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...
Seasons greetings and end of year round-up from new ATS President – Richard Buckingham
Dear ATS members and friends, As the year draws to a close, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you all, members, committee volunteers and sponsors, for your continuing support, as with your support comes the diverse a...
Latest issue of the Young Members Tunnelling Magazine – Breakthrough – is out now!
Latest issue of the Young Members Tunnelling Magazine - Breakthrough is out now Breakthrough 2023 (zmags.com) ...
ATC2023 Conference Papers – available now!
Conference proceedings from the ATC2023 The highly successful Australasian Tunnelling Conference was held on 5-8 November 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. The event was hosted by the NZTS (New Zealand Tunnelling Society) in p...
From the tunnels of the Snowy to ITA President to international tunnel rescue hero – who is Arnold Dix?
With ATS member and Allen Neyland Tunnelling Achievement Award winner Professor Arnold Dix in the news for all the best reasons, we thought we would republish the story we commissioned in 2021:"From the tunnels of the Snowy ...
Celebrating tunnelling and tunnellers at fully booked end of year ATS Queensland St Barbara’s Day dinner
A highly successful St Barbara’s day dinner was held on Friday 1st December in Queensland. The fully booked event was appreciated by the organising committee and provided a valuable networking event for QLD ATS members to cl...
NSW Chapter Golf Day success
NSW Chapter Golf Day By Dave Clague The somewhat cool and wet day for the annual ATS golf day on 23 November in Parramatta didn’t dishearten the attendees in having a great time for a great cause with even better company. Ba...