Attempts to ban daytime drinking in Bright's parks has failed.
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The popular tourist town already has bans on public alcohol consumption between 10pm and 7am, but allows it at other times.
Alpine councillor Tony Keeble fought to have some of those restrictions extended to 24 hours per day.
He told Tuesday's council meeting there should be no public alcohol consumption any time of day in a certain area from the children's park, along the Ovens River to the waterslide and splash park.
"Over the years this council has built infrastructure in this area that's mainly for children" he said.
"For safety reasons, my preference is to have a 24-hour ban on drinking in that area"
My preference is to have a 24-hour ban on drinking in that area.
- Cr Tony Keeble
But Cr Keeble's plan failed when he only had the support of one other councillor in Kitty Knappstein.
She also expressed worries about glass, saying the council had been forced to cordon off the riverside park on a past New Year's Day because it was left covered in glass.
"That's a space that should be safe for children."
Members of the public at the meeting argued that families visiting Bright enjoyed knowing they could bring an esky and have a wine or a beer in the park.
They also questioned how the council could allow people to drink outside at Bright Brewery, but not in the other side of the walls.
Deputy Mayor Sarah Nicholas and Cr Daryl Pearce both argued it would be better to educate people about alcohol rather than ban drinking in public.
"There was no study that found banning public drinking had any impact on underage drinking," Cr Nicholas said. "I'm not convinced that banning just part of the area will achieve much and it would be simpler and more streamlined to keep it at 10pm-7am."
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