The Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group has moved to Alert Status as at 9:40am Monday, 2 March 2026 and we will continue to monitor the weather situation. If you are travelling throughout the region, please take note of the road conditions by logging onto Council’s Disaster Dashboard.
Published on 17 February 2026
Flying-foxes play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. They are essential pollinators and seed dispersers, helping regenerate native vegetation across Queensland, including eucalypts, melaleucas and bloodwoods.
Without flying-foxes, our landscape would look very different.
Flying-foxes are a protected species under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, and Council is legally required to manage them in line with the Queensland Code of Practice – Ecologically Sustainable Management of Flying-Fox Roosts and Council’s Flying-Fox Management Plan.
This means Council must balance: ✔ Environmental protection ✔ Community wellbeing ✔ Animal welfare
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing clear, factual information to help the community better understand what’s happening, why certain actions can and can’t occur, and how you can help.