Towards model Australian underground works contracts: regulatory baseline reporting

Towards model Australian underground works contracts: Regulatory Baseline reporting—fairness when government rules and regulations change By Professor Arnold Dix Scientist & Lawyer, Professor of Engineering CEO & Managing Director—ALARP Consulting Group Starting with the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, which opened in 1992, Australia has delivered an impressive set of urban tunnel infrastructure projects using unconventional contract [...]

ATS endorses upcoming training courses

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 [...]

Australian Tunnelling Society 50th Anniversary Celebrations

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 [...]

Nomination deadline for David Sugden Award extended

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 [...]

ITA Tunnelling Week 2021 September dates confirmed

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 [...]

Presentation on artificial ground freezing well received

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 [...]

ITA Lunchtime Lecture Series—into the future

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 [...]

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