Dave Hughes spotted scrolling on his phone in a park during Melbourne lockdown without a mask on

Dave Hughes was spotted at Peanut Farm Reserve in St Kilda, strolling with his face mask off as he scrolled through his phone, on Monday afternoon.   

The comedian, 50, appeared to be distracted by the device in his hand as he walked around the grounds, face uncovered, with his children nearby. 

But a spokesperson for Hughes says that the star had been exercising in the popular Melbourne athletic park – and therefore did not need to have his mask on. 

Mask off: Dave Hughes (pictured recently) was spotted at Peanut Farm Reserve in St Kilda, strolling with his face mask off as he scrolled through his phone, on Monday afternoon

The spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Dave was exercising and often plays basketball with his children in the park and under Victoria’s mask rules, you do not need to wear a face mask when exercising.’

According to the Victorian Government’s advice on mask wearing outdoors, ‘You do not need to wear a face mask when exercising if you are out of breath or puffing. 

‘You must carry a face mask with you at all times unless you have a lawful reason not to,’ the site reads. 

Runner: The comedian, 50, appeared to be distracted by the device in his hand as he walked around the grounds (pictured), face uncovered, with his children nearby. But a spokesperson for Hughes said: ‘Dave was exercising and often plays basketball with his children in the park and under Victoria’s mask rules, you do not need to wear a face mask when exercising.’

Pass: According to the Victorian Government’s advice on mask wearing outdoors, ‘You do not need to wear a face mask when exercising if you are out of breath or puffing. You must carry a face mask with you at all times unless you have a lawful reason not to’. Dave is pictured on a different occasion recently 

Dave was dressed casually in a blue button down shirt and black jeans, along with a pair of jogging shoes. 

Around the time he was seen at the park, the radio star fired off a Tweet about the lockdowns. 

‘Will PM ever wake up and realise Premiers have dismantled the Federation?’ he wrote. 

Opinions: Around the time he was seen at the park, Dave fired off a Tweet about lockdowns. ‘Will PM ever wake up and realise Premiers have dismantled the Federation?’ he wrote

A second tweet soon after, addressing the vaccine rollout, read: ‘This is disgraceful. Whoever funds these people should be ashamed of themselves. I’m a taxpayer so it’s probably me. I’m going to slap myself’

A second tweet soon after, addressing the vaccine rollout, read: ‘This is disgraceful. Whoever funds these people should be ashamed of themselves. I’m a taxpayer so it’s probably me. I’m going to slap myself.’

Dave is an advocate for mask wearing, and has been seen in masks at other times, including on his social media. 

He also revealed on his Instagram that he was vaccinated against Covid-19 using AstraZeneca around April.   

Advocate: Dave is an advocate for mask wearing, and has been seen in masks at other times, including on his social media. He also revealed on his Instagram that he was vaccinated against Covid-19 using AstraZeneca around April