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Smoking in streets could draw fine | Herald Sun 

SYDNEY councils may consider banning outdoor smoking if a similar prohibition in Victoria is deemed a success.

Frankston City Council is preparing to impose blanket bans along three busy open-air shopping strips - including opposite the train station.

Lighting up in the designated exclusion zones during the planned six-month trial could cost defiant smokers up to $110.

Frankston mayor Christine Richards said yesterday the bid to banish damaging cigarette smoke from public streets would likely upset some, but the health benefits were worth any flak.

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