ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Eng How Ghee
Eng How Ghee Eng-How has worked in the field of civil engineering for more than 24 years, with many years focusing on tunnelling and structural projects in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Eng started his engineering caree...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Brodie Aitchison
Brodie Aitchison Brodie is a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in delivering tunnelling projects. His expertise spans civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering disciplines for underground infrastructure projects, i...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Gitte Goffin
Dr Gitte Goffin Bio Dr Gitte Goffin is a senior civil materials engineer at Aurecon with over 12 years’ experience in academic research and consulting. She has extensive experience in asset integrity and durability design of...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Anthony Harding
Anthony Harding Bio Anthony is Jacobs Technical Director for Tunnels, Asia-Pacific. He gained a degree and PhD from Edinburgh University and joined Halcrow (now part of Jacobs) in London in 2000. He has worked on a wide rang...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Tom Roper
Tom Roper Bio Tom Roper is a Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineer with 13 years of experience in underground design and construction. Starting his career in a boutique design consultancy for the mining industry, he now serves as...
Bridging the Gap: ATS forum tackles the issue of gender pay disparities
On June 27, the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling (DiT) group hosted the online event, Bridging the Gap: Addressing Gender Pay Disparities in Engineering. The forum, which was the ATS’s contribution to International Women in Engin...
Key results from and the winner of our prize draw for the ATS Communications Survey
Announcing the key results from and winner of our lucky prize draw for completing the ATS Communications - Member Survey: Arjun Raja Shivasami. Arjun won $200, but immediately decided to donate his winnings to the ATS Divers...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Sue Poo
Sue Poo Bio Sue Poo is a seasoned geotechnical engineer with over 15 years of experience in tunnelling projects. She has played a crucial role in major underground road, railway and wastewater infrastructure projects in Sing...
ATS Short Course speaker line up – Spotlight on: Tony Peglas
Tony Peglas Bio Tony Peglas is a Principal at Aurecon with over 26 years of experience in the tunnelling industry. He has contributed to numerous large-scale tunnelling and infrastructure projects, including more recently th...
Unlock Your Future in Tunnelling: ATS Short Course 2024 – Registrations Open Now!
Scheduled for 27 – 29 November in Brisbane, this two-day intensive course, plus the Quarry Day, will provide an unparalleled opportunity to learn from industry experts and network with Australian tunnelling professionals. Ar...
Huge thanks to our generous Short Course Sponsors!
The upcoming ATS Short Course, a multi-day event designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels, is shaping up well. Huge shout out to our generous sponsors, who have snapped up almost all of the opportunities t...
UTS launches Australia’s first postgraduate major in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering
UTS has developed Australia's first Master of Engineering course majoring in Tunnelling and Underground Engineering (TUE). This course addresses industry needs and also serves as a professional development, reskilling or ups...
Industry professionals gain insight into WestConnex at motorway control centre tour in Sydney
A group of around 20 industry professionals and students attended an exclusive tour of the WestConnex motorway control centre in Sydney in mid-May. Organised by the ATS Tunnel Systems, Operation and Maintenance Group (ATS-SO...
ANZ Journal contribution – Webuild is Bringing in the Robots
Thanks to Webuild for contributing the following story to our latest A&NZ Journal and sharing their latest advances in the use of robotics in tunnelling. Read the journal in full here. ...
Transurban site visit in Brisbane well received by participants
At the end of April, 15 lucky ATS members undertook a site visit to Transurban’s Control Room in Brisbane. Kevin Stewart attended the event and says the quality of the experience was excellent with a very positive atmosphere...
15 minutes with new ATS President Richard Buckingham
Congratulations on your appointment! So our members can get to know you better, please could you introduce yourself and what you're working on at the moment? I’m a tunnelling Technical Executive with the design consultancy W...
Parting words from outgoing ATS President – Harry Asche
By Harry Asche I would like to describe to you some of the highlights of my time as ATS President, now that my second term is complete, and Richard has taken over. Being the President of the ATS is rather like receiving the ...
A visit to Transurban’s nerve centre of tunnel systems in Melbourne
On 15 April, 20 lucky attendees took a behind the scenes tour of Transurban’s nerve centre of tunnel systems in Melbourne. “The event was fully booked and the atmosphere friendly and open,” says event organiser, Cristian Bio...
Announcing our ATS Photo Competition Winners – April 2024
Thanks to all the amateur photographers who submitted images for this competition. The next Photography Competition will open 1 July 2024, so get snapping now! In the meantime, congratulations to: The overall winner Taibel R...
ATSym x Monash BEST Industry Night – Oh what a night!
Wow, what a night! A massive thank you to everyone who joined us for our ATSym x Monash BEST Industry Night on 9 April! It was a tremendous success, and we couldn't have done it without each and every one of you. ???? Monash...
Watch Arnold Dix in ABC’s Man Underground
Watch ABC's Australian Story on YouTube to explore the fantastical career path of the ATS's very own international superstar Arnold Dix. Barrister, scientist, flower farmer, truck driver, engineer and tunnelling expert, this...
Highly successful BP KWOL Pipeline Relocation project event in WA
Congratulations to the ATS WA team for their fantastic event exploring how a determined team can overcome design and construction challenges and safely deliver a complex project. The BP KWOL Pipeline Relocation project was i...
David Sugden Young Engineers Technical Writing Award – Open now!
Got a fantastic idea for a technical paper? Like to receive $5,000 to attend the 2025 World Tunnel Congress? 35 or under? If the answer to all of the above is YES, then the ATS is delighted to invite you to apply for our Dav...