Bare foot bowls – Monday 4 December – places are limited so register today!

For this year’s St Barbara’s Day celebration, the NSW Chapter is hosting a Bare Foot Bowls event at the Greens, North Sydney. This is a fun networking event for our local tunnelling community and places are limited so book now.

Date: Monday 4 December
Time: Arrival 5pm
Format:
• Food 5:45pm
• Bowls 7pm – 9pm
Venue: The Greens, 50 Ridge Street, North Sydney
Price: $45
Registration Deadline: Sunday, 26 November 2023 9.00 pm AEDT
Registration: Click here to register
Questions? Contact David Clague: David.Clague@bekaert.com

This event is generously sponsored by:

Why do tunnellers celebrate St Barbara’s Day?
St Barbara’s Day Events 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?

St Barbara is thought to have been born in the mid-third century close to present-day Lebanon. Legend has it that when her father learned she had converted to Christianity, he had her tortured and eventually beheaded. Her martyrdom took place on the 4 December and as punishment for her murder, her father was struck by lightning and killed. It is this legendary association with lightning that gives Saint Barbara her contemporary connection to explosives and the tunnelling and mining professions. Today, the legend still inspires tunnellers to stay connected to colleagues and stay safe!