ACA Updates

Call for Nominations – Board of Directors 2021

The Australasian Corrosion Association is calling for nominations from our members to be elected to our board. Now is your opportunity to be involved at the highest level and lead your profession. The ACA Board requires a wide mix of skills and experience to satisfy its corporate responsibilities. If you feel that, you could make a valuable contribution or know a member of the ACA who you feel would make an excellent contribution, please consider a nomination.

30th September 2021

Extension of 2021 ACA Scholarships Application Deadline

As The Corrosion and Prevention 2021 Conference has been postponed to February 13, 2022, we have decided to extend the Scholarship Application Deadline to November 17th, 2021. Over $50,000 of scholarship funds available!

29th September 2021

Vote For Your Favourite Corrosion Snaps in Our RustyPics2021 Competition

Voting for our RustyPics 2021 Photo Competition is now open! Check out all the great corrosion photos submitted by ACA members. A big thanks to everyone who made a submission.

19th September 2021

Corrosion Q&A – Restoring Rusty Steel Tools

Les Boulton answers the question "Can old rusty steel tools and corroded steel items be restored to service?"

19th September 2021

RustyPics Photo Submissions Close Sunday!

Don’t forget to submit your pictures for our corrosion photo competition by Sunday 19/09/201!

16th September 2021

RustyPics2021 Photo Competition

As rust-geeks one of our shared interests in life is taking a good old photo of corrosion. You know what I’m talking about, it’s when you’re on a holiday in Paris and you’re holding up your travel companions trying to assess and document the quality of the coating on the Eiffel tower. Or it’s when you can’t help but take a photo on that stroll along the beach where you notice someone has used galvanised bolts to hold down a stainless steel structure (who still does this?!). If this sounds like you, the ACA VIC Branch is excited to invite you to enter our RustyPics2021 Photo Competition! This is your chance to share your most prized corrosion photos. What will yours be? Is there a picture you’ve taken that springs to mind straight away? Rustle it up and submit now!

5th September 2021

ACA President Membership Address – Acclamation of Accolades!

The Second President's Membership Address from Igor Chaves highlights ACA Awards, Membership Initiatives, Member Resources and Corrosion and Prevention 2021.

31st August 2021

Update Your Member Profile and Join Your Branch Contact List

In early 2021 we made a number of changes to our ACA membership accounts, adding additional profile fields so we could get to know more about our members. Amongst these changes is an option to opt in to being added to your local branch contact list and to register your interest in the YCG. We urge all our members who've yet to make these updates to log into the website and do so now.

30th August 2021

Corrosion Q&A – Lead-Containing Paint

Willie Mandeno answers the question "It’s been suggested I've got lead-containing paint on my structure. What do I do? "

29th August 2021

Corrosion and Prevention Postponed

ACA Management, with the support of the ACA Board, have decided to reschedule our 2021 conference date to the new dates of February 13 – 16 2022, at the same venue in Newcastle. This decision does not affect our plans for Corrosion and Prevention 2022, and the conference in Perth will go ahead in November 2022 as scheduled.

25th August 2021

VALE: Andreas Michael Herbert Gabriel

It is with great sadness that we record the sudden passing of Andreas Gabriel on the 10th August 2021, at the age of 51. Andreas was an active member of The ACA over the years. He served ACA NZ Branch in several senior roles including Auckland Division Chairman (2008-2009) and NZ Branch President (2010-2013). Andreas was highly respected for his contributions to the corrosion control community throughout NZ. The ACA extends its deepest sympathies to the Gabriel family. We encourage anyone who is able to contribute to the givealittle campaign set up by Andreas's Colleagues at NZ Corrosion Services Ltd to assist Andreas's family during this time.

24th August 2021

Chair’s Update

Dear Members, Wherever you are across Australasia, I hope you are all keeping safe in these challenging times. With the uncertainty associated with Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, 2021 has...

18th August 2021

ACA Student Member Discount – Only $10 For The First 100 Sign Ups!

Are you a registered student in a secondary or tertiary institution looking for a future in our industry as a trades person, engineer or scientist? Do you know someone who would like to become engaged with the Corrosion Prevention, Coatings, Integrity or Materials Engineering facets of our industry at all levels? If you are not yet a student member of the ACA, as a special offer, Student Membership is being offered to the first 100 new students at the reduced rate of only $10.00.

16th August 2021

Corrosion and Prevention 2021 Update

Throughout the 2021 year, the ACA has maintained an active risk management approach for dealing with the impacts of Covid-19, particularly with respect to Corrosion & Prevention 2021. The ACA has prepared several contingency plans for various scenarios. Our aim remains to deliver this year’s conference in person to provide maximum value to all delegates, presenters, exhibitors and sponsors. However, with the current evolving Covid situation in Australia, we are exploring several alternate scheduling and delivery options. This issue has the team's full attention, and a detailed update will be provided by early September.