BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BBUGS - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:BBUGS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bbugs.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BBUGS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250918T070000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250918T170000 DTSTAMP:20250616T031810Z CREATED:20250306T113612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T031810Z UID:75791-1758178800-1758214800@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:BBUGS - Technical Meeting - Mackay Resource Centre of Excellence DESCRIPTION:BBUGS – Technical Meeting – Mackay Resource Centre of Excellence\nFollowing the 9th Bowen Basin Symposium\, hosted by the Bowen Basin Geologist’s Group\, BBUGS will be having a technical meeting at the Resource Centre of Excellence (RCOE) in Mackay. \nBBUGS will be holding a special event at the Mackay Resource Centre of Excellence\, Mackay. This event will follow on from the Bowen Basin Geology Group’s Bowen Basin Symposium (15-17th September). \nFor this event we are hosting tour groups at some of our sponsor’s Mackay factories\, a wander around the RCOE underground mining training facility and some in-situ product demonstrations. The afternoon festivities will include a networking lunch at the RCOE as well as some technical presentations. \nSpecial Event Agenda: \n07:00 – 10:00: Sandvik (DSI) factory tour\n07:00 – 10:00: Jennmar factory tour\n10:30 – 12:00: RCOE underground mine tour\, featuring Strata Worldwide product demonstrations\n12:00 – 15:00: Networking lunch and technical presentations at the RCOE.\nTimes are tentative and may change \nExpressions of Interest / RSVP\nPlease register your expressions of interest for the factory and RCOE tours as well as the Networking lunch and technical presentations here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/rEBrcgcrBg\nPlease note that the Sandvik and Jennmar tours will be running at the same time. \nRSVP is only required if you would like to attend the tours and/or event in person. URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/bbugs-technical-meeting-mackay-resource-centre-of-excellence/ LOCATION:Resources Centre of Excellence\, 65 Crichtons Road\, Paget\, Queensland\, 4740 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mackay-RCOE-e1741260721696.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251027T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251027T150000 DTSTAMP:20250825T060058Z CREATED:20250825T060058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T060058Z UID:75952-1761557400-1761577200@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:BOHOGS & BBUGS Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop DESCRIPTION:BOHOGS & BBUGS Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop\nOctober 27\, 2025 \nBOHOGS & BBUGS are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop at the University of Queensland\, St Lucia. This workshop will provide a practical introduction to key laboratory testing methods of rocks\, with a particular focus on coal measures rocks and its application to coal mine geotechnical engineering. \nIf you would like to attend\, please submit your expression of interest to admin@bbugs.org.au. Selected participants will be notified thereafter with further details. \nPlease note that places are strictly limited. An expression of interest does not guarantee a spot\, as preference will be given to Geotechnical Engineers to support their professional development. \nDate: Monday\, 27th October 2025 \nVenue: The University of Queensland\, St Lucia \nAgenda: \n\n9.30 AM to 12 PM – Theory Part #1\n12 PM to 12.30 PM – Lunch Break\n12.30 PM to 2 PM – Theory Part #2\n2 PM to 3 PM – Site visit to UQ rock testing laboratory\n\nPresenters:\nTheory\nDr Kai Koosmen \nKai Koosmen is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer at PSM with over 13 years of experience. The majority of Kai’s work is on the design\, operation and risk management for open pit mining operations\, waste rock dumps and tailings storage facilities. \nKai started his career working in mine operations and study-based roles for a major mining house\, joining PSM in 2016 after undertaking his PhD research. Kai has worked on numerous mining and quarrying projects that span multiple commodities of varying geological and technical complexity. He currently serves as an external geotechnical advisor