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Callum Godde

REVEALED: Melbourne drunk tank opens after construction delays | Rare Historical Photos

A dedicated drunk tank run by not-for-profit health organisation cohealth has opened in Melbourne. (Callum Godde/AAP PHOTOS)

A long-awaited Melbourne sobering up centre has officially opened, weeks after Victoria decriminalised public drunkenness.

The dedicated drunk tank on Cambridge Street in Collingwood was scheduled to open on Melbourne Cup day when public intoxication was no longer considered a crime.

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