Dean Wall – Australasian Corrosion Association

The Chairman’s Holiday Message

Dean Wall Friday, December 20, 2019

On behalf of the Association, may you and your family have a holiday season that is full of wonderful surprises, treats and non stop laughter.

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New ACA Board Member

Dean Wall Friday, December 6, 2019

ACA members I’m pleased to announce the following new leadership appointments to the ACA Board. Further to the ACA Council meeting that was recently held at the C&P 2019 in Melbourne, I’m pleased to announce that Mr Blane McGuinness (pictured far RHS)…

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ACA Tasmania Branch Event – Service Life Extension of Marine Structures

Dean Wall Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Join the Tasmanian Branch of the ACA for a technical evening with presentations on “Service Life Extension of Marine Structures” at the Salamanca Inn in Hobart, Wednesday, October 9th. Warren Green (Director and a Principal Corrosion Engineer, Vinsi Partners) will speak on…

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Chairman’s Message

Dean Wall Monday, February 18, 2019

Welcome to the new year! On behalf of the ACA Board, management and members, very best wishes to you all for a safe and prosperous 2019! Hopefully you’ve all had a relaxing holiday break after a pretty full work program last year.…

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ACA Chairman’s Message August 2018

Dean Wall Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Warmest greetings to all members of the ACA family. The new edition of Corrosion & Materials marks well over the half way mark of the ACA year and there is a lot to report.

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Welcome to Richard Reilly | The new ACA CEO

Dean Wall Tuesday, March 27, 2018

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Mr Richard Reilly to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the ACA, based in the Melbourne HQ, effective 3 April 2018.

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Dean Wall Thursday, September 21, 2017

I have been a member of the ACA for the past 25 years. Throughout this time I have held the positions of local Branch Secretary, Branch Treasurer, Branch President and local Membership and Education Officer. I have served on the ACA Ops…

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WA Upcoming Events

Designing Cathodic Protection (CP) Systems – Who is Competent and Why is it Important?
- Wednesday, August 24, 2022
  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Western Australia Branch of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is thrilled to invite all our members to attend the Technical Event "Designing Cathodic Protection (CP) Systems – Who is Competent and why is it important?" on Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 6 pm. We'll be joined by John Peter Grapiglia who will be presenting on this topic.

SA Upcoming Events

YCG Knockout 8-ball
- Thursday, August 18, 2022
  7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The SA branch of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is hosting a YCG Knockout 8-ball tournament on Thursday the 18th of August at Cue Bar in Norwood at 7 pm. Join your fellow corrosion professionals for refreshments and friendly competition. Up for grabs are bragging rights, the perpetual YCG 8-ball trophy and the winner gets a $100 e-voucher, courtesy of ACA.

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