Tony Peglas Bio Tony Peglas is a Principal at Aurecon with over 26 years of experience in the tunnelling industry. He has contributed to numerous large-scale tunnelling and infrastructure projects, including more recently the Western Harbour Tunnel, West Gate Tunnel Project, WestConnex M8 and the M4-M8 Link. Additionally, Tony is the ATS representative on [...]
Scheduled for 27 – 29 November in Brisbane, this two-day intensive course, plus the Quarry Day, will provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn from industry experts and network with Australian tunnelling professionals. Are you ready to dive into one of the most dynamic and challenging fields in engineering? The Australian Tunnelling Society (ATS) invites [...]
The upcoming ATS Short Course, a multi-day event designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels, is shaping up well. Huge shout out to our generous sponsors, who have snapped up almost all of the opportunities to support this fantastic event, which is being held 27 -29 November in Brisbane. Platinum Sponsor [...]
UTS has developed Australia's first Master of Engineering course majoring in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering (TUE). This course addresses industry needs and also serves as a professional development, reskilling or upskilling opportunity for engineers who want to specialise in these fields. The course materials are delivered by top industry and academic experts, many of [...]
A group of around 20 industry professionals and students attended an exclusive tour of the WestConnex motorway control centre in Sydney in mid-May. Organised by the ATS Tunnel Systems, Operation and Maintenance Group (ATS-SOM) in association with Transurban, the event provided a unique opportunity for attendees to gain insight into the extensive WestConnex network, [...]
Thanks to Webuild for contributing the following story to our latest A&NZ Journal and sharing their latest advances in the use of robotics in tunnelling. Read the journal in full here.
At the end of April, 15 lucky ATS members undertook a site visit to Transurban’s Control Room in Brisbane. Kevin Stewart attended the event and says the quality of the experience was excellent with a very positive atmosphere in the room. “Transurban’s speakers were very willing to share their knowledge and provide technical explanations [...]
Congratulations on your appointment! So our members can get to know you better, please could you introduce yourself and what you're working on at the moment? I’m a tunnelling Technical Executive with the design consultancy WSP, providing guidance to tunnelling projects for both external and internal clients. Since joining WSP a few years ago, [...]
By Harry Asche I would like to describe to you some of the highlights of my time as ATS President, now that my second term is complete, and Richard has taken over. Being the President of the ATS is rather like receiving the loan of a powerful motorbike. It is exhilarating, and your job is mainly [...]
On 15 April, 20 lucky attendees took a behind the scenes tour of Transurban’s nerve centre of tunnel systems in Melbourne. “The event was fully booked and the atmosphere friendly and open,” says event organiser, Cristian Biotto, Chair of ATS’s Tunnel Systems, Operation and Maintenance group (ATS-SOM). “Transurban representatives responded to lots of questions [...]
