by | Mar 30, 2016 | Past Events
Bat Chats is an informal guided tour of the vulnerable Spectacled Flying Fox roost outside Cairns City Library and vicinity. People will learn about how the Spectacled Flying Fox is a “keystone species” which has a key role in seed dispersal around the...
by | Aug 22, 2014 | Submission
Novotel Oasis Resort has submitted a referral under the EPBC Act 1999, of the proposed action to remove 11 trees on and adjacent to the site. Claims in the referral include that the action will not result in a significant impact because spectacled flying foxes (SFF)...
by | Jun 25, 2014 | Past Events
The Cairns Regional Council is shaming the city in pursuing a permit to cut back Heritage listed trees by up to a further 25%, at the Cairns City Library. This was carried as a resolution at a Council meeting today, 25 June 2014. The Council also cut down a Heritage...
by | Nov 11, 2013 | Submission
Council and the Novotel resort want to disperse the spectacled flying-fox colony from the Cairns CBD. They plan to trim the trees around the Cairns City Library until the flying foxes disperse, and to remove these trees if needed. These large and beautiful trees are...
by | Oct 1, 2013 | Submission, Volunteer
Watch this space for more information on how you can help protect the flying foxes!