A man who runs a website protesting against the proposed McDonald's restaurant in Tecoma says he has received online death threats and harassing phone calls since his personal details were published on a pro-McDonald's Facebook page.

It comes as about 200 Tecoma protesters began massing on Wednesday for a peaceful protest at the proposed site of the McDonald's restaurant, saying they feared bulldozers were due to arrive in the Dandenongs town.

Melbourne real estate agent, Dave Hooper, was born in Ferntree Gully and claims a lifelong connection with the Hills region.

Mr Hooper said he set up the website burgeroff.org as a "place for all the voices who are concerned about the McDonald's proposal to come and find common ground".