View the latest public notices, including details of planned and unplanned Victoria Police operations.
The Control of Weapons Act 1990 gives members of Victoria Police the power to search persons and vehicles for weapons in public places in temporarily designated areas.
For more information, see Weapons search areas.
Current and upcoming public notices
There are no active public notices for Victoria. See our list of previous public notices below.
Previous public notices
Find information about past Victoria Police operations.
- Tuesday 21 October 2025: Werribee Railway Station
- Sunday 19 October 2025: Melbourne CBD
- 1 September to 11 October 2025: Southern Cross railway station and surrounds
- 1 September to 11 October 2025: Flinders Street railway station and surrounds
- 1 September to 11 October 2025: Melbourne Central railway station and surrounds
- Wednesday 1 October: Geelong CBD
- Wednesday 1 October: Waurn Ponds
- Wednesday 1 October: Corio
- Saturday 20 September: Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre
- Thursday 18 September: Dandenong Railway Station and CBD
- Saturday 13 September: Melbourne CBD
- Sunday 31 August 2025: Melbourne CBD
- Friday 22 August 2025: Fountain Gate shopping centre
- Thursday 21 August 2025: Sunshine
- Saturday 16 August 2025: Melbourne CBD
- Sunday 27 July: Springvale
- Friday 25 July 2025: Warragul
- Tuesday 22 July 2025: City of Yarra
- Friday 18 July 2025: Waurn Ponds
- Monday 14 July 2025: Geelong Shopping Precinct
- Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025: Westfield Airport West
- Thursday 10 July 2025: Corio
- Thursday 10 July 2025: Frankston Central Business District including Frankston Railway Station
- Wednesday 9 July 2025: Melbourne Central
- Wednesday 9 July 2025: Southern Cross Station
- Thursday 3 July 2025: Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre
- Friday 6 June 2025: Westfield Shopping Centre, Doncaster
- Friday 9 May 2025: Melbourne
- Tuesday 29 April 2025: Woodgrove Shopping Centre and surrounding area
- Saturday 26 April 2025: Melbourne Parliament precinct
- Thursday 24 and Saturday 26 April 2025: Morwell Central Business District
- Tuesday 22 April 2024: Flinders Street Railway Station and Elizabeth, Swanston and Collins Street tram stops
- Wednesday 16 April 2025: The Glen Shopping Centre
- Tuesday 8 April 2025: City of Port Phillip – Bay Street Port Melbourne
- Friday 31 December 2021 - Saturday 1 January 2022: St Kilda New Year's Eve
- Friday 31 December 2021 - Saturday 1 January 2022: Melbourne New Year's Eve
- Saturday 16 October 2021: This Is What Tyranny Looks Like rally
- Saturday 18 September 2021: Freedom Rally Melbourne
- Wednesday 18 August 2021: Sunshine
- Wednesday 30 June 2021: Footscray
- Thursday 20 May - Friday 21 May 2021: City of Wyndham
- Friday 14 May - Saturday 15 May 2021: City of Wyndham
- Thursday 6 May 2021: Footscray
- Friday 5 March - Sunday 7 March 2021: Moomba Festival
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