for several large open pit mines within Australia and has had significant involvement on major international projects\, including Ok Tedi (PNG)\, Lihir (PNG)\, Cerrejon (Colombia)\, Ban Houyaxai and Phu Kham (Laos). These roles have included deployments into site-based operations teams and major design studies. \nLab visit\nMr Sebastian Quintero Olaya \nCurrently working as a Senior Research Officer/Lab manager of the Geomechanics Engineering Centre lab at UQ. Currently in projects related to instrumentation and long term monitoring of drying and wetting cycles of large scale columns with tailings or soil. Over 5 years of experience testing mechanical\, physical and chemical properties of soil and tailings. Specific experiences in consolidation\, direct shear\, triaxial\, SWCC\, sensor instrumentation and characterization tests. \nDr Chenming Zhang \nDr Chenming Zhang is a specialist in monitoring and modelling hydrological processes in coastal/terrestrial groundwater systems and tailings storage facilities\, in particular the evaporation induced mass and heat transport in soil/tailings\, hydrogeochemical dynamics in aquifer systems and waste rock dumps. He has been developing IoT-based geotechnical and environmental instruments to monitor continuously and in real-time the weather\, soil and water conditions. \n\nREQUEST MATERIAL CHARACTERISATION FROM COAL MINE SITES\nDr Davide Guccione from the University of Newcastle is looking to create a database of material characterization from different rock types and strengths. This will support his rockfall fragmentation project and is also relevant to an ACARP rockfall project at UoN. \nPlease reach out to davide.guccione@newcastle.edu.au if you would like to be involved. Davide is looking to gather information from borehole and subsequent lab characterisation\, including: \n\nRock type and condition (fresh\, weathered\, slightly weathered\, etc.)\nFrom Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) tests:\n\nUCS\nSecant Elastic Modulus (at failure)\nTangent Elastic Modulus\n\n\nFrom Brazilian Tests (Indirect Tensile Tests):\n\nTensile strength\nSpecimen dimensions (diameter and length)\nForce vs. Displacement curve\, if available (raw data)\n\n\nPoint Load Tests\nToughness Test Mode I (K_Ic) (less common)\n\nExact locations are not essential—geological region is sufficient. URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/bohogs-bbugs-rock-laboratory-testing-workshop/ LOCATION:University of Queensland\, St Lucia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-bbugs_logo_2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251113T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251113T170000 DTSTAMP:20251013T224544Z CREATED:20251006T020026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T224544Z UID:75721-1763024400-1763053200@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:BBUGS - Annual Suppliers Day and AGM - Moranbah DESCRIPTION:Annual Suppliers Day and AGM – Moranbah Community Workers Club\nAs the year winds down\, it’s time once again for our Annual Suppliers Day and AGM. We’re excited to announce that this year’s event will be held at the newly refurbished Moranbah Workers Club on Thursday\, 13 November 2025. \n \n🎤 Call for Presentations \nAre you a Geotechnical Engineer with a project\, case study\, or innovation to share? We’re inviting presentations from engineers and BBUGS sponsors. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work and connect with peers across the industry. \n🛠 Sponsor Booths \nSponsors are welcome to host a booth or table to share tools\, technologies\, and services that support geotechnical practice. Space is limited\, so get in touch early. \n🏆 Annual Awards \nAs part of our end-of-year celebrations\, BBUGS will present: \n\nGeotechnical Practitioner of the Year\nPresentation of the Year\n\nNomination criteria and eligible presentations will be emailed out soon. \n📧 RSVP \nIf you plan to attend in person\, please RSVP to:\nDave Wallis – dave.wallis@geobrugg.com\nNo RSVP is required for online attendees. \n💬 Interested in Presenting or Hosting a Booth? \n\nDave Wallis – dave.wallis@geobrugg.com\nJason Jamieson – admin@bbugs.org.au\n\n💻 Online Access \nThe event will be live streamed for those unable to attend in person. \nBBUGS – Annual Suppliers Day and AGM | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/annual-suppliers-day-and-agm-moranbah/ LOCATION:Moranbah Workers Club\, Moranbah\, Queensland\, 