2007 Forum Presentations
Anthony Rohead, from CASA, spoke about the origins of the working group; the achievements so far; and the activities planned for the future.
Introduction to the Australian Aviation Wildlife Hazard Group (574kb)
Associate Professor David Paton, who has been helping Adelaide Airport with their bird and animal hazard management for 20 years, kicked off this years event with his talk on wildlife hazards at Adelaide. David's presentation was wide ranging and emphasised the significance of good data capture and analysis.
20 years of Wildlife Hazard Monitoring at Adelaide Airport (2.9Mb)
Gil Richardson spoke about the challenge of land use planning near Airports. Gil highlighted the advantages to Melbourne Airport from working cooperatively with the State and Local Governments.
Melbourne Airport Strategic Land Use Protection Framework (4.2Mb)
Mark Wilson (Melbourne Airport) and Stephanie Bolt (Adelaide Airport) led everyone through a birdstrike case study, where both airports experienced similar events at a similar time of the year. The outcome for both airports was the realisation of the need to investigate incidents closely.
Case Study - Melbourne, Adelaide and Qantas (528kb)
Adelaide & Melbourne Airports/Qantas (636kb)
Dr Rebecca Johnson from the Australian Museum, gave an update on the DNA research and the Mega Bat study.
Forensic identification of aviation wildlife strikes (1.4Mb)
Progress report from the 'bat strike' team (741kb)
Kym Meys provided an overview on the wildlife hazards at Darwin Airport. Kym's talk focused on the recognition that they had to change the attitudes of all staff involved in wildlife hazard management as a priority.
Changing Attitudes (2Mb)
Howard Ludgate, from Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport, provided their perspective on wildlife hazards. This included an overview of some of the challenges and benefits of preserving the native heath.
Presentation to the National Birdstrike Committee (884kb)
Phil Clark gave a quick run down on his involvement with wildlife hazard management at Wellington, New Zealand. Phil spoke about the unique environment and hazards at Wellington.
Wellington (NZ) Case Study (433kb)
Graham Hall spoke about the wildlife hazard management plan he has helped to develop for Hamilton Island. Graham emphasised that significant wildlife hazards, such as wallabies and deer, can be reduced with a concerted effort.
Wildlife Management Plan for the Great Barrier Reef Airport at Hamilton Island (543kb)
Steve Lewin from Broome provided his perspective on wildlife hazards. Steve emphasised the need to keep working on your management plan to keep it relevant.
An Airports Perspective - Broome International Airport (2Mb)
Laurie Taylor, Qantas’s 737 Fleet Manager Engineering and Maintenance finished off the formal presentations. Laurie spoke about the work that he and his team have been doing to capture the costs associated with wildlife strikes.
The impact of wildlife strikes to the Qantas group of airlines (343kb)