With the shotcrete industry experiencing unprecedented growth and demand in Australia, particularly in civil tunnels, this two-day event was designed to appeal to beginners and experts alike. The atmosphere was buzzing at the Novotel Sydney Central Hotel on November 16-17 as many of the nation’s foremost shotcrete experts got together to speak, one after [...]
St Barbara’s Day Dinners are a regular fixture on the ATS annual calendar, but what are we celebrating and why exactly is St Barbara the Patron Saint of Tunnellers? Well, the answer is actually pretty gruesome... St Barbara is thought to have been born in the mid-third century close to present-day Lebanon. Legend has [...]
ATS members and friends get together to celebrate the auspicious anniversary in style On Thursday 13 October, over 400 ATS members and friends of the Society got together at events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to officially celebrate the Society’s 50th Anniversary. These events were livestreamed across the country to enable a whole society [...]
Towards the end of her commission to write and curate the 50th Anniversary Special Edition Journal, ATS Young Member's Chair, Brodie Aitchison, put a question to Penny, “How would you feel about helping us out with ATS communications on a regular basis?” Having explored every angle of the ATS over its history, Penny felt [...]
His winning paper is entitled: Discrete Fracture Network Approach in Ground Support Design Optimisation for Large Span Cavern in Jointed Rock Mass Ivan Haryono was thrilled to receive the David Sugden Award on 13 October 2022 at the auspicious occasion of the ATS50 Anniversary Celebration and Dinner. Ivan received his award in Brisbane, but it [...]
The one-day workshop showcasing tunnel projects in Queensland was attended by 52 ATS Members and Delegates at Engineers Australia, 340 Adelaide St, Brisbane on 6th October 2022. The major sponsor was the Aurecon Group. Attendees enjoyed the informative workshop and conveyed their appreciation to the organiser Andrew Ridout, the ATS and Aurecon. The first [...]
As the incoming president of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) Arnold Dix’s message is clear: the tunnelling community must change the way it communicates with politicians and other decision makers to explain how underground space can improve liveability, sustainability and human equality in the face of climate change. As President of [...]
David Baxter, winner of the Allen Neyland award, the Australian Tunnelling Society’s award for service and excellence, passed away last week on the morning of 15th September 2022. David had a long and distinguished career in civil engineering and was an active and hardworking member of ATS. Educated at Imperial College London, David worked for [...]
ADVERTISING AND CELEBRATORY MESSAGE OPPORTUNITY Tunnelling Journal is working with the ATS to produce a special edition journal to celebrate 50 years of the ATS and tunnelling in Australia. This 80 page + bumper edition will be published in October 2022 and will feature articles from industry experts examining the development of tunnelling in [...]
The theme is celebrating 50 Years of the ATS. Have you snapped a photo of a great moment in tunnelling? Have a special moment to share from one of the Australian Tunnel Society events or have the best Australian tunnel project moment ever? Send it in. The winning photo and the top runners-up to be [...]
