Welcome to the Australian Branch The worldwide membership of IMechE is approximately 75,000 with 1543 members in the Australian Branch. There has been a 4.2% decrease in the last six months in Australasia.
The Australian Branch comprises Panels in the larger States of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland and provides support for regional activity in the Australian Capital Territory (by NSW), the Northern Territory (by QLD), Tasmania (by VIC) and Papua New Guinea (by Branch).
Branch contacts are:
Branch Chair: Clive Waters
Immediate Past Branch Chair: Brian Carter
Branch Hon Secretary: Ian Mash
Branch Hon Treasurer: Ken Tushingham
Branch Assistant Hon Secretary & Bulletin Editor: Roshan Dodanwela
Branch IT Coordinator: Geoff Stone
During the period up to the July 2009 Membership figures have reduced in Australia by 68. Thus giving a total of 1543 in the Panels/States are as follows:
ACT 32(30)
New South Wales Panel 330 (310)
Papua New Guinea 69 (83)
Queensland Panel 242 (249)
South Australia Panel 196 (225)
Tasmania 15 (17)
Victoria Panel 399 (383)
Western Australia Panel 288 (266)
Northern Territory 6 (7)
Numbers in brackets represent July 2009
The News Bulletin editor is looking for interesting articles for the next edition. Copy should be sent directly to the editor in your last News Bulletin. Copy should be provided to Roshan by 30th November 2009. dodanwela@yahoo.com
18 March 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
Presentation of the new materials handling system and robots to handle blanks and coins at the Australian Mint
24 March 2010 | 17:30 - 20:30
The George Stephenson lecture is to be delivered by the IMechE President Keith Millard as part of his Australian tour
30 March 2010 | 12:00 - 15:00
The overall theme of Keith Millard’s year of office is using management techniques to improve the world through engineering. Keith’s engineering education, training and experience provided the foundation for his management capability, which draws its strengths from three main areas project management, strategy and leadership
31 March 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
The George Stephenson lecture is to be delivered by the IMechE President Keith Millard as part of his Australian tour
15 April 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
A safety alert and technical advice on the use of inclinators
11 May 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This is a joint event with IChemE, EA, ASME and IMechE. It was previously delivered in Sydney. if you missed it before it gives you a chance to catch up.
20 May 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This talk will cover the analysis of plastic deformation in pressure vessels. It is being delivered by Ron Subotic a structural consultant.
17 June 2010 | 18:00 - 18:00
The talk will cover tthe CNC machinin of components to meet the demands of the Australian Market.
15 July 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This talk will cover the building a diminutive race car based upon a saloon vehicle.
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19 August 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This discussion will concentrate on FEA analysis and fluid mechanics and the technolgy's development.
Updated
16 September 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This open forum is designed to spark discussion as to the worth of Australian Standards. Should we defer to ISO for our standards and forget about Australian Standards.
The forum will focus on pressure equipment and piping standards
21 October 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
This annual competition will be held to judge a select number of young engineer's presentation ability. The aim is to showcase a technical presentation by these young engineers to an audience of their peers.
The judging panel will give points for style, relevance and presentation techniques. The content has a low weighting but must be related to mechanical engineering
