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Engineers Australia WA Division has over 13,200 members in Western Australia.

The Division has a staff of 12, including part time staff and our national assessors. We have approximately 400 active volunteers assisting with some 40 committees, technical units and groups.

The Division Committee, led by the Division President, governs the Division and reports to the National Council. The Division Committee is responsible for carrying out the objectives of Engineers Australia as set out in the Strategic Plan and Operational Plan.

Members of the Division Committee are invited to participate in one of the four subcommittees, set up to manage the different aspects of our Division activities.

Division Committee

If you would like to contact a member of the Division Committee, please contact the WA Division office on 08 9321 3340. Written correspondence should be addressed to the Division Committee member C/O Engineers Australia and sent to 712 Murray Street, West Perth WA 6005.

Barry Tonkin MIEAust CPEng                   
Division President

Prof Mark Bush FIEAust CPEng       
Past President

Helen Pedersen FIEAust
Deputy President and DABWA Chair

Tony Lucey FIEAust
Committee Member

Lorie Jones FIEAust CPEng             
Committee Member

Richard Atkinson FIEAust CPEng       
Committee Member

David Mofflin FIEAust CPEng               
Committee Member

Prof Dong - Ke Zhang FIEAust CPEng             
Committee Member

Carla Boehl MIEAust
Women in Engineering Representative

Will Neethling TMIEAust CEngT         
Engineering Techs/Assocs Representative        

TBC
Vice President

TBC
Young Engineers Representative

Staff Contacts

General Enquiries
wa@engineersaustralia.org.au

Director
Leanne Hardwicke, lhardwicke@engineersaustralia.org.au

Deputy Director
Fiona Thorniley, fthorniley@engineersaustralia.org.au

National Assessors
Keith Collins, kcollins@engineersaustralia.org.au

Marketing & Communications Manager
Nikki Angelucci, nangelucci@engineersaustralia.org.au

Membership Marketing Coordinator
Ryan Smith, rsmith@engineersaustralia.org.au

Technical Program Coordinator
Sharleen Mantle, smantle@engineersaustralia.org.au

Receptionist/Customer Service
Elisa Reale, ereale@engineersaustralia.org.au

Senior Bookkeeper
Laura Novak, lnovak@engineersaustralia.org.au

Schools Programs
Email wa@engineersaustralia.org.au

Professional Development Program (PDP)
Alexandra Sparvell, asparvell@engineersaustralia.org.au
(Available 9.00am - 5.00pm, Tuesdays - Fridays)

Room Hire Information

Engineers Australia - Western Australia Division has a range of rooms available for hire. For a full list of room hire costs, catering arrangements and a virtual tour of facilities please visit our Room Hire Information page. 

History

By the end of World War I in 1918, at least one engineering society had been established in each of the Australian States. One of these engineering societies was the Western Australian Institution of Engineers. It was founded in 1909 but had its inaugural year of operation in 1910 and was incorporated in 1911.

The founders of the Western Australian Institution of Engineers had recognised the inherent weakness of small independent societies and in November 1910 wrote to all other engineering societies and suggested some form of amalgamation.

In 1919, Engineers Australia was formed with the Western Australian Institution of Engineers being one of its Foundation Societies. In 1920 it became the Perth Division of Engineers Australia with a total membership of 79.

Mr FW Lawson was the inaugural Chairman of the Perth Division and an inaugural Vice President of the Institution.

The first West Australian to achieve the distinction of being elected to the position of President of the Institution was Mr CE Crocker. Other West Australians elected as President were Mr G Drake-Brockman (1940), Prof OF Blakey (1945), Mr JD Leach (1946), Mr Albert Tognolini (1984) and Em Prof Douglas Clyde (1994).

The Perth Division hosted the 5th Annual Engineering Conference in 1927. In 1969 the Perth Division became known as the Western Australia Division. In 1979 the Division hosted the Diamond Jubilee Conference of the Institution.

From its beginning with 79 members in 1920, the Western Australia Division had grown to a membership of over 7,000 by the end of 2000.

The rate of growth of the Division has closely followed the State's industrial progress, and the Division looks forward with confidence to the future.

• Download  "Division Headquarters: 1919 - 1983" by Mike Corboy. This gives the history of the Division's offices until 1983.
• Download the Engineers Australia WA Division List of Presidents 1920 - 2011