Angry protest at Nigel Farage event

About 200 demonstrators have gathered outside a Melbourne hotel to protest the presence of conservative UK politician Nigel Farage.

The right-wing figurehead is at the Sofitel Hotel in the CBD giving his last speech in an Australian tour which opened on September 2.

Confrontations with people trying to attend the event have been aggressive and police intervened several times.

The crowd have been organised by the Coalition Against Racism and Fascism (CARF).

Andrew Nolch, the man charged with defacing the Eurydice Dixon memorial after the young woman's recent rape and murder, was one of those entering the event.

Right-wing activist Neil Erikson was also seen entering.

"Nigel Farage you can't hide we can see your Nazi side" and "Nazis are racist, Muslims are not" are among the chants being yelled.

At least a hundred police officers are at the event, forming a four-officer deep barricade at the Sofitel entrance.

A protest organiser has just told the crowd the event has succeeded in reducing the attendance at the event.