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A woman has been charged after concreting herself to a car and blocking peak-hour traffic on the third and final day of protests against an arms expo in Melbourne.
Two women allegedly parked an unregistered Subaru on the King Street Bridge about 7.40am to disrupt traffic on the final day of the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Police alleged the women opened the boot and plunged their arms into wet concrete.
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Officers on scene quickly pulled one of the women out and arrested her.
The other woman remained stuck to the car, leaving police to move it off the road while she was still attached.
Power tools were then brought in to help free her about 40 minutes later.
The 19-year-old from New South Wales was charged intentionally obstruct a police officer (indictable), public nuisance and drive an unregistered car.
The 25-year-old was charged with intentionally obstruct a police officer (indictable) and public nuisance.
The pair were bailed to face court in November.
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Police also arrested eight men and a third woman for a range of offences including possessing a slingshot, possessing a drug of dependence and refusing to be searched.
They conducted searches and found a bolt and a golf club.
In the city's final day of disruption, police said they were pleased to see protesters more peaceful than the violent scenes that unfolded on Wednesday.
Up to 100 protesters showed up outside the convention centre throughout the day.
They said "there have been no injuries to police, horses or protesters today".
The first day of the protests on Wednesday saw dozens of people arrested and multiple police injured in an hours-long fracas.
Accusations of causing the violence have been traded by both sides, with police alleging some protesters came armed and attacked officers with everything from bottles to faeces.
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Protesters, meanwhile, claim police started the violence by attacking the crowd and used excessive force.
The follow-up protests yesterday were much more peaceful.
Officers arrested five people, making use of expanded search powers to find some attendees had brought bags of small rocks and marbles which police claim could have rolled under the hooves of police horses.
The convention has now come to an end.
Despite the chaos and the $15 million police operation paid by taxpayers, Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas said the government wants to bring back the convention in two years' time.
"We will be looking to see what we can do to securing what i think has been a very substantial project," he said.
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Protesters insisted the convention is "not about defending Australia" and promised they'll be back in two years.
"Their interest is sucking as much public tax funds as they can to maximise their profits," one protester told 9News.
"This is our city we do not want our city polluted with this weapons conference," another said.
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