On the 4 December, three fantastic St Barbara’s Day celebrations were held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

At the Brisbane event, the 2025 David Sugden Award was presented to Yosafat Sinaga from NOMA Consulting for his fantastic paper: What Lies Beneath: The Engineering Impact of Vein Characteristics and Mischaracterisation in Deep Tunnel Excavations.

Congratulations, Yosafat, on your outstanding contribution to the field!