Ballarat police said the city did not have the trouble Melbourne venues had with glass being used in drunken violence, but it had been a problem in the past.

The Herald Sun reported this week that glassings had hit a record high in Victoria, with broken bottles, beer pots and wine glasses replacing knives as weapons.

It also reported the call for a late-night ban on glass in pubs had won backing from Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Gary Jamieson.

From next month, Sydney pubs identified as trouble spots for drunken violence will be banned from using glass after midnight. Instead, drinks will be served from plastic.

Ballarat Police Inspector Ian Davis said police supported the ban because of the serious injury it could cause people.

He said Ballarat did not have a high case of incidents where glass was used in violence.

"We don't have the trouble others have, but there are incidents where glass has been used," Insp Davis said.

"Any initiative would be supported by us."

The latest glassing incident The Courier was aware of was in April last year when a 19-year-old Ballarat woman glassed a Geelong woman twice in the head at the Bended Elbow nightclub.

Insp Davis said any glassing incident was one too many and anything to stop it would be welcomed.

Australian Hotels Association Ballarat president Ian Larkin said glassings were minimal at AHA venues.

He said the association would not support the ban unless there was a high risk.

"We support if there is an issue at the venue, police should take action," Mr Larkin said.

"We do not want one glass incident anywhere."

Mr Larkin said the plan to serve drinks in plastic would be expensive to publicans and patrons.

A meeting with Ballarat Liquor Accord members and police will be held next week.

Insp Davis said the glass and bottle ban would be brought up because it had already been raised in Melbourne.