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14 10, 2021

BOHOGS Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year 2021

2021-10-14T11:52:52+10:00

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 [...]

BOHOGS Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year 20212021-10-14T11:52:52+10:00
21 09, 2021

NT WorkSafe charges mining company OM Manganese over Bootu Creek Mine workplace death

2021-09-21T17:38:50+10:00

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

NT WorkSafe charges mining company OM Manganese over Bootu Creek Mine workplace death2021-09-21T17:38:50+10:00
12 03, 2021

University of Queensland Careers Fair 2021 with BBUGS/BOHOGS representatives

2021-03-12T12:54:07+10:00

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.

University of Queensland Careers Fair 2021 with BBUGS/BOHOGS representatives2021-03-12T12:54:07+10:00
16 12, 2020

Practitioner of the Year 2020: Dr Alison McQuillan

2021-03-12T12:47:12+10:00

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 [...]

Practitioner of the Year 2020: Dr Alison McQuillan2021-03-12T12:47:12+10:00
16 12, 2020

BOHOGS Year in Review 2020

2021-03-12T12:47:09+10:00

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 [...]

BOHOGS Year in Review 20202021-03-12T12:47:09+10:00
25 10, 2020

Geotechnical Presentation & Practitioner of the Year 2020 & 2021 Committee Nominations

2021-03-12T12:47:13+10:00

BOHOGS Presentation of the Year 2020 Voting is now open for the BOHOGS Presentation of the Year 2020. Please vote for your top 3 presentations from this year. Voting will close on Friday 27th November. The Presentation of the Year will be awarded at BOHOGS/BBUGS Suppliers Day 2020.  Please see below link for the survey to vote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R7MW7DQ BOHOGS Practitioner of the Year 2020 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 techniquesAdvancement in the field [...]

Geotechnical Presentation & Practitioner of the Year 2020 & 2021 Committee Nominations2021-03-12T12:47:13+10:00
25 10, 2020

BOHOGS/BBUGS ACARP Project Update Day Presentations

2021-03-12T12:47:12+10:00

Thank you to everyone who attended the BOHOGS/BBUGS ACARP Day Presentations on Wednesday 14th October. Please see below for links to the presentations for the day. ACARP Day Open cut Presentations Session 1:- Reducing Risk Taking Among Australian Coal Mine Workers - Rebecca Allen https://vimeo.com/470397174 ACARP Day Open Cut Presentations Session 2: - Baseline Data for the Development of AutomatedCharacterisation of Waste Material - Stephen Fityus- Groundwater Pressures and Flows Within Spoil Dumps - Stephen Fityus- Guidelines to Improve Blasting Geotech Outcomes - Italo Onederra- True Vector From Slope Radar Monitoring - Marc Elmouttie- Automated Structural Mapping using a Mobile LaserScanner [...]

BOHOGS/BBUGS ACARP Project Update Day Presentations2021-03-12T12:47:12+10:00
24 11, 2019

BOHOGS AGM 2019

2019-11-24T09:42:51+10:00

See below for the presentation slides from the BOHOGS 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was held at the Suppliers Day on the 21st of November 2019. BOHOGS 2019 AGM Presentation Slides

BOHOGS AGM 20192019-11-24T09:42:51+10:00
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