THE state government will spend $330,000 installing CCTV cameras along Chapel Street in a bid to crack down on crime and unruly behaviour.

Nightclub owners have welcomed the move, in which 10 state-of-the-art cameras would be installed along the popular strip between South Yarra and Windsor.

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The first CCTV surveillance camera in a city was installed at Olean, New York, in 1968. In 1981, a CCTV camera was installed in a major road leading into Melbourne. Its purpose was to help with traffic during a forthcoming Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Read More

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