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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 [...]
Huge response to first ATS Tunnel Systems Subgroup event highlights great thirst for information
On March 16, the ATS Tunnel Systems subgroup held the highly successful event: Water mist suppression for road tunnels. Attended by almost 300 people, in person in multiple locations across Australia as well as globally online, it was the first of what the Tunnel Systems team hopes will be many successful hybrid information sharing [...]
ATC 2023 Sponsor Prospectus – Out Now!
Are you interested in sponsoring the much-anticipated Australasian Tunnelling Conference in New Zealand in November? If so, please explore out the Sponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus, below. Held over four days, the organisers expect over 800 delegates to attend. Many of these industry professionals will be decision-makers in their respective organisations. As a result, the [...]
‘Sold out’ Diversity in Tunnelling event signals a new era is well underway in tunnelling
The ATS’s Diversity in Tunnelling team were thrilled with the support of the industry for their event to mark International Women’s Day last week. The audience was diverse with an equal mix of genders, ages and many different cultures represented. In his opening address, Derek Pennington from the ATS Diversity in Tunnelling sub-group, said [...]
50 years of tunnel lighting
By John Rogers A fundamental safety requirement is for drivers to have adequate visibility when approaching the tunnel, at the moment of entry, within the tunnel and when exiting. To provide adequate visibility, lighting systems are designed to overcome the “black hole” effect at the entry portal during daylight hours. Such lighting is energy [...]
Why you can’t afford to miss the upcoming Building Around Existing Tunnels Seminar
Seminar Chair, Ted Nye, a specialist in major underground infrastructure design and construction, explains why it is very important that approval authorities, urban planners, developers, architects, geotechnical and structural engineers, understand that the proximity of an existing tunnel can impact on the development potential of a site nearby. My experience with this increasingly important [...]
PRESS RELEASE – Charismatic Australian elected President of influential global association
1 February 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summary Australian Professor Arnold Dix has been elected President of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) for his ambitious Many Peoples, One World sustainability agenda. ITA is the peak scientific and engineering body overseeing the annual estimated US$1 trillion global underground industry. Dix is one of [...]
ATS NSW celebrated for donating $100K to the Garvan Institute
To recognise the NSW Chapter for their decade of generosity, the Garvan Institute for Medical Research hosted ATS members to a tour of their facilities and installed a special plaque on their Honour Board. “The Garvan Institute got in touch with me recently to say they wanted to officially recognise the ATS’s ‘outstanding fundraising [...]