Designated Places in Victoria

From October 2026, protective services officers (PSOs) can be deployed across specified shopping centres and precincts within Victoria under the Victoria Police Amendment (Designated Place) Regulations 2026.

The designated shopping centres and precincts will be added to this page as patrols commence.

Victoria Police Act 2013

PSOs will continue to be deployed to current legislated designated places under Section 3A of the Victoria Police Act 2013.

A designated place is a specific public location, transport hub, shopping centre, or event space officially declared by the Chief Commissioner of Police (or a Deputy or Assistant Commissioner) where PSOs are authorised to exercise their operational powers.

All transport hubs in Victoria are legislated as a Designated Place.

Further declarations can still be made for an area to be declared a designated place under Section 3A of the Victoria Police Act 2013 and would be published on the public notices page.

Victoria Police Amendment (Designated Place) Regulations 2026

The Victoria Police Amendment (Designated Place) Regulations 2026 came into operation on 23 October 2026.

As a result of those amendments, 70 retail shopping centres and eight shopping precincts across Victoria are designated places.

The designations provide greater flexibility for protective services officers (PSOs) to support policing and community safety in more areas across Victoria.

Protective services officer powers in Designated Places

Within a Designated Place, PSOs may use their powers as listed under Section 200O of the Victoria Police Act 2013.

List of shopping centres and precincts

The below shopping centres and precincts are Designated Places. You may see PSOs patrolling within these boundaries.

The area that is a designated place is all public places within Bayside Shopping Centre, Frankston, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- intersection of Wells Street and Young Street, north to the intersection of Young Street and Beach Street
- west to the intersection of Beach Street and Horne Street
- north and east to the intersection of Horne Street and Dandenong Road West
- north to the roundabout intersection of Dandenong Road West and Fletcher Road
- west to the roundabout at the intersection of Fletcher Road and Evelyn Street
- south to the intersection of Evelyn Street and Beach Street
- continue south to the intersection of Olsen Street and Ross Smith Avenue West
- west to intersection of Ross Smith Avenue West and Keys Street
- south to the intersection of Keys Street and Wells Street
- east to the intersection of Wells Street and Thompson Street
- south to the intersection of Thompson Street and Park Lane
- east and north along Park Lane to the intersection of Park Lane and Wells Street and
- east to the intersection of Wells Street and Young Street.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- the intersection of Ringwood Bypass and Ringwood Street
- south to the intersection of Ringwood Street and Civic Place
- east to intersection of Civic Place and Melbourne Street
- south to intersection of Melbourne Street and Maroondah Highway
- east to the intersection of Maroondah Highway and Warrandyte Road
- north to the intersection of Warrandyte Road and Ringwood Bypass
- west to the intersection of Ringwood Bypass and Ringwood Street.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protected services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Highpoint Shopping Centre, Maribyrnong, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- the intersection of Rosamond Road and Aquatic Drive
- east to the intersection of Aquatic Drive and Gordon Street
- east to the roundabout at the intersection of Gordon Street and Warrs Road
- north along Warrs Road
- west to the intersection of Warrs Road and Rosamond Road
- south to the intersection of Rosamond Road and Aquatic Drive.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Market Square Shopping Centre, Geelong, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- east from intersection of Moorabool Street and Little Malop Street to intersection of Little Malop Street and Yarra Street
- north to intersection of Yarra Street and Malop Street
- west to intersection of Malop Street and Moorabool Street
- south to intersection of Moorabool Street and Little Malop Street.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police Protective Services Officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Northland Shopping Centre, Preston, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- the intersection of Murray Road and the Darebin Creek
- north along Darebin Creek to the intersection of Darebin Creek and Wood Street
- west to the intersection of Wood Street and the western fence line of Northland Shopping Centre
- south to the intersection of the western fence line of Northland Shopping Centre and Murray Road
- east to the intersection of Murray Road and Darebin Creek.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre, Hoppers Crossing, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- intersection of Heaths Road and Derrimut Road
- north to the intersection of Derrimut Road and northern traffic light-controlled intersection entrance of Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre car parks
- west to the roundabout and residential fence line of The Court
- continue north and west along fence line, following fence line across The Glen and continuing to northwestern corner of Pacific Werribee car par
- continue following fence line south to rear of 85 Barber Drive and Pacific Werribee car park service road
- continue west and south following fence line between car park service road and Barber Drive to intersection of Barber Drive and Heaths Road
- east to the intersection of Heaths Road and Derrimut Road.
The below map illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Watergardens Shopping Centre, Taylors Lakes, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- from intersection of Melton Highway and far western entrance to Watergardens Circuit Road, south to roundabout, then west and south-west to next roundabout bordering all north-western car parks, Watergardens Circuit Road
- south along Watergardens Circuit Road, through one roundabout and to the second roundabout on Watergardens Circuit Road
- northeast and north along Watergardens Circuit Road to Dan Murphy’s
- continue in a straight direct line following eastern wall of Dan Murphy’s to Melton Highway
- west to intersection of Melton Highway and far western entrance to Watergardens Circuit Road.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Westfield Fountain Gate, Narre Warren, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- the intersection of Magid Drive and Patrick Northeast Drive
- southeast to the intersection of Patrick Northeast Drive and Overland Drive
- southwest to intersection of Overland Drive and Brechin Drive
- southeast to roundabout of Brechin Drive, Garden Drive and service lane
- continue southeast along service lane, north and east to intersection with Webb Street
- east from Webb Street, following southern boundary of premises at 80 Webb Street to Narre Warren North Road
- north to where the overpass of Narre Warren North Road intersects with Monash Freeway
- west to where the overpass of Monash Freeway intersects with Magid Drive
- south along Magid Drive to the intersection of Magid Drive and Patrick Northeast Drive.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protected services officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Westfield Geelong Shopping Centre, Geelong, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- the intersection of Yarra Street and Malop Street
- East along Malop Street to furthest eastern property boundary of Westfield Geelong Shopping Centre, parallel to Hays Place
- North along Westfield Geelong Shopping Centre boundary to Hays Place
- Continue north to the intersection of Hays Place and Corio Street
- West to intersection of Corio Street and Yarra Street
- North to intersection of Yarra Street and Brougham Street
- West to intersection of Brougham Street and Moorabool Street
- South to intersection of Moorabool Street and Malop Street
- East to intersection of Malop Street and Yarra Street.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police Protective Services Officers will be deployed.
The area that is a designated place is all public places within Westfield Southland Shopping Centre, Cheltenham, being the area bordered by (and inclusive of):
- south and west from intersection of Tennyson Street and Karen Street to intersection of Karen Street and Nepean Highway
- continue west from Nepean Highway along Bay Road to intersection of Bay Road and railway tracks
- south along eastern perimeter of railway tracks until perpendicular with Garfield Lane, then east to Garfield Lane
- east to intersection of Garfield Lane and Nepean Highway
- south to intersection of Nepean Highway and Jamieson Street
- east and south to intersection of Jamieson Street and Chesterville Road
- north to intersection of Chesterville Road and Tennyson Street
- north to intersection of Tennyson Street and Karen Street.
The map below illustrates the geographical boundaries of the Designated Place where Victoria Police protective services officers will be deployed.