The lockdown of nine housing estates towers in Flemington, North Melbourne and Kensington has left residents anxious. A key concern is the provision of nappies, sanitary products and food.
The lockdown of housing estates in Flemington and North Melbourne has left members of the community afraid.
"I have been responding to calls from neighbours and people that are freaking about getting food and medicine. I am trying to calm down youths who are stressing out and having breakdowns," Mohamed told"It's absurd because as I'm staring out of my window right now, I'm staring at people calmly walking their dog, while I'm imprisoned in a building staring at a series of police trucks.""I have nothing to tell them. I'm just confused," he said.
"I don't understand [why the hard lockdown was announced]. The neighbours and the people I've been helping are single parents, people with disabilities, the elderly, young kids, teenagers." Despite reports there would be food and supply packages sent to the 3,000 residents in the housing estates in North Melbourne and Flemington - Mohamed says they've heard nothing.
Zainab alleges the police officer began to swear at her and became more aggressive when she tried to explain again why Hadia needed the supply of nappies. "It's very frustrating because I have a young child who is using nappies, so when I heard about this lockdown, the first thing on my mind was to get a nappy wipe pack," Hadia said.'There is great fear about interactions with the police'they are not in a position to respond to individual enquiries.
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