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Boy, 5, recalls bat attack: '(It) flew in and had hold of me'

KOBIE Hollands is one brave little boy, having suffered a bite from a bat and five very big needles afterwards.

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13th Sept. 2016 6:09 AM

READY TO PLAY: Kobie Hollands, 5 of Evans Head watched on by his mum Kerrie-Anne Maunder and dad Jeff Hollands. He has been given the all clear from Lyssavirus.

Premium Content BAT ATTACK: 'It just started gnawing at his leg'

A WITNESS has told how an aggressive fruit bat "came out of nowhere" and latched on to a boy's leg at a Northern Rivers...

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15th Aug. 2016 12:08 PM

A fruit bat has attacked a boy at a local skate park.

Wildlife officers are keeping an eye on bat colony

WILDLIFE officers will continue to monitor the roost of flying foxes at Granville Bridge after complaints from residents...

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10th Jan. 2014 11:01 AM

Residents are concerned about the fruit bat colony beside the Granville Bridge walkway.

Granville fruit bat mess needs attention

EDITORIAL: It's not just the bat poo, although that’s bad enough. It’s the rotting corpses.

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09th Jan. 2014 7:01 AM

The many hundreds of fruit bats roosting near the Granville Bridge are causing anxiety from local residents who fear disease.

Don’t tangle with fruit bats, Qld Health warns

MEMBERS of the public are urged not to touch or handle bats, as flying foxes fall victim to high temperatures.

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09th Jan. 2014 7:01 AM

Queensland Health has seen a 250% increase in the number of people reporting exposure to bat bites and scratches since the beginning of last year.