Saint Barbaras day at Sydney Metro Central project site

The ATS NSW committee has organised a Sydney Metro Central site visit to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Barbara, the patron saint of tunnellers and miners on the 2nd of December. Numbers are limited to 15 and will include a presentation about the project and the Burwood site, site  visit and inspection of [...]

A year in tunnelling celebrated at St Barbara’s Day

17 December 2021 The annual St Barbara's Day dinner and celebration of World Tunnelling Day at the beginning of December was a fantastic way to reflect on the year of tunnelling. Held in Brisbane, the Australian Tunnelling Society dinner was an eventful night, punctuated by the retirement of Alan Robertson who received due acknowledgement from [...]

Why tunnel boring is more exciting than you think

14 December 2021 Australian Tunnelling Society President, Engineers Australia member and Design Director at Aurecon, Chartered engineer Dr Harry Asche, believes tunnelling in Australia is booming. "Australia is seeing approximately one per cent population growth per year through immigration, and our population is expected to reach 40 million in 2050," he told create magazine to celebrate [...]

ATS QLD – End of Year Celebration – Feast of St Barbara 2021

To celebrate the feast day of St Barbara Day and World Tunnel Day the ATS Queensland chapter invite members and guests to a celebratory dinner in Brisbane, Friday 3rd December 2021. This networking-focused event will recognise the achievements of tunnelling projects and their engineers around the country, and will promote the industry. The event is [...]

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