water mark to the west, extending from Beach Avenue in the north to the municipal boundary at Head Street in the south; and
- the east boundary of Marine Parade in the east and the low water mark in the west, extending from Shakespeare Grove to the north to Dickens Street to the south.
For the period from 1 November until 30 March, in any year between 10.00 pm and 9.00 am on the following day, the following foreshore areas:
- the east boundary of Pier Road to the east and the low water mark to the west, from the intersection of Jacka Boulevard in the south to the intersection with Beaconsfield Parade in the north; and
- the north boundary of Boulevard in the north and the low water mark in the south, extending from beacon Road in the east to Todd Road in the west including Perce White Reserve.
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Between 11pm and 7am
Throughout the municipality between the hours of 11pm and 7am, all year round.
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