Great insights into Snowy 2.0 on International Women’s Day
9 March 2022A good turnup showed for the first hybrid event of the year for the Australian Tunnelling Society's NSW Chapter, held on International Women's Day.After a thoughtful introduction by Diane Mather on the inclusivity...
ATS Young Members win Engineers Australia’s President Prize
1 March 2022 The ATS has received the prestigious President Prize from Engineers Australia, recognising the work of the ATS Young Members in the production of the ATS Tunnel Design Guideline. The group of volunteers came toge...
ATS Short Course rescheduled to May
25 January 2022 The ATS Short Course team have reviewed the current evolving situation with COVID-19 and came to the decision to reschedule the event to 26-27 May 2022. This difficult decision was made with the best interest ...
Have your image featured on the A&NZ Journal cover
24 January 2022 Have your image featured on the front cover of the A&NZ Journal in April! If you have a hi-resolution photo in portrait orientation we have permission to use in our publication, send it through to ats@en...
Planning underway for a big year of celebrations
12 January 2022 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Australian Tunnelling Society and to mark this very special landmark in the history of the ATS, a number of promotions and events are currently being organised for the y...
A year in tunnelling celebrated at St Barbara’s Day
17 December 2021 The annual St Barbara's Day dinner and celebration of World Tunnelling Day at the beginning of December was a fantastic way to reflect on the year of tunnelling. Held in Brisbane, the Australian Tunnelling So...
2022 ATS Tunnelling Short Course dates announced
16 December 2021 The Australian Tunnelling Society Short Course 2022 will be held from February 21-23 in Sydney. The course is a multi-day event, designed to provide an introduction to the world of tunnels. The course is targ...
Why tunnel boring is more exciting than you think
14 December 2021 Australian Tunnelling Society President, Engineers Australia member and Design Director at Aurecon, Chartered engineer Dr Harry Asche, believes tunnelling in Australia is booming. "Australia is seeing approxi...
Victorian Tunnelling Centre produces first round of graduates
8 December 2021 The Victorian Tunnelling Centre has produced its first round of graduates, with 26 current and former trainees now working on the city-shaping Metro Tunnel Project. Recently, Minister for Transport Infrastruct...
Connect with the ATS Tunnel Systems Group
6 December, 2021 The ATS is encouraging the ATS Tunnel Systems Group to connect and share information, reflecting the groups goal of highlighting the importance of tunnel systems. Key initiatives next year will include a quar...
Meet the inaugural winner of the Women in Tunnelling Award
Diane Mather was awarded the Women In Tunnelling Award Outstanding Achievement Award by the Australian Tunnelling Society, recognising extensive contributions to tunnelling and mining in Australia and internationally. The awa...
Inside London’s super sewer
16 November, 2021 The Thames Tideway Tunnel is upgrading London’s Victorian-era sewer system. Engineers behind the project have discovered skeletons, the challenges of moving masses of water under iconic sites and the remarka...
A detailed look at the ATS Tunnel Design Guideline
14 October 2021 The ATS Tunnel Design Guideline Presentation Series will bring together the authors of the guideline to discuss in detail the chapter contents. The ATS Tunnel Design Guideline was released in September 2020 an...
World Forum On Underground Urban Transportation
13 October, 2021 The World Forum On Underground Urban Transportation is being held tonight, Wednesday 13 October Australian time. ITA's webinar will be hosted in Paris with a 2 pm start in France's capital equivalent to 11 pm...
Register for ITA’s October Lunchtime Lecture instalment
October 12, 2021 ITA's October Lunchtime Lecture series instalment is taking place tonight, October 12, and will feature David Oliveira flying the flag for the Australian tunnelling industry on the subject of 'structural use...
Cross River Rail site visit sparks interest in young engineers
October 5 2021 On Saturday 25 September the ATS young members held a site visit to the Cross River Rail in Brisbane. The event drew great interest and you had to be fast to secure a spot as one of the 35 attendees. The...
How to use Informit to access papers
Technical papers can be accessed by ATS members here by logging into their Informit account. If you are a first time Informit user, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Click onto the Informit site Step 2: Register by selec...
The Observational Method in Tunnelling
The Observational Method in Tunnelling Diane Mather, Design Manager, Inland Rail, ARTC Alex Gomes, Chief Technical Principal - Tunnels, SMEC Background The design of tunnels and underground structures often involves a myriad ...
EOI for ATS working group to review Australian Standard – AS 4825-2011 Tunnel Fire Safety
15 September 2021 Dear ATS members, The ATS is seeking nominations from people to join an ATS Working Group to review Australian Standard – AS 4825-2011 Tunnel Fire Safety. This Standard is intended to guide industry particip...
ITA-CET September newsletter
8 September 2021 The September update from ITA-CET is available. Read the newsletter below, or download a copy from the ITA website. ITA Chairman Robert Galler and Vice-Chairman Michel Deffayet provide an update and news surr...
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 & Mana...
Respirable Crystalline Silica–update
1 September 2021 By Harry Asche, ATS President Recently, the ATS was requested to make comment on the draft units of competency, being prepared by Artibus Innovation, who are preparing these on behalf of their client, The Con...
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...
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 ...