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...
ATS launches the new Mentor Alliance initiative
The ATS Mentor Alliance will connect mentees with mentors in a industry leading initiative The Australian Tunnelling Society Mentor Alliance is a dynamic program connecting engineers and other professionals in the tunnelling...
Unveiling the stories of senior women in tunnelling, plus the launch of the ATS Mentor Alliance
Three distinguished speakers shared their personal stories in this dynamic event that celebrated the journeys and experiences of senior professionals within the tunnelling industry. On 6 March in Melbourne, the ATS Diversity...
ATS Photo comp – open now – win $200!
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Reflections of a well-travelled tunnelling journalist
Referred to by the Immediate Past President of the ATS, Dr Harry Asche, as “The world's most famous tunnelling journalist,” Shani Wallis has been covering the biggest stories in tunnelling since 1982. “My 40-year career has ...
Deep vertical drilling in New Zealand opens a new chapter for large sustainable drainage reticulation projects
By Juan Santacruz and Sivam Thivaharan CLL Projects has constructed a 76m deep 4.2m diameter shaft for Watercare’s Central Interceptor (CI), which is unique in New Zealand for its depth and diameter. The CI project is bei...
Digging rocks is in my blood
To celebrate our recent Women in Tunnelling Achievement Award winner, Helen Baxter-Crawford, we're republishing the article she wrote for our 50th Anniversary Special Edition Journal: 50 years of tunnel geotech in Australia....
Hydropower poised to refocus Australia’s tunnelling industry
On 13 December, the ATS NSW Chapter hosted the highly successful panel discussion: Tunnels and Underground Works for Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects: Challenges and Opportunities. Attended by an enthusiastic crowd of 50 i...