Hot weather and alcohol are being attributed as the causes of a wild brawl out in Sydney’s southwest, to be exact the suburb of Rosemeadow, near Campbelltown.

One man was shot in the back, another in the buttocks, four were stabbed and one had head wounds. Those involved last night were aged between 16 and 52.  Knives, baseball bats, axes and a gun were used.  A police riot squad attended the scene with a helicopter and dog squad members, but no arrests were made (does this mean street brawls are business as usual in Rosemeadow?)

One resident said last night’s violence followed a feud between two groups of youths – one from Dickens Road and the other from the streets around Macbeth Way. Another resident of Macbeth Way said the larger brawl started after a one-on-one fight at the top of the street.  One of those involved was a teen from Macbeth Way and another, an older man, was from a nearby street, he said. The younger boy knocked the older man to the ground, which the older man resented, so came back with others and took it out on the young boys.

Another resident said there were regularly fights in the street involved bats and sticks, but the use of guns last night was an "escalation".   What next, Uzis at 30 paces?

Apart from the drunken violence approach to inter-family disputes, some other things about this struck me as pure bogan:

• 37 year old grandmothers
• backyards with bull terriers in them (this was on the TV news tonight)

I’m sure if we get a closer look at this neighbourhood there will be additional treats like old car bodies lying around in front yards, and when it goes to court I’m absolutely certain we will be treated with some good bogan names.