WA Branch – Minigolf Evening
On Friday 5th March 2021 approximately 40 corrosion enthusiasts attended the first social event for 2021 at Holey Moley – Northbridge for a fun-filled night of networking and mini-golf.
24th March 2021
Meet The ACA’s WA Branch Committee
The WA Branch Committee is made up of a team of dedicated volunteers who are responsible for coordinating a range of initiatives to service the WA Corrosion Community. Check out our committee member profiles so you can get to know who's representing you in the ACA. If you'd like a chance to meet us in person and get involved with our branch and our upcoming activities we'd love to see you at our upcoming Annual General Meeting and Dinner on the 26th of March 2021.
21st March 2021
The Boat Works | ACA Queensland Branch Christmas Lunch
The Queensland ACA Branch held its Christmas function at the Coomera, Gold Coast, Boat Works facility, a 55 acre site, recently constructed to service the superyacht industry.
6th December 2020
Hanieh Ghominejad | Member Profile
Hanieh is the Vice president OF ACA NZ Branch. Being a female, being an engineer, and being successful still looks impossible in some industries – and even in some countries. Luckily, we live in New Zealand and have inspiring female role models like Edith Clarke who was the first woman to graduate with an electrical...
2nd August 2020
ACA WA Branch – “Corrosion in Medical Devices: What we have learned from Retrieval Studies” Review
ACA WA Branch Technical Meeting March 4th 2020 – Dr Moreica Pabbruwe, Biomedical Engineer, Centre for Implant Technology and Retrieval Analysis (CITRA), Royal Perth Hospital. Dr Moreica Pabbruwe delivered an excellent presentation to a captive audience in the Atrium Theatre, 168 St Georges Terrace, Perth. Her topic, “Corrosion in Medical Devices: What we have learned from Retrieval Studies”,...
23rd April 2020
Queensland Branch President’s Update
Hello All, I trust you and your families are safe and healthy. Just wanting to provide an update on where we are and what is happening with the Qld Branch committee during the current restrictions. We were able to hold our 2020 AGM at Easts Leagues Club in March prior to restrictions on public meetings....
13th April 2020
Queensland Branch 2020 AGM
The Queensland Branch of the ACA held its AGM at the Easts Leagues Club in Brisbane on the 16th March 2020. A modest turnout enjoyed the hospitality of the impressive club. Murry McCormick led proceedings and the following members were voted onto the Branch Committee for 2020:
23rd March 2020
Tasmanian AGM 2020
The Tasmanian Branch got together in Hobart at the Picturesque Grand Chancellor 15 floor foyer meet and greet .Tasmanian Branch President Mark Jones convened the meeting with members present and phoning in from around the state via IPhone technology. The Tasmanian membership is one of small in number but very proactive and President Mark Jones...
12th March 2020
NSW Branch Request for New Committee Members
Several long-serving members have had the privilege to move overseas or take on different volunteer roles with the ACA and we are looking to renew our committee membership and the leadership positions. With the upcoming AGM we are pleased to encourage any ACA members in NSW who are interested in serving as part of the local NSW committee to get in touch and indicate their interest.
26th February 2020
VIC Branch Annual Sponsorship Opportunities
For the year 2020 the ACA VIC Branch is offering 4 annual sponsorship packages. These packages will support the VIC Branch for the whole year, and give your company maximum exposure.
19th February 2020
Stay Up To Date With ACA – ECAL Calendar Integration
This year we have developed an ACA ECAL service for all our branches. ECAL is a calendar integration service that will let you stay up to date with all your local branch events, by automatically adding and updating them in your preferred digital calendar. When an event is listed on the ACA website we will either update the existing calendar event or add an event to the calendar with a link to the event page on the ACA website. You can then access the page by simply clicking on the link in your calendar.
22nd January 2020
Queensland Branch Christmas – All Aboard!
To close out 2019, the ACA Queensland Branch Committee organised a Brisbane River dinner cruise aboard the Kookaburra Queen. Click through to read the full report and check out some photos from the evening's festivities.
20th January 2020
ACA Auckland Christmas function at Wethaven Marina
The ACA Auckland branch held their annual Christmas function held at the Billfish Cafe, Westhaven Marina, on 5th December 2019. To see all the photos
17th December 2019
Lecture Tour of NZ, by Dr Ian MacLeod, Principal, Heritage Conservation Solutions, WA
The recent lecture tour of New Zealand by Dr Ian MacLeod, a renowned shipwreck conservator from Perth, Western Australia, commenced at the Auckland Division on 11 November (Quality Hotel Parnell, Chair Les Boulton). The tour then moved south to Taranaki Division (13 November; Puke Ariki Museum, Chair Mark Sigley), Wellington Division (18 November; Te Wharewaka...
5th December 2019
Coating Research and Test Equipment Curtin Corrosion Centre – Step Towards Proactive Decision-Making
The combined meeting of the ACA and Surface Coatings Association Australia (SCAA), held 13 October 2019 at the Curtin Corrosion Centre, heralded a successful event between the two organisations. The enthusiasm of attendees was not dampened by the unseasonal Perth wet weather. The meeting featured presentations by Dr Thunyaluk Pojtanabuntoeng (Kod) and Mr Varun Ghodkay...
5th December 2019