CBD-wide smoking ban for North Sydney

Sydney's second largest CBD will soon be smoke-free in all public places should the community agree to a council proposal.

North Sydney CBD could be smoke free soon Source: AAP

Smokers will be asked to butt out of Sydney's second-largest CBD if the council gets it wish to create what is possibly a national-first smoking ban.

North Sydney councillors this week unanimously passed a motion to ban smoking in every public place.

The proposal now goes to community consultation but Mayor Jilly Gibson reckons the community will back what may be the nation's first CBD-wide smoking ban in a capital city.

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