ACA Updates

We have moved!

The ACA office has relocated to: Melbourne Polytechnic, Building V, 30A Jessie Street, Preston. Our new phone number is +61 3 8608 7900. Please use the new phone number to contact us Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Server upgrade | Sunday Night

Update The Server was down for 14 mins from 9:00pm – 9:14pm while the system migrated to a server with faster CPU’s. All ACA web sites will be unavailable for approximately 2 hours this Sunday 13th as we are upgrading systems. The upgrade will start at 9:00 pm Sunday 13th. Any transaction in progress will...

On the Move | 03 86087900

Please dial 03 86087900. We are in the process of moving. The old number is being redirected.

Thanks to our Sponsors

Corrosion & Prevention 2019 would not be possible without the generous support of our wonderful sponsors. So we say thank them for supporting us year in, year out and we also welcome on board our new sponsors. We look forward to a great technical, networking and social conference and exhibition for all! Corrosion & Prevention...

Vale: Norm Moriber

Norman Joseph Moriber passed away on August 20, 2019 in San Ramon, California. Norm worked in the corrosion field for 45 years and was a member of NACE International for almost 40 years. Over his career he received numerous awards from NACE including their R.A. Brannon Award, Distinguished Service Award, Western Area Engineer of the...

International Symposium

Day Two The second day of the Symposium had a strong industry focus. Corrosion management in the Oil & Gas industry was at the heart of the morning session. Topics covered included: Corrosion Monitoring for Oil & Gas Applications; MIC – lessons learned and challenges for the future; and, Recent Advances in Investigating Chemical Inhibition...

Advances in Corrosion Science & Corrosion Engineering | Two Day Event

Day One The ACA hosted an International Symposium focusing on the latest advances in corrosion science and corrosion engineering on 24-25 July at the Marriott Hotel in Melbourne. The symposium celebrated the significant contributions of the ACA notables: Les Boulton, Bruce Hinton, Brian Kinsella, Brian Martin, Greg Moore and David Nicholas. Featuring keynote presentations from...

The ACA is on the move!

The ACA has signed a two year lease with Melbourne Polytechnic to utilise a vacant building at its Preston campus for new ACA premises. Members will recall that a search for a new building to house the ACA has been on the Board’s agenda for a number of years. The new building will enable the...

Say hello to our new Members | June 2019

Advances in Corrosion Science & Corrosion Engineering Symposium

An essential, unmissable two day event for those working in the corrosion industry, is to be held at the 5 star Marriott Hotel in Melbourne, on Wednesday 24 - Thursday 25 July.

The Brian Cherry Symposium Papers

We are rapidly approaching this years International Symposium in Corrosion Science and Corrosion Engineering. Over the next few weeks we be releasing the some of the papers from the 2017 Brian Cherry International Concrete Symposium. They are available in web format to everyone. Members will be able to download them in original format at the...

Members who joined us in May 2019

Say hi to all our new members

President’s Message

ACA members, colleges, volunteers and friends, it is my pleasure to serve the Australasian Corrosion Association as National President for 2019. It is an honour to be the Association’s first female President, particularly as currently there are three female Branch Presidents: Patricia Shaw in New Zealand, Hannah Watchman in South Australia and Candice Blackney in...

We’re at the boat show!

The boat show was a great success for the ACA and ACA Foundation. We connected with lots of new people! Bringing to the marine and boating industry an awareness of the importance of protecting our assets from one of the most corrosive environments…the sea!

Standard released for inorganic zinc coating application

Proper corrosion protection is critical in steel construction. Protective coating systems on bridges and other steel structures that fail due to poor durability or through incorrect specification are expensive, inconvenient and may have a negative impact on public health, safety and the environment when these systems are repaired or replaced. A simple means of specifying...