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2015-10-13 Planning & Organisation Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Flying Fox Management Plan
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Figure 3 shows a comparison of data from Wallace Park and two nearby roosts that flying-
foxes reportedly move between. These data are combined GHFF and BFF records, and where
more than one count was conducted in a single month, data was averaged for ease of
comparison. LRFF counts that have been excluded from the graph are highly sporadic, and
no correlation was evident. It should be noted that LRFF have never been recorded on Goat
Island. While there are several considerable gaps in the data, it is evident that flying-foxes use
Weyba Road less commonly, and were absent from Goat Island during 2014 monitoring. This
suggests that Wallace Park is now the preferred roost site in the area.
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Figure 3 Comparison of nearby roosts that are anecdotally correlated. The dotted line represents a large gap in available data
for Goat Island. Data sources: Noosa Council, EHP and Ecosure.
2.3 Community impacts
Noise, smell and faecal drop were the primary causes of concern reported to Ecosure during
initial consultation.
Residents reported a lack of sleep and associated impacts on their well-being, as well as a
loss of amenity (especially in outdoor areas). Residents are most impacted during periods of
large influxes, and seasonally when flying-foxes are reported to shift to the eastern side of the
park (assumedly in response to prevailing weather conditions).
Feacal drop from fly-in and fly-out and the associated financial burdens of cleaning and
replacing outdoor furnishings, were also a concern for both residents and the nearby bowling
club.
There was also one concerned resident unwilling to use an installed rainwater tank with fear
Flying-fox management advice ecosure.com.au | 6
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