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Dozens of police are preparing to shut down a planned anti-lockdown protest in Sydney if it goes ahead as planned.
NSW Police arrived at Sydney Park, St Peters, in busloads on Saturday morning and were ready on cycles and on foot to prevent demonstrators massing, as a police operation blocked several roads in the area.
It is also understood police were focused on another possible protest site nearby, at Victoria Park, where they managed to break up an anti-lockdown protest before it gained any momentum last month.
NSW police promised an equally 'highly visible' operation to prevent protesters from gathering in large numbers for another march.
Metropolitan Field Operations deputy commissioner Mal Lanyon also said police would be ready to respond to any last-minute location changes.
'We are continuing to
