Man hospitalised after dog attack

Wed May 20, 2009
Rangers have captured two german shepherds that attacked a 50-year-old man at Lidcombe in Sydney's west this morning.

And another similar report.

Savage dog attack

03 Sep 08
A MAN has been left with a scarred face after being viciously attacked by a pit bull terrier at the children’s playground in Meadowbank Park last Wednesday

The statistics make scary reading. It is particularly interesting to compare the number of reported attacks with the number of registered dogs in the Sydney City Council entry.

First quarter 2009
Council Reports of Dog attacks in NSW - July 2004 to June 2005

These reports are only of those attacks on people that involved medical attention or death.
There is no detail about how many of these attacks involve children or the elderly.