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At a press conference earlier on Sunday, Jacinta Allan said Victoria Police were well prepared to react to any incidents at the scheduled protests.
"They are well prepared with the tools and the resources and the powers that they need to be able to respond to any instances that may threaten community safety," she said.
She also criticised the timing of planned events on October 7 in Melbourne, calling them "deeply inappropriate".
"It's critically important to re-emphasise that October 7 is not a day to protest, it's not a day to add to the deep grief and trauma that is being experienced by so many in our community," Ms Allan said.
"There is a right to peacefully protest but with that right comes a responsibility to do so respectfully and understand what the grief and trauma is being experienced by others in our community,
"It should be a day of understanding. We need to pause and see that conflict in the Middle East should not bring conflict to the streets of Melbourne or Victoria."
Ms Allan said she supported the federal government's calls for a ceasefire, and wanted the avoid events which would "drive further hate and grief" in the community.