Warrnambool resident Jess Vanstone asked for the ashtray to be shifted after claiming a woman blew cigarette smoke towards her eight-month-old son last week.

Property manager David Turner said he was happy to move the the smoking area and hoped it could be done next week.

“This is the first time it has been raised since we’ve been the owners and managers there and I’m glad it’s been raised,” he said.

“We want it to be a family-friendly environment and the simple answer is we don’t want to encourage mums, babies and families into an area where there’s smoking.”