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 ...
Nomination deadline for David Sugden Award extended
12 August 2021 The deadline for nominating for the David Sugden Award has been extended until 30 September. With the award recognising young engineers for their knowledge and contribution to the industry, nominations are welc...
Diversity and Inclusion Protocol Launch
6 August 2021 The Australian Tunnelling Society is committed to a tunnelling profession that is as diverse as the community it works in. Today we're launching our Diversity and Inclusion Protocol as a model so that all memb...
ITA Tunnelling Week 2021 September dates confirmed
3 August 2021 With this year's scheduled World Tunnel Congress pushed to 2022, the ITA is has launched a digital week dedicated to tunnels and underground space. The ITA Tunnelling Week will be held from 20–24 September this ...
Presentation on artificial ground freezing well received
23 July 2021 An ATS presentation on construction of cross passages by artificial ground freezing organised by the Western Australian division was very well received on Wednesday night. More than 110 people viewed the talk onl...
Name the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Micro TBM
16 July 2021 The hunt is on for the name of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link Micro TBM. The MBTM will drill twin 100m tunnels as part of the Western Australian project to provide Perth with an east-west cross rail line connection. ...
ITA Lunchtime Lecture Series—into the future
This month’s ITA Lunchtime Lecture Series will be held on Tuesday 13 July and will be on the subject of ‘Into the future’. The session will include an overview on ‘Resilient underground’ by Wout Broere (WG20 animateur), a pr...
Help us choose the next front cover of the A&NZ Journal
For the next front cover of the A&NZ Journal we want to showcase the people and projects of the tunnelling community. Here's your chance to send in a picture that could be on the front cover of the Journal. A prize is o...
Nominate for the ITA Tunnelling Awards 2021
June 2021 The seventh edition of the International Tunnelling Association Tunnelling Awards will be an all-online affair to allow maximum participation from around the globe. 2020 award winners included John Holland, CPB and ...
Building the first full-scale ship tunnel in Norway
The world's first full-scale ship tunnel will be built in Norway to help ships navigate the notoriously dangerous Stadhavet Sea. The job involves boring through a 300-metre-high mountain as part of the 1.7 km tunnel which wil...
The vision for ATS2020+1 realised
Grand plans contrived two years ago were realised at the Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2020+1 in Melbourne last week. Australian Tunnelling Society vice-president Richard Buckingham also served on the event organising co...
Organising Committee Acknowledged For ATS 2020+1 Conference
Conferences serving around 500 people require plenty of prior planning, innovative ideas and improvisation during the event. The Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2020+1 was no exception, and provided the added complication ...
Women in Tunnelling Breakfast Draws Big Crowd
A well-attended Women in Tunnelling breakfast marked the beginning of day two of the Australasian Tunnelling Conference. The breakfast complemented the Australian Tunnelling Society's implementation of a Women in Tunnelling O...
ATS 2020+1 begins with a bang in Melbourne
The Australiasian Tunnelling Conference 2020+1 officially began this morning at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Following a Welcome to Country led by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Elder Ringo Terrick, keynote speaker...
Help I can’t breathe — the battle against complacency on climate change
If engineers do one thing well it is listen to the design engineers, evaluate the numbers and their results and as such construct safe and usable structures built both high and dug deep in the ground. The science of climate c...