Cross-dresser robs Vic petrol station with fake machine gun

A man has pulled off an unusual petrol station robbery dressed as a woman and brandishing a fake machine gun, Victorian Police say.

Victoria police have arrested the man who robbed a petrol station while dressed as a woman. (Supplied)

A man has pulled off an unusual petrol station robbery dressed as a woman and brandishing a fake machine gun, Victorian Police say. 

Detectives from the Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit said the man entered the Watervale service station on Sunday night.

Victoria police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a petrol station while dressed as a woman. (Supplied)

He approached the counter, wearing a long skirt, blonde wig and wide-brimmed hat, and pulled out what appears in security vision to be a home-made gun. 

The staff member handed over a quantity of cash which the man placed in a bag, along with the fake machine gun, before he exited the store.

There were customers in the store at the time however no one was injured during the incident.

Police are still searching for the man.