The theme is celebrating 50 Years of the ATS. Have you snapped a photo of a great moment in tunnelling? Have a special moment to share from one of the Australian Tunnel Society events or have the best Australian tunnel project moment ever? Send it in. The winning photo and the top runners-up to be [...]
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The ATS 50th Anniversary Sub-Committee organised a wonderful series of events throughout 2022 to reflect on the people, projects and legacy developed over the last 50 years. The centrepiece event was held on Thursday the Oct 13th 2022. Following the formal national in-person and live streamed event, the local ATS committees enjoyed celebrations in [...]
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 [...]
The ATS Short Course is a main stay of the industry, providing young and developing engineering professionals with a snapshot across the disciplines involved in tunnelling. The organising committee are proud to announce this years lineup of industry experts for the short course. Visit the Event Page (Australian Tunnelling Society Short Course 2022) to [...]
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 [...]
