ATS Tunnel Systems sub-group inaugural workshop presentation

ATS Tunnel systems sub group launched their inaugural workshop presentation on 31st March, hosting attendees online and at three venues: EA’s Sydney division offices, Aurecon’s Melbourne offices, and Stacey Agnew’s headquarters in Queensland. The evening commenced with a presentation by industry icon Bob Allen, recounting his more than 30 years as Operations Manager for [...]

Great insights into Snowy 2.0 on International Women’s Day

9 March 2022 A good turnup showed for the first hybrid event of the year for the Australian Tunnelling Society's NSW Chapter, held on International Women's Day. After a thoughtful introduction by Diane Mather on the inclusivity of the ATS and the newly formed Diversity in Tunnels Chapter, Sabrina Kost and Kara Stariha gave [...]

ATS Young Members win Engineers Australia’s President Prize

1 March 2022 The ATS has received the prestigious President Prize from Engineers Australia, recognising the work of the ATS Young Members in the production of the ATS Tunnel Design Guideline. The group of volunteers came together after identifying a need for the document from their own experiences working in the industry. ATS Young Member [...]

Planning underway for a big year of celebrations

12 January 2022 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Australian Tunnelling Society  and to mark this very special landmark in the history of the ATS, a number of promotions and events are currently being organised for the year. These will include: The release of special anniversary shirts (business and polo) Other anniversary products to [...]

A year in tunnelling celebrated at St Barbara’s Day

17 December 2021 The annual St Barbara's Day dinner and celebration of World Tunnelling Day at the beginning of December was a fantastic way to reflect on the year of tunnelling. Held in Brisbane, the Australian Tunnelling Society dinner was an eventful night, punctuated by the retirement of Alan Robertson who received due acknowledgement from [...]

2022 ATS Tunnelling Short Course dates announced

16 December 2021 The Australian Tunnelling Society Short Course 2022 will be held from February 21-23 in Sydney. The course is a multi-day event, designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels. The course is targeted at young tunnellers, new entrants to the tunnelling market, senior engineers looking to refresh their knowledge across [...]

Why tunnel boring is more exciting than you think

14 December 2021 Australian Tunnelling Society President, Engineers Australia member and Design Director at Aurecon, Chartered engineer Dr Harry Asche, believes tunnelling in Australia is booming. "Australia is seeing approximately one per cent population growth per year through immigration, and our population is expected to reach 40 million in 2050," he told create magazine to celebrate [...]

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