posted at the Bell Street Mall in West Heidelberg, and outside the religious centre at Monash University's Clayton campus.

Islamophobia Register founder Mariam Veiszadeh said it was "really disturbing" to learn that people were distributing hate material in a children's playground. "We are particularly concerned about the discovery of such material at a playground frequented by children from a variety of ethnically diverse backgrounds," she said. "Islamophobia has devastating consequences for the entire community but its impact on children and young people, whom are particularly vulnerable, is quite worrying. Such sentiments would no doubt impact upon their sense of identity and self worth. "We have recently heard about a few examples of alleged incidents of bullying and prejudiced statements being made against Muslim students in schools. It begs thesupremacist skinhead group that devotes itself to "saving the white race", and combating the "Zionist media" and "hip hop culture". The "18" in its name originates from Adolf Hitler's initials, with A and H being the first and eighth letters in the alphabet. The group began in the United Kingdom, but has since spread to other countries. In 2010, members of the group were charged over their part in a drive-by shooting outside a Perth mosque.

The group has a strict no-media policy, and its website says that all media requests for comment will be ignored. Anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters are again planning to clash in counter rallies, this time at the site of the proposed Bendigo mosque, which got the green light The rivals were involved in protests