Overview
- Up to 150–200 teenagers flooded the Mordialloc Woolworths on Wednesday, tearing stock from shelves and forcing a lockdown before moving to the pier and hurling items at officers.
- Specialist public-order units were deployed, OC spray was used to disperse the crowd, and authorities reported no injuries and no weapons sighted.
- A 15-year-old boy was arrested and interviewed then released pending inquiries, as detectives examine whether the gathering was organised via social media.
- Premier Jacinta Allan denounced the behaviour, Woolworths temporarily closed the Mordialloc store, and police increased patrols while urging parents to report involved children to Crime Stoppers.
- New scuffles were filmed at Mordialloc Beach on Thursday evening, with further youth incidents reported across Melbourne including St Kilda and Chelsea as investigations continue.