Victoria police target bikie gangs with new ban orders

Outlaw motorcycle gangs are set to be hit with new ban orders, prohibiting members from wearing their club’s name, logo or colours.

Members of Australia’s “big-six” bikie clubs are among gangs set to be hit with new orders banning members from wearing their colours.

Victoria Police organised crime detectives have been preparing cases for why gang members should be prohibited from displaying their insignia.

Submissions have been filed with the Attorney-General.

The Comancheros, Hells Angels, Mongols, Rebels, Finks and Bandidos are revealed as being the subject of the Criminal Organisations Control Act applications.

Those clubs are regarded as the strongest of the Australian outlaw motorcycle gangs.

Their members have been implicated in murders, drug trafficking and other high-level crime over the past two decades.

There are seven other clubs proposed to be subject of the orders are the Red Devils, the Sixty Sixers, the Raiders, the Diablos, the Soldados, the Outlaws and the Gypsy Jokers.

Some of those are feeder clubs for the “Bix Six”.

Bikies such as the Comancheros would be banned from wearing distinctive gang related items. Picture: NewsWire

The Raiders are aligned with the Mongols and numerous members were linked to a major drug trafficking ring operating out of the Cobram area several years ago.

The Diablos are a feeder group for the Bandidos and the Red Devils have connections with the Hells Angels.

The term insignia is proposed to cover the club’s name, logo and other mark which indicates membership or association with it.

The one per center patch which is popular with gang members would also be off-limits.

The symbols would be banned from clothing, patches, badges, signs, flags and paintings on buildings and vehicles.

A person or body corporate displaying the insignia may also be charged.

The offence would carry finds of $12,210.60 for an individual or $61,053 for a body corporate.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman confirmed submissions had been made.

Tattoos would not be covered by the act.

“The Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Act 2024 comes into effect on 25 August, 2025, including changes to the unlawful association scheme. As part of this process Victoria Police has submitted a number of initial applications to the Attorney-General for consideration. As these applications are still under consideration, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.”

The State Government has invited feedback on the applications.