Climate Protestors Block Off Melbourne CBD For 3rd Consecutive Day

Extinction Rebellion demonstrators continue their environmental crusade.

Members of Extinction Rebellion arrive during a protest outside the Victorian Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action in Melbourne, Australia on Dec. 7, 2023. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Protestors from Extinction Rebellion—an international environmental movement—this morning attempted to block a major thoroughfare in Melbourne’s CBD. 

At approximately 7:30 a.m., 15 of the group’s demonstrators assembled in single file at a crossing on the Montague Street off-ramp just off of the West Gate Freeway. They proceeded to start chanting after unveiling large banners with slogans like “Climate code red for humanity” and “we need disruption to end the destruction.”