Seven Queensland councils will get between $16,000 and $70,000 each to deal with nuisance flying-fox roosts in their cities.

Ingham Mayor Ramon Jayo was the man who headed the 2020 bat-buster operation which drove a long-term roost of flying foxes out of the Ingham CBD, and has successfully kept them away ever since.

Scenic Rim received the most with $45,500 for roost management at Rathdowney ... of community complaints, with flying-foxes known to carry Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) and Hendra virus.

Seven councils will receive extra state funding to manage problem flying-fox roosts, as complaints from residents escalate about the bats’ noise, overpowering stench, and increased health hazards.