Kiama Woolies worker wins payout over angry bird attack

Angela Thompson
Updated January 1 2018 - 8:22pm, first published 11:13am
A spat over liability for a damaging bird attack at Kiama Village Shopping Centre has been decided in the Workers Compensation Commission.
A spat over liability for a damaging bird attack at Kiama Village Shopping Centre has been decided in the Workers Compensation Commission.

Woolworths has been ordered to compensate a staffer at its Kiama store after the woman’s eye was “severely injured” by a vicious swooping bird known to guard the entryway to the shopping complex. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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