(530 PM EASTERN US TIME THURSDAY, 730 AM MELBOURNE TIME FRIDAY)
A protest is set in Melbourne today Friday which is a holiday the location to be revealed at 930 local time this morning.
THE LATEST DETAILS BELOW POLICE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY WITH REPORTS OF PEOPLE GATHERED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY
A fake posting is said to have been put out onto the internet about a protest today released at around 3 am local time.
Tomorrow Saturday September 25th protests have been announced in multiple places in Australia including a couple of coastal locations in southern Queensland, Launceston in northern Tasmania, Bunbury in Western Australia. And of course cities like Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
What's it like in Melbourne, Australia nowadays this video posted online showing a massive convoy of police vehicles with the maker of the video himself fined for being in violation of the COVID restrictions
"...we are in a prison.."...
GAB SOCIAL MEDIA (VIDEO EMBED)
"I cannot allow myself to blindly follow or carry out unjust orders"
Those words from a "Senior Constable" in the Victoria Police written to his superior in the police force.
(705 PM THURSDAY NIGHT EASTERN US, 905 AM FRIDAY MORNING MELBOURNE)
Multiple postings of locations for protest today but I will not repeat them at this moment.
Six in total with two different timings on them.
Not sure what's going on perhaps an attempt to confuse the police this time around.
The four locations originally set for "Mid-Day" now set for 10 am.
Protests are set to launch from six locations in Melbourne at 10 am
One posting is about two protest locations close to each other Edinburgh Gardens and Darling Gardens just north of where the M3 begins north of the "Central Business District"
The other posting Princes Park, Treasury Gardens, Flagstaff Gardens, St. Vincent Gardens.
Princes Park more in line with the north side of the CBD, Treasury and Flagstaff Gardens in the CBD and St. Vincent Gardens on the south side of the CBD.
We will be back soon with more.....
I have more info I will hold back on for the moment.
(8 PM EASTERN US TIME THURSDAY, 10 AM MELBOURNE TIME FRIDAY)
This is the appointed hour for protest to begin talk of three different organizers giving out three different sets of instructions for protests more instructions expected in the next hour to attempt to group people together in as large as possible groups.
In addition to everything else I shared in the last hour a poster is online right now calling for the protesters to gather at this hour in the vicinity of the "tradies" union hall at the corner of Bourke St. and Elizabeth St....GAB SOCIAL MEDIA POST
Live Facebook video from The Real Rukshan..a major police operation underway he is saying...
FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO REAL RUKSHAN
A report of a police blockade on Lonsdale Street.
Arrests being made with this operation said to be around the union hall with police taking a woman's phone away from her.
A concentration of people said to be happening at the Edinburgh Gardens and Darling Gardens locations we'll see what happens up that way....
Leicester Street in the center of Melbourne now the scene of police lined up to block it.
The beginning of Smith Street now cited as a starting place for protestors. Smith Street is between Edinburgh and Darling Gardens due north of the Central Business District.
A large group emerging on Smith Street.
Rukshan still near the union hall and observing another arrest. The woman's belongings being searched by police the police not wanting to be on video.
The Real Rukshan video stream in one of seven locales posted online for demonstrations to begin at 10 am this morning this local may be one of the "fake" locations.
What we see on Telegram message wise is the notion that groups from Edinburgh Gardens and Darling Gardens north of the Central Business District have merged at Smith Street to move south.
THIS GROUP NOW SAID TO BE APPROACHING FITZROY GARDENS...
ON THE LIVE VIDEO POLICE ARRESTING PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ONE WOMAN SAYING HER MOTHER IS BEING ARRESTED RIGHT NOW.
THE TELEGRAM MESSAGING POINTS TO FITZROY GARDENS AS A GATHERING POINT
(9 PM EASTERN US TIME THURSDAY , 11 AM FRIDAY MELBOURNE TIME)
Plenty of "show me your papers" in the vicinity of the "tradies" union hall 540 Elizabeth Street from groups of police swarming the area.
Meanwhile some talk of s group moving into the Fitzroy Gardens area southeast of where The Real Rukshan's live video stream is taking place. That's linked above.
The Real Rukshan moving into the area of the Victoria Parliament building trying to get the picture of the situation in the center of the city.
You can see the police there some on horses prowling the area others up on the steps.
You can also hear the police chopper overhead.
Another swarm of police asking "papers please"...
Rukshan riding the tram again on the move....
