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Industrial Painters and Blasters Advocacy with Navy  

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.

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Brian Cherry Awards Forum 2024

Drafts open for commenting with Standards Australia

Conference 2024 – Call for Awards

Put your best foot forward for who you believe should be the esteemed recipient of the following awards.

Corrosion Hunters: a message for the World Corrosion Awareness Day 2024

Rust never sleeps, the Famous words from Neil Young. So, Corrosion Hunters have to work twice as hard during the day to make up for their sleeping.

ACA Water Industry Seminar 2024

We're bringing together a mosaic of speakers from various sectors within the water industry, each ready to share their insights on enhancing concrete durability, cathodic protection, and the pioneering technology in coating. 

ACA at the AMPP Conference 2024

At the opening of the AMPP Corrosion Conference on the 4th of March 2024 in New Orleans, AMPP celebrated their 100th Chapter being established in Australia.

Corrosion & Materials Journal makes its long-awaited return this April

The Australasian Corrosion Association is pleased to announce the prospectus for the first issue of our long-awaited Corrosion & Materials journal. Members, partners and asset owners can now submit their content and advertisement proposals.

ACA requests increased TAFE training and recognition for Industrial Painters

Corrosion is estimated to cost approximately $100 billion for Australia, and the appropriate preparation of the surface and the application of coatings to steel and concrete could minimise the losses.    

Meet the Members: Shane Strudwick

Members like Shane Strudwick, Managing Director of NEOtech Coatings Australia enjoy collaborating and learning with the peers to push the boundaries of old school thinking and manage corrosion with advanced technologies.  

ACA announces new and improved 2024 Membership Package

The new membership packages will encourage more Young Corrosion Group’ members to be signed up to corporate memberships at no additional cost, and the long-awaited return of the Corrosion & Materials Journal.

Call for Abstracts – Corrosion & Prevention 2024

Due to popular demand, and in addition to our regular papers, this year we are excited to add a new paper submission template that will aid those submitting reports on case studies.