The City of Logan is set to receive funding to help protect its flying-fox roosts.
Local council will receive $20,920 from the state government to revegetate 3750 square metres of an existing roost at Regents Park with 1500 mid-storey plants.
The total $200,000 funding will be shared with nine other projects and eight other local government areas in Queensland.
Their funding will also help with vegetation management, as well as training for staff, developing long-term roost management plans, which includes mitigating noise, odours and damage to crops.
This is part of a four-year, $2 million state government program to support local governments’ management of flying-foxes.
According to a government statement, the Department of Environment and Science is working to ensure the funds will target the LGAs most in need of help.
The environment minister Leanne Linard said flying-foxes played a vital ecological role.
“However, from time-to-time, negative flying-fox and human interactions can occur around urban roost sites, particularly when flying-fox numbers increase rapidly in a particular location,” Ms Linard said.
“The Palaszczuk Government recognises the need for flying-foxes to be managed in a way that addresses both community expectations regarding the need for local amenity and the long-term conservation of these species in the wild.
“These ten new projects will assist councils in managing and enhancing flying-fox habitat, developing long-term roost management plans for their local government areas and providing localised grant schemes for residents and businesses impacted by individual flying-fox roosts.”