POLICE MAKING ARRESTS IN THE COLLINGWOOD AREA WHICH IS EAST OF SMITH STREET WHERE PROTESTERS WERE SAID TO BE GATHERING EARLIER IN THIS POST...HERE IS TWITTER POST....POLICE SWARM MELBOURNE COLLINGWOOD AREA (VIDEO EMBED)
Real Rukshan's live video is down right now.
If my first link didn't work here is Norman Hermant ABC News reporter Twitter showing the crackdown by police in the Collingwood area....NORMAN HERMANT TWITTER POLICE CRACKDOWN
Its now just past Noon in Melbourne attempts to gather a group of people continue with Edinburgh Gardens being mentions plenty of confusion and maybe even disinformation who knows.
All four gardens locations being pushed on one Telegram channel right now.
But police have certainly had plenty of time since those locales were posted hours ago to swarm the four park areas,
ITS A HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA GRAND FINAL FRIDAY
THIS POST ON GAB SHOWS THE GRAND FINAL PARADE IN MELBOURNE...GAB SOCIAL MEDIA POST...SARC
Over in New South Wales Australia's largest State Premier Gladys Berejiklian from the Liberal Party of the "Conservative Christian" Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison saying there will soon be a "difficult decision" regarding the unvaccinated.
Berejiklian speaking today to the daily media briefing in Sydney on the situation over there.
(11 PM THURSDAY US EASTERN TIME, 1 PM FRIDAY MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA TIME)
Still waiting for another hour to see what happens again no signs of a big group being able to form but plenty of signs of a police crackdown to prevent a group from forming.
Its right out of Belarus, Venezuela, China or other countries considered authoritarian. But its happening in Australia.
WE ARE BEING PROMISED A MESSAGE ON TELEGRAM SOON ABOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING IN TERMS OF A GATHERING OF PROTESTERS-1113 PM THURSDAY US TIME, 113 PM FRIDAY MELBOURNE TIME
Plenty of chatter right now but nothing concrete to work with.
THE CHATTER IS ABOUT SOME PARKS THAT ARE AT A DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER INCLUDING ONE NATIONS PARK OFF TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER OF MELBOURNE
ADJACENT TO THE PARK IS THE NORTHCOTE PLAZA SHOPPING CENTRE.
(12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME, 2 PM FRIDAY MELBOURNE TIME)
"NORTHCOTE PLAZA GET THERE NOW!" IS THE TELEGRAM MESSAGE MOMENTS AGO
That shopping center said to be the place for protesters to converge.
One audio message I heard has plenty of F bombs in but urging folks to get there. it concluded
"Man the *uck up"
LIVE VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM TRAVIS THICKENS IS THE NAME TO LOOK FOR...
OBSERVERS REPORT POLICE CHOPPER AND GROUND UNIT MOVEMENTS NORTHWARD FROM THE CITY CENTER TO THE NORTHCOTE AREA
"megfromclydenorth" on Instagram also going live.
I am seeing short video clips on Instagram.
I have no access to the live feeds.
This should draw police into the area in swarms draw them away from the downtown area as I see it.
The group of protesters is on the move from the Northcote Shopping Center...
FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO
The police moving in to try to surround the area, you can see it on the live link above.
They are swarming in on this group of protesters, just gathering in riot gear shields and all.
HUNDREDS OF POLICE SWARMING IN ALL OVER THIS SHOPPING CENTER AND THE PARK NEXT TO IT
A few more minutes and I will close down
The whole area now a police zone.
Police checking people out, arresting people in the area.
Tough talking cops with Joel Gilmour on the Facebook Live right now.
ORGANIZERS REMINDING ON TELEGRAM THAT TOMORROW IS A BIG PROTEST DAY ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND IN MELBOURNE.
(1 AM EASTERN US TIME, 3 PM MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA TIME)
Ending up I may post more at 6 am Eastern, but the protest happened in an area outside of Melbourne's city center.
OBSERVATIONS ON TODAY'S MELBOURNE PROTEST A SHORT-LIVED ONE
This worked in the sense that it drew police out of the city center, which was left open.
Doing that tomorrow morning would draw them out so others in the city would have more freedom of action.
These special tough cops still with Joel Gilmour his camera down on the sidewalk.
On one of the Telegram feeds its "call it a day" that's what I get. from them so this may be the end for today....
At 9 pm Friday US Eastern time expect a location to drop for a 10 pm Eastern US Time 12 Noon Saturday protest in Melbourne.
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