Dino Dibra

Dino Dibra (18 April 1975 – 14 October 2000), also known as The Sunshine Boy, was an Australian suspected murderer and a victim of the Melbourne gangland killings.

Imprisonments Dibra was born to Albanian parents. Between the ages of 15 and 18, Dibra was charged with a number of petty offences, including possession of drugs (marijuana). At the age of 19, he was charged with threatening to kill, threatening to inflict serious injury and unlawful drug possession. He was jailed and fined for these offences. On 15 October 1996, Dibra was imprisoned again, this time for 18 months for serious reckless driving offences.

During his sentencing, the judge noted that Dibra had "the worst driving record I have ever seen".

Drug dealer Police believe that Dibra and an old friend Rocco Arico, were partners in selling and distributing cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines. They were regular faces at the Dome nightclub in Prahran, Melbourne, as well as a Crown Casino nightclub.

In 1998, a bouncer was shot outside the Dome Nightclub in Prahran.

Whilst it had been believed that underworld figure "Mad" Richard Mladenich was also shot dead by Dino Dibra in a room in the seedy St Kilda Esquire Hotel on 16 May 2000, Mark Moran and Rocco Arico were also suspects, and on 30 October 2019 Victoria Police arrested Thomas “Little Thommy” Ivanovic for Mladenich’s murder.

Murder Dibra was shot dead outside his Krambruk Street home in Sunshine West on 14 October 2000 at approximately 9:15 pm. Police suspect that Dibra's murder was payback.

The Purana Taskforce stated publicly that Dibra was murdered by Andrew Veniamin, though they never charged Veniamin over Dibra's murder. Veniamin and Paul Kallipolitis are suspected of having shot Dibra.

Underbelly Dino Dibra, as portrayed by Daniel Amalm in the TV series, Underbelly.

The character of Dino Dibra is portrayed in the Nine Network's television series Underbelly by Daniel Amalm. He first appeared in episode four (Cocksure) and in his opening scene, Dibra was shown shooting a character named Bruno Bolotzi, who later died, outside a nightclub.