‘Everyone under one roof’: Mongols bikie boss Phil Main shuts down Melbourne branches
The Melbourne arm of the outlawed Mongols bikie gang is in the midst of a restructure, with boss Phil Main bringing everyone together ‘under one roof’.
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Mongols bikie boss Phil Main has shut down several Melbourne chapters in a major restructure of the feared outlawed motorcycle gang.
The rebranding of the Melbourne arm of the international outfit comes after last year’s period of major turmoil within the club.
The Herald Sun understands the feared OMCG shut down their Melbourne-based eastside and southside chapters this week.
All Victorian bikies now belong to the Port Melbourne-based chapter dubbed ‘BURNCITY’, according to well placed sources.
“BURNCITY is here and if anyone wants to f*** with us, they should think twice,” one Mongols member told the Herald Sun.
“It’s a new chapter with everyone under one roof. The level of commitment and control is more than when chapters are separated.”
Rockers bearing the new name will be distributed in coming weeks for members to don on their uniform.
Main, the club’s National Sergeant-At-Arms, alongside Gold Coast-based President Nick ‘The Knife’ Forbes,took over the club’s leadership in April last year.
The leadership spill led to the departure of prominent members including former Mongols President Toby Mitchell, strongman Mark Balsillie and Fawkner shooting survivor Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim.
A recruitment drive in the second half of 2022 led to an increase in the club’s membership figures in Melbourne.
The heavyweight gang has chapters across the world including USA, Thailand, Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, Russia, Germany, Indonesia, Switzerland and New Zealand.
The Mongols are expected to hold a run in coming months as a show of strength to competitors and police.
However they may hit a hurdle as the state government is working on banning bikies from wearing club “colours” as part of a raft of new anti-gang laws.
Earlier this month the Herald Sun revealed Victoria Police had tabled a wish list with the government including the crackdown on OMCGs wearing colours – the patches or badges bearing their motifs – in public.
Police believe a colours ban, with penalties including jail terms and heavy fines, would rid the state of the flood of “national runs” held here annually.
The new laws could be introduced by the end of the year.
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