Aussie fight club: Welcome to the Queensland town where street brawls are 'entertainment'

Street fighting appears to have become a form of entertainment in the small Queensland town of Cherbourg.

Several videos have emerged online of men and women, purported to be Cherbourg residents, fighting in the streets in broad daylight, surrounded by dozens of onlookers.

In one video uploaded to social media on Wednesday, two men shape up on a bitumen road in broad daylight while a crowd of bystanders, including children, watches on.

A single blow to the jaw causes one man to fall to the ground, his head hitting the bitumen, before his opponent yells at him to “Get up before I kick you”.

Another video depicts two females, of unknown age, throwing punches at each other and pulling at each other’s hair in the street before an onlooker eventually intervenes to separate them.

Cherbourg, in the South Burnett region, has an estimated population of 1286 and was originally an Aboriginal settlement called Barambah.

The town is one of 19 Queensland communities under alcohol restrictions initially introduced more than a decade ago.

The restrictions ban all alcohol except for light and medium-strength beer, including in the home.

The violent videos have been uploaded to the Facebook page Cherbourg Fights which has over 3500 likes.

The most recent post reads “We reached 3500+ likes… Thanx (sic) to everyone hope you all like the page and are entertained with our sense of humour. Who’s ready to see some fights???”.

Another posted on Thursday reads: “If you mob got any deadly Cherbourg fights you’re more then welcome to send them in”. 

Senior Sergeant Lance Guteridge told 9NEWS.com.au he was aware that street fights were occurring, but that many were not reported.

He said the fights often dispersed before police arrived, but warned that charges could potentially be laid based on video footage.

He said if the identities of those involved, as well as the time, date and location of the fight, could be determined there was potential for charges to be laid.

“It is certainly not tolerated,” he said.

“Street fighting is an offence of public nuisance and certainly police take action against it.

“The only time that people can legitimately fight is in controlled circumstances in a boxing ring.”

He said police would be looking closer into the Facebook page and its origin.