A new plan to manage a flying fox population in the heart of Port Macquarie has been 10 months in the making.
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The Kooloonbung Creek Flying Fox Camp Management Plan will go before the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council meeting on Wednesday, June 19.
A three-point recommendation includes the plan's proposed adoption.
The Kooloonbung Creek Flying Fox Camp Management Plan aims to manage community impacts and concerns associated with the camp, while conserving flying foxes and their habitat.
The plan also aims to enable land managers and other stakeholders to use a range of suitable management responses to manage flying foxes.
The document contains short, medium and long-term actions.
The council report said the council process included engaging an external consultant to research and develop the plan with the community, extensive community consultation in the form of community consultative meetings, public notification and an online survey.
The council will submit the plan, after its adoption, to the Office of Environment and Heritage for final endorsement.
Flying fox numbers at Kooloonbung Creek Nature Reserve fluctuate from 5000 to 10,000 in winter up to 165,000 during peak summer seasons.
Residents have repeatedly raised concerns about the flying fox colony.
State government funding has been confirmed to manage the flying fox camp.
Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams announced the $30,750 in state government funding on Monday, June 17.
"This funding will support council to implement the Kooloonbung Creek Flying Fox Camp Management Plan," Mrs Williams said.
Some 15 local government areas received funding in this round of the Flying Fox Grant Program which supports communities living with flying foxes.
Environment Minister Matt Kean said the state government was also working to reduce the conflict between people and flying fox colonies by supporting long-term solutions that improved and restored flying fox habitat.
Other items on the council meeting agenda include the proposed Port Macquarie orbital road and the council's 2019/20 operational plan.
Mayor Peta Pinson will put forward the matter of the state government-imposed emergency services levy increase, while Cr Rob Turner will raise an item about the Port Macquarie police station site.
The meeting begins at 5.30pm at the council chambers at Burrawan Street.
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