Funeral of murdered Bandidos member "Rosco" Brand.

Hundreds of mourners are expected to farewell Brand at a service at the Tuckers Funeral Home, followed by a burial service at Geelong Eastern Cemetery. funeral of murdered Bandidos member "Rosco" Brand.
Brand, a senior Bandidos member with a long criminal record, died in hospital after being gunned down while leaving the bikie gang's Geelong clubhouse with three other men last week. A volley of shots was fired from a white twin-cab ute parked outside the clubhouse in an industrial area of the Geelong suburb of Breakwater.
The Bandidos have been involved in a long-running bloody feud with rival bikie gang the Rebels; however, the Rebels have denied having anything to do with Brand's murder. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said officers would be attending the funeral and procession and were prepared to "assist or intervene to deal with any circumstances that might arise''. The funeral procession begins at midday at the Bandidos clubhouse in Leather St and will travel to the funeral home. After the service, the procession will then travel back towards the clubhouse to the nearby Geelong Eastern Cemetery. "Motorists may wish to organise alternative routes to avoid any inconvenience; however, we are confident any disruptions will be minimal,'' police said. Brand, 51, had prior convictions for violence, firearms and weapons. Homicide Squad detective inspector Steve Clark has said police were keeping an open mind on the shooting and were not necessarily assuming it was carried out by a rival gang.