Toolies target partying schoolies

Police were quick to act after a brawl broke out during schoolies celebrations at Lorne. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: Herald Sun

TOOLIES have brutally attacked revelling schoolies during a series of brawls early Sunday morning in Lorne's main street as school leavers partied at the popular beach holiday spot.

A Corio teenager carrying a pair of metal knuckle dusters was arrested and charged outside the Lorne Surf Life Saving Club at 12.45am.

Police arrested the man soon after a brawl - involving up to 30 teenagers - erupted on Mountjoy Pde at 12.30am.

Police said seven innocent innocent schoolies were attacked by older groups during the evening. Up to 2000 school leavers had poured into the town of 850 residents.

Lorne Police Sergeant David Cooper said police were still appealing for information in relation to other offenders and said toolies were the attackers.

"We had a number of brawls from poor behaviour by toolies assaulting schoolies," Sgt Cooper said.

"We believe they were toolies (as) seven of the victims were schoolies. We've had trouble with toolies, since the first event in the 1990s."

Police arrest a youth who was taken in for questioning.

When the large brawl began, several witnesses used mobile phones to call police and Herald Sun reporters.

One female was hit in the head during the brawl after trying to help a male friend; two young men came to her rescue.

Another male was allegedly king hit during the fight, while two boys traded blows in the middle of the road.

Police take possession of a knuckle duster.

Bystanders trying to intervene were held back by friends who feared the attackers would turn on them. A male toolie was seen swinging a stake of wood, which he had hidden in his pants.

At 1.10am the same man threatened a Herald Sun photographer by jamming the photographer in his car door and warning him to not take photos of his brawling friends.

The mood had taken a dark turn from the innocent celebrations earlier in the day.

Police arrest a young man in central Lorne.

Only hours before, school leaver Adele Curro played in the surf with six friends from Emmaus College in Vermont South as the mercury rose above 30C.

"We have been hanging at the beach and making new friends, it has been so great," Ms Curro said.

"We have been drinking all day and there is a huge dance party thing at Lorne Hotel later, which we are looking forward to."

A youth is arrested by police at Lorne.

Many teens told the Herald Sun they had fake identification to get into clubs and buy alcohol underage. As night fell teens hit the beach drinking and congregating in groups.

Police issued 16 fines for drinking in public.

At 10pm youths cut a hole in the fence surrounding the trampoline park on the foreshore.

A youth is taken for questioning at Lorne.

Up to 100 teens were playing on the equipment doing flips and throwing bottles before fleeing when police arrived.

Only hours before Lorne Sgt Cooper had visited hotels and private rentals to warn revellers about behaving badly and the threat of toolies.

"If anybody does stuff up you are going home, I will pack your stuff up for you," he said.

"The last couple of years have been good, so do it again this year. We don't want to fine you guys or see you locked up and taken to Geelong."

alexandra.white@news.com.au 

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