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 [...]
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 [...]
25 January 2022 The ATS Short Course team have reviewed the current evolving situation with COVID-19 and came to the decision to reschedule the event to 26-27 May 2022. This difficult decision was made with the best interest of attendants in mind, as we believe that an in-person experience would provide more value to new [...]
24 January 2022 Have your image featured on the front cover of the A&NZ Journal in April! If you have a hi-resolution photo in portrait orientation we have permission to use in our publication, send it through to ats@engineersaustralia.org.au to be considered. Please send through all submissions by Friday 11 February.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
8 December 2021 The Victorian Tunnelling Centre has produced its first round of graduates, with 26 current and former trainees now working on the city-shaping Metro Tunnel Project. Recently, Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan visited the world-class centre, which includes life-sized replicas of mined and bored tunnels and a massive tunnel boring machine cutterhead. [...]
6 December, 2021 The ATS is encouraging the ATS Tunnel Systems Group to connect and share information, reflecting the groups goal of highlighting the importance of tunnel systems. Key initiatives next year will include a quarterly online ATS presentation on tunnel systems, starting from March 2022 and an ATS seminar on tunnel systems in the [...]
