Council to supply bat box materials

Gosford Council has agreed to supply all material for three local men to make microbat roosting boxes in the Killcare area, according to the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust.

"As these bats feed on mosquitoes, the aim is to reduce mozzie numbers and improve our summer lifestyle in Killcare Wagstaffe," said newsletter editor Ms Jeanette Thiering.

"There are about 40 different species of micro-bats in Bouddi National Park.

"The boxes will provide the bats with additional roosting places.

"Fewer mosquitoes will certainly bring health, economic, social and environmental benefits.

"Some of the boxes would be placed at the school, so there's an educational goal as well."

The roosting box initiative came from locals Doug Beckers, David McCloskie and Nick Urie, with the assistance of Andrew Ratcliff of Gosford Council Health Services.

Newsletter, July 30 Killcare Wagstaffe Trust