Two police officers have been attacked during New Years Eve celebrations.
One officer was punched while patrolling in the CBD after a scuffle.
A female officer was also punched during celebrations at the Edinburgh Gardens, which at one stage threatened to get out of control.
The Public Order Response Unit had to be called to the North Fitzroy park where 10,000-15,000 people attended a number of illegal dance parties.
"Where to begin the clean up in Edinburgh Gardens this morn?" Yarra councillor Robert Colanzi tweeted this morning.
"We had so many patients in a very short space of time, we didn't the resources to move them," Paul Holman of Ambulance Victoria said.
"We couldn't get paramedics into the park, there was no lighting in there.
"It was extremely dangerous so we set up a triage facility on the side of the park."
In all, 14 people were arrested overnight.
Ambulance crews attended about 200 incidents, mostly for drunkenness and lacerations from broken glass.
WATCH: Melbourne welcomes 2014
More than half a million people packed into Melbourne's CBD, including four live sites to watch Melbourne's skyline light up from 22 firework points across the city.
There was a rainbow of colours, with flashing balls of light that looked like falling stars delighting the crowds.
It followed a family friendly fireworks display at Yarra Park.
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