A female toddler was taken to hospital after she was attacked by a kangaroo while at a home near Hervey Bay on Tuesday.
Paramedics were called to a home at Point Vernon following reports a kangaroo had attacked a female child just before 4pm.
![The attack left a little girl with injuries to her head and chest.](/web/20160825172456im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/x/j/r/3/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gqz82u.png/1472011684053.jpg)
Paramedics treated the girl for scratches to her face and chest.
The girl was transported in a stable condition to Hervey Bay Hospital.