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COUNCIL CALLS ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO DEAL WITH BATS

Tamworth’s bat problem is a growing one, and council has now called on the state Environment Minister Mark Speakman to visit the city and see the colony for himself.

There’s an estimated 50,000 bats destroying trees in Bicentennial Park along the Peel River, and residents have had enough.

Although they’re a protected species, Mayor Col Murray says it’s become a matter of urgency and they need to be moved on.

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