2018 Forum
The 2018 AAWHG Forum was held at the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns on the 2nd and 3rd of August.
Day 1
Session 1 – Australian Context
Shane Carmody – CASA – Civil Aviation Safety Authority Vision for Wildlife Hazard Management
Thomas Lenne – ATSB – Australian Aviation Wildlife Strike Statistics 2008-2017
Session 2 – Species Based Wildlife Management
Ronel Jit, Avisure – Invasion of the Corella: an Inter-industry Issue in South Australia
Lucy Friend, Cairns Airport – Airside Wildlife Rescue
Kirsten Legget, Hobart Airport – Echidna Tracking and Relocation Project – Hobart Airport
Session 3 – Training and Tools for Effective Management
Matthew Lott, Australian Museum – Prevention is Better Than Cure: Using DNA Based Tools to Manage Wildlife Airstrike Hazards
Tim Pirga, Director Mining Analysis and Improvement Project, Sodexo Australia – Lessons Learned – FIFO Aerodrome Wildlife Hazard Management
Jackson Ring, Brisbane Airport Corporation – Firearms Safety and Training
Session 4 – Safety Management
Darren Angelo, CASA – Applying SMS at Airports
Davy Semal, Manager Operations, Alice Springs Airport – SMS and Wildlife Hazard Management at Alice Springs Airport
Rebecca Davies, New Zealand Defence Force – Urban Encroachment: Off-site Bird Strike Safeguarding for RNZAF Base Auckland
Day 2
Session 1 – Wildlife Hazard Management Practices
Mike Weir, New Zealand Airport – Critically Endangered at Christchurch International Airport
Kersty Christensen, Brisbane Airport Corporation – Zoonotic Disease and Wildlife Handling
Session 2 – Wildlife Hazard Management Tools of the Trade
Charlie Johnson, Maintrac – Increasing Safety with Innovative Wildlife Control Solutions
Andrew Williams, Biodiversity Australia – Thermal Imaging: Identifying Nocturnal Wildlife Hazards
Phil Shaw, Avisure – Dispersal Tools – Stockwhips
Session 3 – Wildlife Hazard Management Tools of the Trade
Nick Bloor, IVM – IVM Airside Grass Management Program, Brisbane Airport
Guy Thomas, PGGW Turf – Flexterra Vegetation Solutions in Jet Blast Zone
Lalita Vaswani, BirdGard – StrykerAV – Airside Intelligence Management Application
Lalita Vaswani, WBA South Australia – World Birdstrike Association Conference Announcement, November 2018
Session 4 – Aviation Risk and Wildlife Hazards
David Anderson, Flight Safety Foundation – Flight Safety Foundation BARS Program and Wildlife Management