Branch News Archives | Australasian Corrosion Association

VIC Branch Younger vs Old(er) Lawn Bowls

nickferrari February 7, 2019

Members for the ACA Victorian branch met on the 6th of February for the first branch event of a planned 12 events for the year: Lawn Bowls! With a month’s worth of rain forecast to fall sometime between 6pm and 9pm, corrosionists…

Corrosion & Materials | Nov 2018

Tracey Winn December 18, 2018

This quarter’s Corrosion & Materials magazine is packed with news about the ACA. Next year we are moving C&M online allowing the magazine to return to its origins as a premier Corrosion Journal with in depth peer reviewed articles the primary focus…

Cathodic Protection Branch Event

nickferrari October 23, 2018

Wednesday 3rd October, NSW Branch hosted their annual Concrete & Cathodic Protection Technical Seminar. The event was chaired by Branch President Mr. Alan Bird, with opening remarks from the ACA’s CEO Richard Reilly. The event was highlighted by a 3 speaker technical…

Corrosion Management in the Water and Wastewater Industry

nickferrari August 24, 2018

The ACA’s Water & Waste Water Treatment Technical Group hosted a Technical Event and Site Tour at the Melbourne Water Western Treatment Plant. The day was designed to investigate ways of protecting and maintaining our water assets from corrosion, by bringing together…

Bruce Ackland – Stray Current Corrosion from Australia’s New Tram Systems – Shocking Stuff!

Annalee Gielb August 23, 2018

Thanks to everyone who came along last Wednesday for Bruce’s compelling talk. Here are some photos from a great evening!

A Blast from the Past

Website Admin July 11, 2018

This video was made in 2003 about the ACA and the people behind it. This video is from 2003 showing a few familiar faces..

New Zealand Newsletter June 2018

Website Admin June 4, 2018

We would like to thank this month’s sponsor: APCO Coatings NZ Ltd and JOTUN Coatings Download New Zealand Branch Newsletter | June 2018

Member Profile | Kerry Cooper

Skye Russell May 15, 2018

Company – Transform Training. Position – Protective Coatings and associated Equipment Trainer. What does your role entail and what does your company do? One of my major roles is as a trainer for Transform Training, a Registered Training Organization that delivers Nationally…

ACA NZ Branch AGM 2018 Roundup

Annalee Gielb March 26, 2018

The ACA NZ Branch AGM 2018 was held at the Surrey Hotel, Auckland, on 22nd March. At the well-attended AGM the following members were elected to the NZ Branch Committee for 2018-2019: President: Patricia Shaw, Callaghan Institute VP Matthew Vercoe, MSS Secretary Mark…

2018 Gifkins Lecture

Annalee Gielb March 16, 2018

“Martensite in steel - hard or soft?” The 2018 Gifkins Lecture will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Victorian & Tasmanian Branch of Materials Australia.