Land clearing to entice bats away from houses

Aug. 11, 2014, 3 p.m.

Land clearing to entice bats away from houses

A bat flies about trees at Lawn Terrace, Capalaba. PHOTO: Judith Kerr IMAGE

Scrub at Lawn Terrace, Capalaba. PHOTO: Judith Kerr

REDLAND City Council will start clearing land housing a bat colony in Lawn Terrace, Capalaba, tonight.

The work, expected to be completed by this Friday, will start 10 days after the federal government issued the council a permit for the work.

The federal permit, known as a "referral decision", was issued on Tuesday (August 5) and allows the council to "nudge" black and grey-headed flying foxes away from houses by clearing scrub bordering nearby Valentine Park.

However, exasperated Lawn Terrace resident Lyn Sloane said it was imperative the council did not miss an August 16 deadline to move the colony before the bat breeding season.

Ms Sloane said she was delighted the works would finally start after three years of being driven batty.

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Land clearing to entice bats away from houses