4744\, Australia CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-bbugs_logo_2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260305T170000 DTSTAMP:20260224T130511Z CREATED:20260224T130511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T130511Z UID:75965-1772713800-1772730000@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:BBUGS Technical Meeting – Moranbah DESCRIPTION:BBUGS Technical Meeting\nThursday 5 March 2026\n📍 Black Nugget Hotel – 1770 Room\, Moranbah\n🕒 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm \nWe’re kicking off the 2026 BBUGS calendar with our first technical session of the year in Moranbah. \nThis meeting brings together operational case studies\, practical tools\, and research insights directly relevant to underground coal geotechnical practice. As always\, it’s a good opportunity to reconnect with industry peers\, hear what others are working on\, and exchange ideas. \nAgenda\n\n12:30 pm – Registration\, networking & lunch\n1:00 pm – BBUGS Council – Welcome & introduction\n1:15 pm – Christian Mans (GM3)\nKeynote: Sandstone Outburst Risk at Appin Mine\n2:15 pm – Dan Payne (BHP)\nHazRT: Digital Geotechnical Hazard Reporting Tool\n2:45 pm – Afternoon tea\n3:15 pm – Chengguo Zhang (UNSW)\nA Risk-Based Model for Forecasting Longwall Face Cavity Development\n3:45 pm – Josh Moffitt (Megabolt)\nApplied vs Residual Pretension in Barrel & Wedge Cable Systems\n4:15 pm – Wrap-up & networking\n\nSite Visit – Ironbark Mine\nA site visit to Ironbark Mine will be held prior to the technical session. \n\nSite visit will start at 7:00am\nTo register your expression of interest\, contact:\nEdward Steed – edward.steed@angloamerican.com\nPlaces are limited.\n\nRSVP\nPlease RSVP for the technical meeting by emailing: \nDave Wallis – dave.wallis@geobrugg.com \nOnline Meeting\nThe event will also be live streamed for those who cannot attend in person. A link will be sent out before the event to all BBUGS members. \nWe look forward to seeing you in Moranbah and starting the year with a strong technical discussion. URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/bbugs-technical-meeting-moranbah/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T213000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260521T213000 DTSTAMP:20260504T131541Z CREATED:20260316T124542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T131541Z UID:75976-1779399000-1779399000@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:ACARP DAY DESCRIPTION:BBUGS ACARP DAY\nThe Sebel\, 95 Charlotte St Brisbane\nBBUGS is pleased to announce the upcoming ACARP Day in Brisbane on Thursday 21st May 2026. \nThis event will bring together industry professionals and researchers to share insights\, outcomes and lessons from recently completed and ongoing ACARP projects. Please note the date and mark this event in your calendar! \nRegister for this event here: BBUGS ACARP Day \n9:45am        Meeting registration / Networking \n10:15am      BBUGS Council Introduction \n10:30am      Anne Mabardi / Patrick Tyrrell ACARP Introduction and Update \n10:45am      Terry Medhurst (Resource Geotechnical) Roof Beam Support Assessment Tool           C34021 \n11:15am      Zhongwei Chen / Dr. Jimmy Li (University of Queensland) Effects of Rock Weathering on Life-of-Mine Roadway Stability C34024 \n11:45am      Richard Campbell (Blackrock Mining) Optimisation of Ground Consolidation Practices in Longwall Coal Mining Applications C34067 \n12:15pm – 1:00pm     LUNCH \n1:00pm        Yvette Heritage (SCT)  Improved Model Upscaling of Overburden Hydraulic Conductivity for Input into Groundwater Models  C33024 \n1:30pm   Joey Duan (CSIRO) Advances in Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing for Mining Applications C35014 \n2:00pm   Adam Lines (Red Earth Engineering) Understanding Horizontal Closure and its Impact on Deformation and Height of Fracture C33073 \n2:30pm        Dr Mohsen Dehghanipoodeh (Monash University) Performance Assessment of Timber Support System Subjected to Combined Actions  C29022 \n3:00pm – 3:15pm       AFTERNOON TEA \n3:15pm        Wanqi Zhang (UNSW) Causes for Swelling and/or Bearing Capacity Floor Failures in a Pillar System Under Varying Geological and Geotechnical Environments. C35010 \n3:45pm        Mojtaba Rajabi (University of Queensland) Integrating In‐Situ Stress Patterns with Basin to Local Scale Structures in the Nebo Synclinorium\, Bowen Basin C29011 \n4:15pm        Ali Mirzaghorbanali (University of Southern Queensland) Next Generation Fibre Glass (FG) Rock Bolts with Robust Shear Strength Properties And Cost Effective\, Low Water Sensitivity\, and Fast Curing Geopolymer Grout for Cable Bolt Encapsulation C36010 and C37020 URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/acarp-day/ LOCATION:The Sebel\, 95 Charlotte st\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Acarp-day.