Tunnelling Asia Conference 2023 – Brochure out now!
Tunnelling Asia 2023 Conference Brochure
National ATSym event a major success
The ATS would like to extend a huge thanks to all attendees, presenters and sponsors of our hugely successful Careers in Tunnelling event on the 20 July! Nearly 100 attendees joined in total, with almost 50 attending the live component in Sydney - a great turnout for the annual ATS Young Members (ATSym) national [...]
World Tunnel Congree 2024 – Brochure now released!
Expressions of interest are now open to participate in the upcoming WTC2024, which is scheduled to be held from April 19th to April 25th, 2024 in Shenzhen, China. As one of the most highly anticipated events in the tunnel and underground space industry, WTC2024 will be a platform for knowledge exchanging, networking, and collaboration among industry [...]
Q&A with ATS Young Members Chair – Brodie Aitchison
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’ (ATSym) Representative who sits on the National Executive Committee. Brodie Aitchison was appointed as the third ATSym representative in 2021. Brodie is a chartered civil engineer specialising in [...]
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 [...]
In memory of Wayne Bradford 1959 – 2023
Wayne Bradford (Scout), a respected and well-known member of our tunnelling and mining community sadly passed away on 17th June 2023 at the age of 63 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Wayne started his career in 1981 after he completed his Associate Diploma of Surveying and joined Mount Isa Mines as a Surveyor. [...]
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 [...]