A six-hour siege in which two women, one Greek, were held at gunpoint inside Victoria’s Freaky Tiki cafe has ended after the gunman, aged 69 gave himself up to the police.

Officers were called to the Rye area cafe, 80km south of Melbourne at 7.45 a.m. on Saturday.

The area was cordoned off while officers negotiated with the man until he surrendered without harming anyone. It is believed that both women he held knew him. The women were immediately rushed to Rosebud Hospital for observation following their traumatic experience.