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BBUGS and BOHOGS hosted a booth at the University of Queensland Engineering Undergraduate Society Careers Fair with society members educating engineering students on a career in mining geotechnical engineering. The BBUGS/BOHOGS booth had banners, videos running and lots of merch. Some good conversations were had with some potential young engineers considering geotechnical engineering. The councils appreciate Gurshaan, Sache and Rav for donating their time and sharing their passion to promote our field and societies on behalf of the entire membership.

BOHOGS/BBUGS participating at UQ Careers Day 2022 showing the next generation of mining engineers what a career in geotechnical engineering is all about. It was a great morning for the team who were speaking to the up and coming engineering graduates on mining and trying to shift their mindset that all mining isn't bad and that not all coal is for power stations. Big thanks to Steven Gale, Sache Aumua (BOHOGS) and Dan Payne, Dave Wallis and Jason Jamieson (BBUGS) for representing both societies.

Nomination criteria: Practicing Geotechnical Engineer who has significantly contributed to the discipline through their involvement in one or more of the following areas: Lead or involvement in projects of new slope stability modelling or stabilisation techniques Advancement in the field of geotechnical engineering Presenting at BOHOGS meetings Attendance at BOHOGS meetings Council member of BOHOGS, BBUGS, AGS, ACG, AUSIMM or other relevant society Conference Papers or Presentations in 2020-2021 Organising committees for conferences ACARP committee, ACARP monitor University Lectures or Advisory Board Thesis supervision Relevant awards, scholarships of certificates Mentoring of young geotechnical engineers Nomination process: Nominations to be sent to [...]

Gurshaan Virk and Lily Nairn represented BOHOGS at the UQ Engineering Careers today.

Interesting ABC article about the Bootu Creek mine pit wall failure and charges being laid against the mine and operating officer. FULL ARTICLE:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-31/nt-worksafe-charges-om-maganese-over-bootu-creek-mine-death/100420976 BOHOGS Committee

Thank you to all the students who visited us at the BBUGS and BOHOGS booth during the University of Queensland Career Fair on March 4th 2021. It was a pleasure interacting with the future Geotechnical Engineers of our industry.

The BOHOGS committee would like to offer a big congratulations to the recipient of this year's Practitioner of the Year Award, Alison McQuillan. The BOHOGS practitioner of the year award recognises a practicing Geotechnical professional who has significantly contributed to the discipline through their involvement in the following areas: Lead or involvement in projects of new slope stability modelling or stabilisation techniques and advancements in the field of geotechnical engineering.Presenting and attending BOHOGS events and the presentation of conference papers.Thesis supervision and ACARP monitors.Relevant awards, scholarships and certificates.Mentoring of young geotechnical professionals. This year Alison completed her PhD on a new [...]

Technical Meetings After carefully planning out events for 2020 we had to shelve the planning and start from scratch again when we realised that large technical meetings and site visits would be very difficult for 2020. We’ve had to lean very heavily on technology this year but it has helped us achieve bigger events than ever before as we were able to have members from both QLD and NSW join in on meetings even those which were held in Brisbane.  In 2020 the BOHOGS committee planned a total of 7 events. The first two online meetings showcased a number of recent [...]