NewzResidents in Melbourne have staged a peaceful protest against a local council ban on drinking along the median strip of Canning Street in the inner-suburb of Carlton. The demonstration, which took place on a spring evening, involved participants gathering with punch bowls, chips, and laughter in defiance of the newly enforced restrictions.
The banned median strip has historically served as a much-loved picnic spot for the local community. The council's decision to outlaw drinking in the area triggered an immediate pushback from Melburnians seeking to reclaim the popular communal space through festive civil disobedience.
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