On behalf of the ASTT, I extend a warm welcome to the following new members:

Corporate Members — Australia

Denis Wilson from Customised Drilling Services Pty Ltd

Marcus Wade from Thiess Services Pty Ltd

Singanayagam Indrapalan from EPTEC Pty Ltd

Peter Lockett from Power and Water Corporation

Sophia Zhao from GN Solids Control

Individual Members — Australia

Kurt Boyes

Andris Krumins

Andy Blacklock from Paramount

Procurement Pty Ltd

2012 Membership Fee Payments

2012 membership fees will be posted in early December 2011, and are due to be paid by 1 January 2012. All members are encouraged to use the preferred method of payment which is direct debit. ASTT bank details will be shown on the tax invoices that you will each receive.

When making your payment, please ensure that your membership or invoice number is included as a reference to ensure your payment is allocated correctly.

Members from New Zealand, please note that the amounts shown on your invoices are in New Zealand dollars.

No-Dig Down Under 2011

Congratulations to Chris Bland, Managing Director of Great Southern Press, for all the work he and his team did to put together No-Dig Down Under 2011, the ASTT’s 9th National Conference and Exhibition. All the feedback I received from the event was extremely positive.

I would also like to thank our major Platinum sponsor, Interflow, for yet again showing their commitment to the ASTT and the trenchless industry. Thanks also go to our Gold sponsor Vermeer; Silver sponsors Insituform Pacific, Kembla Watertech and Zueblin; Bronze sponsors HOBAS and Bothar Boring; and our additional sponsors Murphy Pipe and Civil and Bettergrow. The ASTT appreciates all these sponsorship commitments, which assist us with the promotion of Trenchless Technology throughout Australasia.

Our next conference and exhibition will of course be the combined International No-Dig that will be held in Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in September 2013. This will be the third time the ASTT has hosted the ISTT in Australia, with past events at Perth and Brisbane. This show will without exception be even more successful than the first two.

Australasian Trenchless Directory 2012

A reminder that early in 2012 you will receive an email asking you to confirm your details for listing in the Australasian Trenchless Directory 2012. This ready-reference guide to Trenchless Technology, and the industry’s practitioners, has become an essential tool for those in the field of Trenchless Technology, and for those looking to become involved with the field – so it is well worth taking the time to review and update your details online when prompted in the new year.

20th anniversary book

All members should have now received the ASTT 20th anniversary book that was released at No-Dig Down Under. Once again I would personally like to congratulate Kate Pemberton, Laura Harvey and their team for putting this great book together for the ASTT.

Merry Christmas

In closing, may I also offer all of you on behalf of the ASTT, a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.