Access to technical papers stored on the Engineers Australia member portal is available for Australian Tunnelling Society members. Use the below steps as a guide to access and download technical papers. Login to the Engineers Australia member portal using your ATS membership details (the same used when registering for an ATS event). Once you are [...]
The Australian Tunnelling Society is delighted to be hosting a Women in Tunnelling breakfast on 12 May 2020 as part of the ATS 2020+1 conference. We are thrilled to announce Dr Collette Burke as our special guest speaker at this important event. Tickets to this sit-down breakfast are included in the full delegate registration, so book [...]
Join NovoConsult Ltd Director Bill Newns at the Australian Tunnelling Conference next month in Melbourne to hear his keynote presentation titled 'New Zealand Tunnelling —Past, Present and Future. Bill has 25 years of experience in civil design and construction project development and has worked across New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA. See the [...]
Take a look at all the exciting exhibitors, speakers and functions that will be occurring at the Australian Tunnelling Conference next month. The majority will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, while limited workshops will occur elsewhere. To find out more information or register follow this link.
ATS 2020+1 organisers are thrilled to announce Corey Hannett will be presenting at the conference as a keynote speaker next month. Mr Hannett has been Victoria’s Director-General overseeing its massive pipeline of transport infrastructure projects since 2014. As head of the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority, he is responsible for the delivery of some of Australia’s [...]
There are just under four weeks to go until the Australasian tunnelling industry's premier event— ATS2020+1— and the organising committee is delighted to announce that the Hon. Jacinta Allan MP, Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop, will be opening the conference on May 11 at the Melbourne Convention and [...]
The Australian Tunnelling Conference is fast building momentum and the announcement of keynote speakers only further adds anticipation for the next month's event. Held in Melbourne from 10-13 May, three knowledgeable presenters locked in to speak are: Professor Arnold Dix Nick Fleming Ed Taylor Find out more information on the keynote speakers below and [...]
Michael Beyer, Conrad Stacey, Arnold Dix This note summarises what was discovered in a review of the technical background for the change to the critical velocity values resulting from Annex D of (NFPA 502, 2020), as well as the recent developments regarding the critical velocity in Annex D of (NFPA 502, 2020), and why [...]
March 8 is marked as International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. The Australian Tunnelling Society is committed to raising awareness, promoting discussion and encouraging action as part of its diversity strategy. The International Women’s Day celebrations provide the perfect platform to engage with [...]
Since 2015 the ATS has ensured the voice of the next generation of tunnellers is heard at the national level through the appointment of an ATS young members representative who sits on the national executive committee. Brodie Aitchison has been appointed as the third ATSym representative following a selection and nomination process which concluded [...]
