
Police alleged a brawl started at the Gungahlin Lakes Golf and Community Club on Anzac Day. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Security cameras captured a brutal brawl breaking out at a Gungahlin country club on Anzac Day 2025, a court has heard.
It is alleged that the brawl started inside the Gungahlin Lakes Golf and Community Club at about 6:40 pm on 25 April, growing to involve a number of men.
“One man received significant facial injuries and multiple people were identified participating in the brawl,” an ACT Policing spokesperson said.
Earlier this week, police arrested 27-year-old Jayden Stephen Kirkman of Florey and 20-year-old Jake Hardie of Casey over their alleged involvement in the fight.
Both were charged with affray when they faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday (22 May) and applied for bail, which was opposed by the prosecution.
The court heard Kirkman allegedly threw multiple punches as well as a chair at a man lying on the ground, then threw a punch at another man, which sent him to the ground.
The latter had been left with a fractured eye socket and concussion, while both men had lacerations to their heads.
“It really does sound like a forceful attack, out of which the complainants had injuries to their heads,” Magistrate Alexandra Burt said.
“It is the kind of offending that concerns the community.”
Kirkman’s lawyer, Paul Edmonds, said there was no suggestion his client knew the complainants. He also said his client had full-time work and the support of his family.
While he said his client would not yet enter a plea, he thought it was likely that identification would be an issue.
Mr Edmonds said it hadn’t been easy for police to identify who had done what after watching the CCTV.
The prosecutor said the two complainants hadn’t given witness statements to police and independent investigations had to occur, which was part of the reason for the delay in laying charges.
Magistrate Burt refused bail for Kirkman, saying his work and family supports were already in place at the time of the alleged brawl, and adjourned the matter to 27 May.
Mr Edmonds said he would make another bail application on that occasion.
But the magistrate said while she had concerns about Hardie allegedly reoffending, she thought strict bail conditions could ameliorate the risks of his release.
She granted bail for him on a number of conditions, including a curfew, that he not be in any licensed premises and he remain at home unless going to work or court.
He didn’t enter a plea and his matter was adjourned to 16 June.
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