Not even the floods can rid Amaroo Retirement Village in Brisbane’s Lockyer Valley of flying foxes

The worst of Brisbane’s floods last year stripped the Lockyer Valley but it did not rid Amaroo Retirement village on Woongarra Scenic Drive, Bargara of its colony of flying foxes. A five year problem, the residents are concerned with disease. The local and state councils won’t step in. Wildlife supporters say flying foxes are vital for pollination and the dispersal of seeds for native plants, plus they can’t be moved for another six months, as females are birthing. Not what the residents want to hear.