NEWS.com.au | Melbourne council to introduce balloon and disposable plastics ban NEWS.com.au RESIDENTS in Melbourne's north will soon be forbidden to sell or use balloons, following a unanimous vote from the Darebin council to ban them as part of an environmental push. Ally Foster. news.com.auFebruary 27, 201811:30am. Melbourne council votes ... Vic council burst balloon with plastic ban Victorian government bans balloons, Balloon industry organises revolt |