Camp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous

Reading the news online this morning from the ABC, I came across these three stories about wild dogs around camps.
Camp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous
Workers flee in fear of 'frightening' dogs
Call for cull after dogs try to attack woman
This must be a concern for locals as well as travelers.
Can any of our members out that way confirm these stories or are they a media beat up. Many years ag, as a kid I was bailed up by a pack of dogs in town, a coastal town at that, and it scared the living day lights out of my to put it nicely. During the day these dogs were dogs that you would see in yards as you walked home from school or a mates place, but of a night they would roam the streets in. Coming home one night, about 8 pm on my pushy, I was bailed up by three dogs that would not let me past. If it wasn't for an old bloke in a house that came out cracking a whip, I reckon they would of had me. The old fella just yelled at me to get my backside home fast, which I did.
but in these attacks, it was in day light hours. As I mentioned it must be a concern for all around there.