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 2021Corrosion 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.
16th August 2021
Corrosion Students – Last Chance to Submit Your Brian Cherry Award Forum Abstracts
The Brian Cherry Award Forum is open to postgraduate and final year undergraduate research students studying at an Australasian University. Applicants could be studying any aspect of corrosion, including but...
15th August 2021
ACA Scholarship Applications
oundation are offering a whopping 25 scholarships valued at over 50,000 dollars! We're incredibly grateful that with the support of the ACA Foundation and the generous contributions of some of our corporate partners, we can continue to support the growth of our Corrosion Community and provide professional development opportunities for our members old and new.
11th August 2021
88th Australian Electrolysis Committee Meeting Event Review
On July 15th 2021, the Australian Electrolysis Committee met for the 88th time to host a hybrid version of the biannual meeting from the ACA Head Office in Preston. If you missed out on attending on the day, we've uploaded all seven presentations to our webinar library and a copy of the NSW Electrolysis Committee's Revised Red Book, all free to access for ACA members.
9th August 2021
New Volunteering Opportunities
Our Association owes a great deal of its success to the great work done by over 100 volunteers at any given time. Joining one of our committees is a fantastic way to make deep ties and enact positive change across our Association. We're currently seeking to expand the membership on a range of committees including ACA Board Subcommittees, The ACA Foundation and the Young Corrosion Group Steering Committee. So if you're interested in any of these opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.
21st July 2021
APGA/ACA Pipeline Corrosion Management Hybrid Seminar
The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association and the The Australasian Corrosion Association have joined together to host a technical seminar to discuss the challenges and solutions for preventing corrosion in pipelines, some of our most vital infrastructure. This hybrid event will feature 8 guest presentations, headlined by Keynote Speaker Kevin Garrity, of Mears Integrity Solutions (USA), focusing on technologies such as materials selection, coatings and cathodic protection used to attain the desired design life of our assets will be discussed. Speakers will share their experience and those of others they have learned from, and include case studies in their presentations.
30th June 2021