The Party for Freedom plan 'memorial' protest to mark the 10th anniversary of Cronulla Riots

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The Party for Freedom is organising the 'memorial'
The event has been advertised and widely shared across social media
Anti-discrimination experts have slammed the 'memorial' as troublesome
Cronulla riots took place in 2005, when 5000 men packed streets in NSW

Published: 08:15 EST, 22 October 2015 | Updated: 17:43 EST, 22 October 2015

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A controversial far-right group will hold a tenth anniversary 'memorial' at the sight of one of Australia's most notorious racial confrontations.

The Party for Freedom, an anti-Islam group, announced it plans to have the event at Cronulla Beach on December 12 - ten years after an ugly brawl broke out between locals and a Middle Eastern man.

The 'memorial' has been widely advertised across social media, with supporters saying it is an event for those who 'stood up against years of physical, verbal and even sexual abuse perpetrated by Muslim gang members'.

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A controversial far-right political group will hold a tenth-anniversary 'memorial' to be held 'in honour' of the Cronulla riots of 2005

'For many Australians, the Cronulla Riots represents a time 'when Aussies stood their ground' against years of oppression and intimidation committed by southwest Sydney gangs,' the group's social media account reads.

'There is another side of the Cronulla story that needs to be told, it is long overdue. The political establishment is petrified of the ramifications of the truth. The truth is at stake and ultimately holds the treasonous political establishment responsible for not addressing the concerns of locals who were screaming out for leadership and the maintenance of law and order.

'The scars will only heal when our state and federal governments acknowledge the failure of state sanctioned multiculturalism coupled with incompatible Islamic immigration and apologise to all Australians for forcing genocide upon the great people of this nation.'

At the time of writing, only 64 people had confirmed they are 'going' to the event, which is advertised on Facebook.

A police officer helps a man after he was set upon by a crowd at Cronulla beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005

Police officers forming a line to hold back the crowd at Cronulla railway station in Sydney

The 'memorial' for the Cronulla riots has been planned by the anti-Islam group, Party for Freedom

However, local council members have said the event is not welcome in Cronulla.

'Groups like this, all they're doing is causing problems and trouble,' Sutherland Shire mayor Carmelo Pesce told the Sydney Morning Herald.

'We don't accept racism in the shire. It's not welcome.

'I believe we have moved on from what happened 10 years ago and I won't accept it here.'

Police officers stopping a crowd from entering a train at Cronulla railway station in Sydney in December 2005

A crowd gathers outside 'Northies Hotel' at Cronulla after a man was chased inside, Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005

According to the newspaper, the planned 'memorial' has also been slammed by NSW Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane, who said the events of ten years ago should not be a source of 'national pride'.

The 2005 riots were the result of boiling community tensions, which were ramped up when a group of surf lifesavers were attacked by a group of young Middle Eastern men on December 4.

The following week, on December 11, crowds of up to 5000 people gathered on Cronulla's north beach. 26 people were injured throughout the day, and 16 people were arrested, according to reports.