Melbourne Sex Guide advises where to find sex , prostitution , hookers , brothels , erotic massage parlors and escorts in Melbourne , Australia. Melbourne [1] is Australia's second largest city, and the capital of the south-eastern state of Victoria, located at the head of Port Phillip Bay. Victoria, Australia is one of the few places where prostitution is legal except street sex.
Street sex work is illegal and is heavily policed in Melbourne. Current police operations in St Kilda the main street based area target sex workers and clients. There are police in marked police cars as well as undercover police posing as both sex workers and clients in attempts to entrap. There has been broad ongoing discussions about the decriminalisation of street based sex work but no action from government. Melbourne's internet-savy, partner swapping swingers scene is on the rise making Melbourne the Swinging Capital of Australia.
Prostitution in Australia is governed by state and territory laws , which vary considerably; and Federal legislation also has an impact on some aspects of prostitution throughout Australia, and of Australian citizens and residents outside of the country.
See also: Melbourne Escorts. Historically the inner city suburb of St. At its heart is Greeves St. There are thousands of sex workers from all over the world working in Melbourne. Working as a prostitute is legal in Melbourne except on the streets. Street sex work is illegal in Melbourne and is heavily policed. There are 14 Grey Streets in metropolitan Melbourne, but by far the best-known is Grey Street in St Kilda , once a grand residential street but now with a reputation as a centre of street prostitution.
Female prostitutes operate day and night on the corners of Dalgety "hooker's corner" , Robe and Barkly Streets ; and customers in cars, known locally as "gutter crawlers", are regarded by local residents as a major nuisance. Drug use in the area is also regarded as a problem. At night there is a frequent police presence along Grey Street, particularly on weekends.