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260806T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260806T170000 DTSTAMP:20260803T065252Z CREATED:20260410T001106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T065252Z UID:75995-1786017600-1786035600@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:Technical Meeting – Middlemount DESCRIPTION:Event Details\nEvent: BBUGS Technical Meeting\nLocation: Middlemount Pub\, Middlemount \nDate: Thursdsay\, 6 August \nTime: 12:00 – 4:00pm \nThanks to Aquila and Oaky North\, BBUGS will be coming back to Middlemount for our third technical event and mine site tour for the year! \nPresentations\nTim Gilroy (GEM) – Simulated pillar collapse study \nQingdong Qu (CSIRO) – Mining induced overburden movement\, stress change and fracture development. \nDan Payne (BMA) – Ramp 6 Portal Highwall and Barrier Pillar – Geotechnical Review \nTim Jackson (QMRS) – Queensland Mines Rescue Discussion and Geotechnical implications \nAs always\, there will be networking opportunities before and after the event\, so make sure you come in person to make the most of this great opportunity. \nOnline Event Details\nFor those wishing who are unable to make it to Middlemount\, and wish to attend online\, please see the links below: \nEvent Page: Middlemount Meeting \nOnline Meeting: Teams Link \n\nSite Visit\nAs part of the Middlemount Technical Event\, BBUGS is coordinating underground mine tours at Oaky North and Aquila Mines! \nMembers interested in attending either of these tours are invited to submit an expression of interest. Places will be limited and participation will be subject to site access requirements\, availability\, and confirmation by the host operation. \nIf you are interested in going underground at either of these mines\, please contact: \nOaky North – Francois Pool: fpool@geotechnicoal.com \nAquila Mine – Ben Yang: Ben.Yang@angloamerican.com URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/technical-meeting-middlemount/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Middlemount-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T001307Z CREATED:20260410T001307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T001307Z UID:75998-1791460800-1791478800@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:Technical Meeting - Emerald DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, 8 October 2026Location: Emerald\, QLDFormat: In-person and online technical session \nOverview\nThis Emerald-based technical meeting will provide a platform for knowledge sharing across the Bowen Basin geotechnical community. The event will feature presentations focused on practical applications\, operational challenges\, and recent developments in underground mining geotechnics. \nThe session will include time for discussion and networking among industry professionals. \nSite Visit\nSite visit TBC \nEvent Details (to be confirmed)\nRegistrations\nDetails will be released closer to the event. URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/technical-meeting-emerald-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Emerald.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261127T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T013626Z CREATED:20260410T001636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T013626Z UID:76001-1795780800-1795798800@bbugs.org.au SUMMARY:BBUGS AGM and Suppliers Day - Brisbane DESCRIPTION:Brisbane Meeting – 27 November 2026\nDate: Friday\, 27 November 2026Location: Brisbane\, QLDFormat: In-person technical session \nOverview\nThis year BBUGS will be hosting suppliers day in Brisbane. \nThis event will provide an opportunity for professional engagement\, knowledge sharing\, and networking. \nEvent Details (to be confirmed)\nRegistrations\nDetails will be released closer to the event. URL:https://bbugs.org.au/event/bbugs-suppliers-day/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bbugs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-bbugs_logo_2023.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR