Engineering Heritage Australia

Australia has a rich natural and cultural heritage that underpins our sense of place and national identity and makes a positive contribution to the nation’s wellbeing. Included in our cultural heritage is an important contribution from engineering.

Recording and understanding this contribution helps us to: 

  • improve on and design better for future generations 
  • conserve, maintain and manage our heritage assets, places and items
  • support sustainability initiatives and conserve natural resources through repurposing and adaptive reuse. 

Our work

Engineering Heritage Australia’s (EHA) vision is to be recognised as the expert group for the practice of heritage and conservation engineering and on all aspects of Australian engineering heritage and history. 

EHA has four main areas of activity:

We perform important work by:

Leadership

EHA’s activities are supported by volunteers. There is a national committee and branches in every state and in the Australian Capital Territory. Branches develop and deliver programs locally, promoting the conservation of engineering heritage and representing Engineers Australia in state heritage matters.

Current members of the national committee are:

  • Michael Taylor FIEAust CPEng(Ret) – Chair
  • Eamon Madden FIEAust CPEng – Deputy Chair
  • Richard Baird MIEAust CPEng(Ret)
  • Barry Finlay FIEAust CPEng(Ret)
  • Mervyn Lindsay FIEAust CPEng NER 
  • Richard Muncey MIEAust CPEng(Ret)
  • Ian Newnham FIEAust CPEng NER
  • Ben Skerman MIEAust CPEng NER
  • Robert Taaffe FIEAust
  • Philip Willis FIEAust CPEng(Ret)
     
Explore our engineering heritage

EHA’s wiki provides a wealth of information on engineering heritage including details of 150-plus places of engineering interest, biographies of more than 500 Australian engineers and an interactive map showcasing the 250-plus items recognised by the Engineering Heritage Recognition Program.

Engage with us

Join EAXchange to view our resources, heritage information and publications. You can also network with other technical society members on this interactive forum.

To keep up to date with the latest news and events, join our Engineering Heritage Australia Group on LinkedIn.  

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Our publications

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Engineering Heritage Australia | October 2015

EHA Magazine, volume 1, edition 8

This edition looks at 150 years of mechanised transport in Tasmania, Hobart’s floating bridge, the “Sons of Gwalia” goldmine, and the trams of Hong Kong.

Cover of the Engineering Heritage Australia magazine
Engineering Heritage Australia | January 2016

EHA Magazine, volume 2, edition 1

This edition covers the paddle steamer “Mary Ann”, the Humphrey Pumps at Cobdogla, Chefchaouen and the Wadi Laou in Morocco, and the bushfire at the historic Yarloop Railway Workshops.

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Engineering Heritage Australia | April 2016

EHA Magazine, volume 2, edition 2

This edition looks at the Mount Lyell Abt Rack Railway, Thompsons of Castlemaine, Newcastle’s Carrington Pumping Station, and the bushfire at Yarloop in Western Australia.

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Engineering Heritage Australia | July 2016

EHA Magazine, volume 2, edition 3

This edition looks at making connections in Western Australia, Jindalee Over-the-horizon Radar, Cremorne Railway Bridge, and provides and update from Engineering Heritage Queensland.

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Engineering Heritage Australia | October 2016

EHA Magazine, volume 2, edition 4

This edition explores the story of Barque “James Craig”, the Bairnsdale to Orbost Railway, trams in Australia, and Ferguson Tractors.