A woman whose right eye was "severely injured" in a savage bird attack has been awarded almost A$17,000 ($18,708) in lost wages.
Anita Smith, a Woolworths shop assistant from Albion Park, NSW was on her way to work on May 14 last year when the attack occurred.
Smith was about to enter Kiama Village Shopping Centre, which housed a Woolworths store inside, when the bird, a native peewee, swooped.
In July, Smith underwent surgery which was described in her compensation claim as an "inturned central part of the right eye flap".
According to Fairfax, 10 people had required medical assistance for injuries caused by the same bird during the period.