Australian Division

HISTORY OF THE DIVISION

In 1954, a number of Australian members of the Institution of Naval Architects proposed that a Branch of the Institution should be formed in that country. Accordingly, the Australian Branch of the Institution of Naval Architects was formally constituted.

A Section was formed in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory in 1972. The Division now has Sections in New South Wales, Queensland, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia-Northern Territory and Western Australia.

The Australian Branch became a Division of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects in 1979, the year of its Silver Jubilee.

Today, the Australian Division has members throughout the Commonwealth of Australia and Sections in the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra), New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australian & Northern Territory.

THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ARCHITECT

The Australian Naval Architect is the journal of the Australian Division of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. It is published four times per year and is distributed to the members of the Institution in Australia.

The ANA contains news from the RINA Sections in Australia, the activities of the Division, selected technical articles or papers, and maritime news. 

Australian Division members (other than Student Members) may alternatively request the Secretary of the Australian Division to arrange for a hard copy to be mailed.