Jade Gormley was woken at 4am to the sound of her front door house being smashed in.
She then found herself surrounded by five men in her bedroom. One threatened to kill her, as they demanded money.
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Victim recounts Greensborough home invasion
Seven teenagers have been arrested after they went on a home invasion spree using pipes, clubs and a machete to terrify their victims. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
Ms Gormley was among several residents in Melbourne's north and west terrorised by teenage intruders wielding pipes, clubs and a machete in the early hours of Friday.
Seven teenagers have been arrested over the home invasion spree which lasted nearly three hours..
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They were arrested at a Kings Park house after allegedly storming homes in Greensborough and Caroline Springs between 1.20am and 4am on Friday.
The bandits also tried to force their way into homes in St Albans and Truganina, but failed.
Six males and one female, aged in their mid-to-late teens, were all arrested at one house. One teen resisted arrest, but was tracked down by a police dog.
Four cars were stolen from two houses in Greensborough and Caroline Springs.
Ms Gormley said the home invasion felt "like a movie" when five thugs kicked in the door of her Greensborough share house.
She told Channel Seven the intruders were armed with pieces of wooden stakes and a machete, and one of them threatened to kill her.
"Three extremely aggressive men in my room, waking me up at 4am, like half-dressed, cornering me in my bed," Ms Gormley said.
"I sat up in bed ... and he is like ... threatening that he is going to stab me, going to kill me if I don't give him money."
The woman, who works as a personal trainer and a DJ, handed over $650 that she had saved to pay the rent.
Then, three of intruders turned to her other housemates.
Hannah Beckenham said she stood against the door to hold them off, but to no avail.
The bandits went on to the next room where Beaudie Chapman was asleep after taking painkillers for a back injury.
"I went to sit up, then old mate pulled up like a machete and just said, 'give me money, give me money, where's the money?' Mr Chapman said.
"Mate, I don't have anything," Mr Chapman replied. "Then he swung, and smashed my TV with a machete."
The offenders then trashed the house, stealing valuables and car keys.
The groups sped off in a stolen Toyota Hilux and black Volkswagen.
In another suburb nearby, Joe Da Costa was asleep with his wife and children when the thugs tried to kick in his door at 1.30am.
"They broke the window trying to get in, [but] couldn't get in because of the deadlock on the door," Mr Da Costa said.
Earlier this week a 13-year-old girl was arrested after a Glen Iris family was terrorised by a gang who stormed their home masquerading as police and wielding golf clubs.
Homeowner Sue, told Channel Seven the group came into their main bedroom and ordered them to get on the floor.
"They came around the door, shone torches and shouted, 'Police! Police! Get on the floor'," she said.
"It's terrifying. In fact, you almost can't quite believe it is real. It feels quite surreal, as though you are in a horrible nightmare."
Acting Inspector Cameron Reinke said the string of crimes was "absolutely serious offending".
He said the group arrested on Friday knew each other through social media.
"It would be terrifying for the victims and that's why we take it so seriously," he said.
He said the areas targeted in this latest crime spree would see an increased police presence in the coming months.
"When we have a spike like this we will do everything we can to deploy resources in there," he said.
Earlier this month, Police Minister Lisa Neville conceded there was a long way to go before people could feel "safe in their homes", following a surge in violent home invasions.
Home invasions have soared in Melbourne's south-east, with Cranbourne, Skye and Devon Meadows becoming hot spots for aggravated burglaries, according to the latest crime data.
with Neelima Choahan