1 September 2021 By Harry Asche, ATS President Recently, the ATS was requested to make comment on the draft units of competency, being prepared by Artibus Innovation, who are preparing these on behalf of their client, The Construction, Plumbing and Services Industry Reference Committee. The opportunity to make comment is here, comments close on 8 [...]
20 August 2021 With the objective of providing benefit to our members and working collaboratively with external parties toward the betterment of the tunnelling and underground construction industry, we are pleased to announce the endorsement of two online training courses identified as key areas of interest for ATS members. These courses are offered by the online training provider IngeOExpert [...]
19 August 2021 Dear ATS members In 2022 the Australian Tunnelling Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary. During this time the ATS has established its position as the key technical society within Engineers Australia for the tunnelling industry in Australia and globally as a representative on the International Tunnelling Association (ITA). To celebrate this important [...]
12 August 2021 The deadline for nominating for the David Sugden Award has been extended until 30 September. With the award recognising young engineers for their knowledge and contribution to the industry, nominations are welcomed from those aged 35 or under. 2021 Terms and Conditions of Entry are as follows: The competition is open to [...]
6 August 2021 The Australian Tunnelling Society is committed to a tunnelling profession that is as diverse as the community it works in. Today we're launching our Diversity and Inclusion Protocol as a model so that all members feel valued, respected, and have access to equal opportunity. Read the full Protocol and watch [...]
3 August 2021 With this year's scheduled World Tunnel Congress pushed to 2022, the ITA is has launched a digital week dedicated to tunnels and underground space. The ITA Tunnelling Week will be held from 20–24 September this year, with five days dedicated to conferences and debates surrounding the industry. Leaders of the profession will [...]
23 July 2021 An ATS presentation on construction of cross passages by artificial ground freezing organised by the Western Australian division was very well received on Wednesday night. More than 110 people viewed the talk online, with a further 20 attending in-person at the Public Transport Centre in East Perth. Manuel Ramirez, Project Manager at [...]
16 July 2021 The hunt is on for the name of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Micro TBM. The MBTM will drill twin 100m tunnels as part of the Western Australian project to provide Perth with an east-west cross rail line connection. The community is being asked to send through suggestions, with any ideas due by Monday [...]
This month’s ITA Lunchtime Lecture Series will be held on Tuesday 13 July and will be on the subject of ‘Into the future’. The session will include an overview on ‘Resilient underground’ by Wout Broere (WG20 animateur), a presentation on ‘Climate change and pandemic resilience of the underground space’ by Giuseppe Gaspari (WG20 vice-animateur), and [...]
For the next front cover of the A&NZ Journal we want to showcase the people and projects of the tunnelling community. Here's your chance to send in a picture that could be on the front cover of the Journal. A prize is on offer for the winning photo selected. Any photos submitted for [...]
