


ACA Annual Report 2024
The ACA has now released its 2024 Annual Report. The brochure compiles the highlights of the hard work the team has done across its efforts in Training, Membership, Technical Groups, Branch Events, Conference, and more. Throughout 2024, ACA has shown resilience and dedication in delivering outstanding results for its membership. We successfully implemented new business systems that significantly improved our operations and efficiency, setting the stage for continued growth and performance improvements.
4th June 2025
Protected: 2025 Applicator & Coatings Roadshow (PERTH) – Tuesday 13th May 2025
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8th May 2025
Protected: 2025 Applicator & Coatings Roadshow (SYDNEY) – Tuesday 6th May 2025
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30th April 2025
From Gallipoli Trenches to Sunken Ships: How Corrosion Tells the Story of War and Time
24th April 2025
CTG Chairperson’s Message: 2024 Year in Review
29th January 2025
VALE Keith Lichti
28th January 2025
Industrial Painters and Blasters Advocacy with Navy Â
During the C&P Conference in Cairns and post the NAVSEA and Defence Forum on Wednesday 13 November 2024, the ACA invited senior members of the Navy and Defence agencies, strategic alliance partner AMPP, and industry representatives, to discuss plans to raise the standards of training and certification of industrial painters and blasters working on Navy vessels and the industry more broadly.
3rd December 2024
Vale Brian Martin
11th September 2024
Webinar – Galvanic Corrosion in Water and Wastewater Structures
1st July 2024
ACA Annual Report 2023
The ACA has now released its 2023 Annual Report. The brochure compiles the highlights of the hard work the team has done across its efforts in Training, Membership, Technical Groups, Branch Events, Conference, and more. Throughout 2023, ACA has shown resilience and dedication in delivering outstanding results for its membership. We successfully implemented new business systems that significantly improved our operations and efficiency, setting the stage for continued growth and performance improvements.
12th June 2024
Conference 2024 – Call for Awards
Put your best foot forward for who you believe should be the esteemed recipient of the following awards.
19th April 2024
Failed Industrial Dam Pump Impellers
Two (2) first stage impellers removed from high flow pumps operating in a waste management industrial dam that exhibited reduced pumping capacity, were investigated to determine the likely cause of the observed decrease in efficiency.
8th March 2024
Quorum-sensing Driven Inhibitors For Mitigating Microbial Influenced Corrosion
To understand the processes causing surfaces biofouling and MIC, it is crucial to take in consideration the basics of biofilm formation and development.
8th March 2024
Use Of Molecular Microbiology Methods (Mmm) For Biocide Efficacy And Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (Mic) Risk Assessment At A Conventional Oil Recovery Site
Many microorganisms present in oil and gas systems are known to participate in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), including sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP), sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) and methanogens.
5th March 2024