A short-lived sobering-up facility designed to provide a safe space for intoxicated individuals is scheduled to close in 2027.

Despite having a 20-bed capacity, the centre averaged only three admissions per day.

And Tom Elliott stated “it was obvious it was never going to work”.

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CEO of the Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association Chris Christoforou says that we were just “three decades too late in decriminalising public drunkenness in Victoria”.

Press PLAY to hear Tom Elliott question the CEO on the initiative that he believes is a ‘waste of money’

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