RESIDENTS of Lawn Terrace at Capalaba want Redland Council to take further action to get rid of a colony of bats after a $15,000 failed council attempt in August.
Redland City Council spent the money clearing some trees and scrub housing the colony of about 34,000 bats.
The clearing works came after the council received approval from the federal government to allow officers to tidy up the site.
Residents said the work made no impact on the bats and one landowner, Lyn Sloane, said the colony had grown.
Residents' distress and fury fell on deaf ears at the council, which said there were "no current plans to undertake any further works" in Lawn Terrace as the bats were a protected species under the federal Environmental Protection Act.
Council said work in August was only to "nudge" the bats and increase the buffer between the colony and residents and had resulted in fewer bats.
"No further work can be carried out at present because it is the grey-headed flying fox birthing season," the spokesman said.
Mrs Sloane said she was tired of begging the council to get rid of the colony, which was noisy, messy and a health hazard.
"The colony is still there and is now getting larger. All we want is for the site to be properly cleared so the animals can't roost here," Mrs Sloane said.
"They are known to carry all types of disease, from Lyssavirus and now they are even saying bats carry Ebola.
"I don't want to spend another sleepless, hot Christmas with all the windows locked listening to the incessant screeching."
Mrs Sloane said a council officer agreed with residents that the bats were devaluing their properties.
She slammed Bowman MP Andrew Laming for sending out letters to residents claiming the bats were gone and then telling people no new action could be taken until February after the roosting season.
Mr Laming acknowledged the clearing had not got rid of the bats and said it was now up to council to apply for a federal permit to take tougher action under the Environment Protection Act.
He said he would fully support a council application for tougher measures, which would not include culling but could include noise and smoke deterrents.
An Environment Department spokesman said any action likely to have "unacceptable impacts" on the grey-headed flying fox would be refused and warned residents not to take matters into their own hands.
Council will have to submit a referral to the Environment Department for any action and will hold a workshop before Christmas to discuss the bats.
Any further works to get rid of the bat colony would have to go back to a council meeting for a decision.
