A massive brawl erupted on an unassuming suburban street in Far North Queensland with as many as 50 people involved.
The altercation unfolded at about 4.20pm on Saturday on McEwen Street in Mooroobool, Cairns.
Queensland Police confirmed an incident had taken place, but no formal complaint has been made.
Several members of the altercation are understood to have been armed with knives and sticks.
It’s not the first time the suburb has made headlines for violent behaviour.
The brawl involving 50 people took place on McEwen Street, Carins. People had knives and sticks in the fight
Police were called to the scene on Saturday, but no formal complaints were made (pictured QLD police stock image – not from the incident)
A wild street brawl took place in Dunbar Street on the afternoon of July 22, 2023, which saw 30 men, women and children pelt rocks at each other.
Many were also carrying hammers and machetes.
Long-term resident Peter Walker said at the time he had watched the alarming events unfold from his home, but was too afraid to leave the house.
‘One bloke had a knife and the bloke had a hammer and one had a long pole,’ he said.
‘Police arrived and they blocked off the street and people backed up and went the other way.
‘There were kids and women and dogs and they were pelting rocks plus this bloke with a knife and hammers.’
The tourist hot-spot Cairns in far-North Queensland (pictured) has seen violent crimes on the rise
At a New Year’s Eve party in 2022, a brawl involving up to 30 people resulted in the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Manoora.
A second 17-year-old Mooroobool boy also went to Cairns Hospital after sustaining bottle stab wounds to the shoulder and kidney area.
According to Red Suburbs, which keeps track of crime rates in each local government area in Australia, Cairns was ranked 84 out of 100 for its crime rate.
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