Police have charged eight people after a protest in Bayswater on Monday, 19 February.
It is believed the group climbed the roof of a Mountain Highway business about 6am, before allegedly refusing to come down for a number of hours.
The group engaged with police late Monday afternoon, and advised they were ready to come down from the roof.
Officers organised a cherry picker to ensure those involved were brought to the ground safely.
No one was injured.
Those charged include:
• a 62-year-old Carlton woman
• a 36-year-old Carlton woman
• a 28-year-old Brunswick West woman
• a 27-year-old Thornbury woman
• a 26-year-old Fitzroy man
• a 52-year-old Ocean Shores, New South Wales woman
• a 27-year-old Eltham woman, and
• a 32-year-old Hadfield woman.
All have been charged with criminal damage, trespass, and being disguised with unlawful intent, and have been bailed to face Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 11 July.
