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Our emergency service personnel and security guards are here to keep us safe, but in doing so are subjected to some serious attacks.
Last year's wild Australia Day brawl at Eleanor Shipley Park in Moffat Beach displayed some of the worst behaviour towards police.
Acting Inspector John Mahony recently told the
Daily police officers involved were used as "human punching bags" when they tried to break up the brawl.
The teenagers abused, attacked and threw rubbish including bottles at the officers as they tried to restrain them.
Three police officers were injured in the brawl, with one taken to hospital.