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An excellent article – Going Down – Australia’s tunnel projects – by Create magazine

In this wonderful article by create magazine from Engineers Australia, learn more about how Australia is both leading the world and utilising world-best practice in tunnelling. ATS leaders and members including Harry Asche, Rob Bertuzzi, Elena Gavazzi and Jurij Karlovšek, PhD describe how the Australian tunnelling boom looks set to continue indefinitely and why the focus is squarely set on [...]

ATS Photography Competition – submissions open until Aug 11

The ATS is pleased to launch our 2023 Photography Competition Theme THE BEST OF AUSTRALASIAN TUNNELLING Please share your elegant, innovative and iconic images of tunnelling projects from Australia and New Zealand and be in with a chance to win a fantastic prize. Entry details Email your entry to: ATS@engineersaustralia.org.au Subject line: ATS Photo [...]

Building around existing tunnels seminar – presentations

Please click on the bullet point links below to download the presentations at the Building around existing tunnels seminar on the 27 April 2023 Full seminar proceedings Barangaroo South protecting a future rail corridor Preliminary Impact Assessment for New Building Applications over existing Tunnels Design of the Cross River Rail station caverns for future [...]

Building around existing tunnels seminar – a great success

The much anticipated "Building Around Existing Tunnels" seminar last week in Sydney was a great success judging by some of the feedback from the 70+ people who attended. In the words of event organiser Ted Nye: "Thirteen papers were submitted, so a big thank you goes out to the authors who took the time [...]

ATS hero – Dr Charles MacDonald – wins prestigious award

On Thursday April 27, Dr Charles MacDonald was officially recognised by Roads Australia for his contribution to many of Australian road tunnel mega projects by winning the prestigious John Shaw Medal. Charles, who is widely recognised as a leading figure in the Australian civil construction industry in both the private and public sectors has [...]

ATS beginnings, kick starting the society and the state of play in 1979

ATS beginnings Today’s Australian Tunnelling Society (ATS) can trace its roots back to the 1948 establishment of the National Committee on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust). This was subsequently restructured and renamed as the National Committee on Geomechanics in 1968, to reflect the growing involvement of rock [...]

Celebrating women who excel in tunnelling with a bespoke award

Proudly run by the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling group and generously sponsored by Bouygues Construction Australia, the ATS is thrilled to announce that nominations for the Women in Tunnelling Achievement Award are now open. Designed to celebrate the leadership and achievements of women making a difference in the tunnelling industry, the Women in Tunnelling [...]

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