CASE STUDIES
Australasian Tunnelling Conference 2025
EVENT
Australasian Tunnelling Conference
DATES
November 2025
LOCATION
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
Background
In November 2025, Arinex delivered the Australasian Tunnelling Conference (ATC 2025) in Perth, welcoming the global tunnelling and underground infrastructure community for a week of technical exchange, collaboration and industry connection.
Held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, ATC 2025 brought together engineers, contractors, designers, researchers, asset owners and policymakers from across Australasia and internationally. The conference provided a leading platform to explore innovation, best practice and emerging challenges across tunnelling, underground construction and underground mining.
THe challenge
ATC 2025 is one of the region’s most technically demanding engineering conferences, featuring a dense multi‑day program of plenary sessions, concurrent technical streams, workshops, poster presentations and industry site visits.
Delivery required precise coordination to support a highly specialised audience, complex technical content and a large speaker cohort, while maintaining clear delegate flow across plenary spaces, breakout rooms, exhibition areas and social functions. The program needed to balance rigorous technical depth with opportunities for networking, professional development and industry engagement.
the Approach
Arinex worked closely with the conference organising committee, venue partners and industry stakeholders to deliver a seamless, end‑to‑end conference experience that supported both technical excellence and meaningful connection.
Conference management services included abstract and paper management, registration, speaker coordination, sponsorship and exhibition delivery, and onsite logistics. The technical program was supported through dedicated speaker preparation facilities, presentation management and session support across multiple concurrent streams.
The exhibition was integrated into the heart of the conference experience, creating a central hub for delegate interaction with industry partners, technology providers and suppliers. Social events, networking functions and hosted activities were strategically programmed to encourage connection across disciplines and career stages, reinforcing ATC’s role as a focal point for the underground infrastructure community.
Technical workshops and offsite visits complemented the core conference program, providing delegates with practical insights into current projects, methods and innovations relevant to the Australasian context.
Culture, Place and storytelling
IPC 2025 was grounded in place through a strong First Nations narrative. The official conference artwork was created by Aboriginal digital artist Bree Buttenshaw, a proud Kalkadoon woman from Quandamooka Country. Her design reflected global interconnectedness while honouring the cultural landscape of Meanjin, Brisbane.
The artwork story was displayed at registration, inviting delegates to engage with the meaning behind the visual identity and reinforcing the conference’s commitment to inclusion, respect and reconciliation.
the outcome
ATC 2025 reinforced Perth’s reputation as a destination capable of hosting complex, large‑scale engineering and infrastructure conferences, while delivering strong outcomes for the tunnelling and underground construction sector.
For Arinex, the conference demonstrated our capability to deliver highly technical, industry‑led events through strategic planning, strong partnerships and a deep understanding of delegate and stakeholder needs. ATC 2025 supported knowledge sharing, professional collaboration and industry advancement, creating a platform for conversations that shape the future of underground infrastructure across the region.