AVIX Laser Bird Deterrents Protect Australia’s Largest Freight and Postal Network

Location	Nationwide, Australia (domestic & international freight terminals).
Application context	Freight terminals and logistics warehouses adjoining active airfields, Australia’s largest cargo carrier.
Problem definition	Bird activity displaced from airport wildlife programs into freight terminals, creating hygiene, biosecurity, WHS, and customs-compliance risks.
Bird species	Pigeons, swallows, and starlings.
Bird behavior	Roosting in roof cavities, along steel trusses, and overhead structures directly above active handling zones.
Time of the year with bird problems	All year-round.
Number of systems	38 x AVIX Autonomic systems
In use since	October 2025 – May 2026 (nationwide phased rollout)
Laser projection area	Domestic and international freight terminals across the national network.

Airport wildlife control does a great job of keeping birds off the runways. But those birds have to go somewhere.

For Australia’s largest cargo network, that “somewhere” turned out to be the freight terminals and logistics warehouses right next door, where massive roller doors stay wide open all day.

Once inside, the birds made themselves at home in the roof cavities and steel trusses directly above the sorting floor. This created a massive headache for a business handling the country’s mail and urgent parcels. Bird droppings contaminated packaging, ruined the hygiene of sorting gear, created health hazards for staff, and threatened compliance in strict customs and quarantine zones. Everything from conveyor belts to forklifts was in the line of fire.

”Freight terminals are high-performance environments where hygiene, safety, and operational continuity are non-negotiable.”

says Michelle Kerr, Director of Bird Beam Bird Control Technologies, and continues:

”Airport wildlife management on the airfield is doing exactly what it should, but the birds respond by moving into adjoining warehouses. We are solving a problem that is being displaced from next door into facilities that cannot afford the consequences.”

The Solution: Automated Lasers

To fix the issue, the operator launched a massive deployment of 38 AVIX Autonomic laser bird repellents. Installed and deployed locally by Bird Beam—the Australian partner of Bird Control Group— the system projects a green laser beam that birds perceive as a physical object. As it sweeps programmed patterns through the roof cavity, birds instinctively flee and learn to avoid the space entirely. Best of all, the system runs completely on its own without noise, chemicals, or any disruption to the work below.

Each unit was precisely calibrated to stay within the building’s shell. This kept the laser contained entirely indoors, ensuring it remained completely safe for workers, freight, and the birds themselves.

Rapid Rollout, Immediate Results

Between October 2025 and May 2026, this massive 38-system rollout swept across the carrier’s domestic and international terminals nationwide. Bird Beam directly executed the installation and delivered the large-scale project alongside Melbourne airport construction specialist MAZ Group and Australian Electrical Industries.

The results were instant:

• Brisbane: An 80% drop in bird activity.
• Sydney: The exact same downward trend.
• Perth: Results appeared the very day the system went live

“What we are seeing confirms what this technology delivers when matched correctly to the environment,” Kerr says. “An 80 percent reduction at Brisbane, immediate results at Perth, and the same positive trend in Sydney. This is not just about removing a nuisance. It is about protecting the integrity of parcel movement, worker safety, and compliance standards.”

Thanks to the nationwide rollout, Australia’s largest cargo carrier has secured the hygiene, safety, and compliance of its network at scale, safeguarding daily shipments without breaking its operational stride.

Client identity withheld at the operator’s request in accordance with privacy and non-disclosure agreements.