Blackalls Park residents who've been putting up with a noisy flying fox camp in their suburb are getting a helping hand from Lake Macquarie Council.
A management plan has been adopted to deal with the bats, with a more suitable roosting habitat to be created away from homes, although still on the same site.
"The plan contains a number of strategies and they're really looking to manage population on the site, they're not looking to move the population off the site and when we've looked at alternate locations where they would go, most of them would be quite problematic," said Ecosystem Enhancement Manager Simon Walpole.
"So what we're trying to do is manage them on site and reduce their impact on the residences".
Work is already under way to remove bush along the site's western boundary to create a buffer between residents and bushland.
The Blackalls Park Flying-fox Camp Management Plan was publicly exhibited late last year, and created in consultation with affected residents in order to achieve the best outcome for all involved.
