SHOCKING MACHETE BRAWL ERUPTS IN MELBOURNE: Terrifying Footage Shows Two Groups of Men Armed to the Teeth Just Metres from Amnesty Bin
- Two groups of men were caught on camera fighting with machetes in a Melbourne car park just four weeks after the state’s ban on the deadly weapons came into effect.
- The terrifying brawl occurred metres away from a machete amnesty bin where Victorians are meant to dump their blades as part of the government’s crackdown on knife crime.
- One person was injured and taken to hospital, but no arrests have been made in the shocking incident that has left the community reeling.
Chaos erupted in the car park at Broadmeadows Central around 5pm yesterday as two groups of men armed with machetes clashed in a frenzy of violence. The shocking footage, obtained exclusively by 7NEWS, shows the men attempting to stab each other in a desperate bid for supremacy.
Witnesses described the scene as “absolute pandemonium” as the men wielded their machetes with reckless abandon, sending shoppers running for cover. “It was like something out of a horror movie,” one eyewitness said. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.”
The attack occurred directly across the road from a machete bin where Victorians are meant to hand in their blades as part of the government’s amnesty program. The program was introduced after a spate of violent incidents, including a fight between rival gangs at Melbourne’s Northland Shopping Centre.
Victoria’s ban on owning machetes began on September 1, with penalties of up to two years’ jail or a fine of more than $47,000 for people who break the rules. The law change makes it illegal to own, use, carry, transport or sell the knives without an exemption or valid approval.
Despite the ban, police are still dealing with a surge in machete-related incidents. Children make up 25 per cent of knife-crime offenders in the state, with 14,805 edged weapons seized in Victoria in 2024. Another 8900 were confiscated by police between January and July this year.
A task force has completed more than 570 in-store and online inspections, and more than 2400 market stall inspections, and found a high level of compliance with the sales ban. However, the latest incident has raised concerns that the ban is not enough to stem the tide of violence.
“We need to do more to tackle the root causes of knife crime,” said one community leader. “It’s not just about banning machetes; it’s about addressing the underlying issues that lead to this kind of violence.”