Melbourne man becomes online star after refusing to stop BBQing in lockdown 16 Feb, 2021 07:13 AM 2 minutes to read The man refused to acknowledge the lockdown as he cooked his snags. Photo / 7 news news.com.au By: Phoebe Loomes A stubborn Melbourne resident has become an online hit after he refused to let the lockdown stop him from barbecuing. The unknown man was filmed by a Seven News reporter on Valentine's Day browning some snags and onions on the banks of the Yarra River. "Did you realise there's a lockdown?" a reporter asked the man, holding out a microphone on an extended pole.