Engineers Australia is a national organisation with offices in every state and territory. The state offices provide services to Engineers Australia members living in those locations and facilitate a variety of regional and state-based groups with interests that affect their local area and further afield.
Central Coast
The Central Coast Rivers group spans the area from the Hawkesbury River to Wyong, including postcodes in the range of 2250 - 2263. The membership base in the area is approximately 520 engineers of various disciplines and expertise.
The group is led by an active committee who actively supports school programs to promote the profession to students. The group also plans local CPD and social events.
Current committee members:
- Huw Griffiths - Chair
- Christopher Drummond
- Damien Puglisi
- Naveen Govindaraju
- Sanith Vaddepalli
- Emily Simpson
- Candice Ng
- Daniel Duffy
- Brendyn Williams
If you’d like to join please email us directly.
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast group spans the area from Taree to Nambucca Heads including postcodes in the range of 2427 – 2447. The membership base in the area is approximately 240 engineers of various disciplines and expertise.
The group is led by an active committee who actively supports school programs to promote the profession to students. The group also plans local CPD and social events.
Current committee members:
- Richard Jagger - Chair
- Paul Thompson
- Gordon Chirgwin
- Peter Wilson
- Philip Thornton
- Erica Thornton
- Glenn Leman
- Daniel Soffer
If you’d like to join please email us directly.
Northern
The Northern group spans the area from Werris Creek to Armidale and west to Burren Junction. The membership base in the area is approximately 180 engineers of various disciplines and expertise.
The group is led by an active committee who supports school programs to promote the profession to students. The group also plans local CPD and social events. If you would like to join, please email.
Current committee members:
- Matt Fraser - Chair
- Ben Mobilio
- Steve Griffiths
- James McPherson
- Justin Cant
- Kirshanth Logeswaran
If you’d like to join please email us directly.
Northern Rivers
The Northern Rivers group spans the area from Nambucca Heads to the Queensland border and includes postcodes in the range of 2448 – 2493. The membership base in the area is approximately 550 engineers of various disciplines and expertise.
The group is led by an active committee who actively supports school programs to promote the profession to students. The group also plans local CPD and social events.
Current committee members:
- Dan Stewart - Chair
- Luan Nguyen
- Leon Petrohelos
- Milan Shrestha
- James Byrne
- Nathan Bourne
If you’d like to join please email us directly.
Central West/Dubbo
The Central West/Dubbo Regional Group offer a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities.
The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession.
Current committee members:
- Karen Brakell – Chair
- Sean Johnson
- Samuel Burley
- Graham Priddle
- Mick Bell
- Hemant Jadhav
- Deepak Prasad Sharma
- Thamodarampillai Manorathan
If you’d like to join please email us directly.
Southern Highlands and Tablelands
The Southern Highlands and Tablelands regional group works to promote engineering to schools and the community in the area. The participates in Careers Advice to Schools, a regional science and engineering challenge program for high school students and organises monthly dinner seminars on topics of major interest to engineers and the wider community.
Current committee members:
- Will Eddowes - Chair
- Claudia Novati MIEAust CPEng NER – Immediate Past Chair
- Bob Bishop MIEAust CPEng – Secretary
- Rod Aistrope
- Dean Ingenhoff
- Tim Murphy
- Cary Stapleton
The group is a multi-disciplinary network of engineers with members in the area welcome to join. If you’d like to join please email us.
Sydney Migrant Engineers
The Sydney Migrant Engineers Group supports engineers who have overseas qualifications and who would like to continue their engineering careers in Australia.
Western Sydney
The Western Sydney regional group was established in 1991 to enable engineers in western Sydney to showcase their work and provide professional development opportunities in the area.
The group holds a large number of events including continuing professional development, site visits and technical presentations for engineers in all areas of practice. The group includes engineering professionals across the civil, electrical, mechatronics, environmental, structural and ITEE colleges as well as young engineers who organise events for young engineers and students.
Current committee members:
- Christophe Camille – Chair
- Anthony Cavasinni – Immediate Past Chair
- Maria Pinto – Deputy Chair
- Steve Lewis – Deputy Chair
- Peter Tamsett
- Tosin Famakinwa
- Ian White
- Bill Ho
- Fadi Feddo
- Samantha Stojanovski
- Cliff Cheung
If you’d like to join please email us.
Illawarra Sutherland and Shoalhaven regional group
To strengthen a sense of community across our three regions. Our diverse team is well-represented by Engineers Australia’s Civil College, and we’re keen to broaden our technical diversity with members from other colleges – Mechanical, Electrical, ITEE, Chemical, Environmental, and Biomedical.
All Engineers Australia members in our regions, including Associates, Technologists, and Professionals, are encouraged to apply. We hold dynamic and engaging monthly meetings in North Wollongong, however we regularly connect in other ways.
Our focus is on belonging and community, and the Chair will work with successful applicants from our southernmost region.
Current committee members:
Michael West – Chair
Pallavi Singh – Deputy Chair
Indee Rathnayake – Deputy Chair
Dawit Seyoum
Darryl Maningding
Monika Jacimovic
Ahsan Bin Anees
Babak Maghboli Balasjin
Michael Crawford-Ross
Reas Beeston
Casey Flemming – Corresponding Member
Kieren Harrison – Corresponding Member
Pouya Masoumi – Corresponding Member
Madeline McCarthy – Corresponding Member
Isabella Price – Corresponding Member
If you're interested in learning more or joining the committee, please email us.
Alice Springs
The Alice Springs regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also advocates for and educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession.
Committee meetings are held monthly. If you’d like to join or learn more about the group, please email us.
Current committee members:
- Sidhika Srinivasan - Chair
- James Miller - Deputy Chair
- Sonja Bertotto – Immediate Past Chair
- Mohammed Hossain (Naveed)
- Aliz Karki
- Skye MacFarlane
- Jessica Peters
Bundaberg
The Bundaberg regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Elise Pearson
- Ramadas Narayan
- James Lawley – Immediate Past Chair
- Richard Koech
- Thomas Milliken
- Kenneth Festing
To learn more, email us.
Cairns
The Cairns regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Nicholas Hubbard – Chair
- Kianoush Emami – Deputy Chair
- Nastassja Regan – Immediate Past Chair
- Christopher Pitcher
- Peter Webb
- Gavin Nicholls
- Sonia Holzheimer
- Mitchell Tapp
- Lauren Spann
- Kitar Kue
- Jia Norris
- Thomas Gersekowski
To learn more, email us.
Gladstone
The Gladstone regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Alex Jarufe – Chair
- Catherine Zou – Deputy Chair
- Ashfaque Chowdhury – Immediate Past Chair
- Jeet Mukherjee
- Michael Crouther
- Adam Rossow
- Malcolm Leinster
- Shyanne Nguyen
- Abe Zadeh
- Tahlia McConachy
- Mohammad Fahimuddin
- Carla Featherstone
To learn more, email us.
Gold Coast
The Gold Coast regional group offers a range of networking events and delivers continuing professional development for local engineers. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Bronte Jenkins – Chair
- Adam Turner – Immediate Past Chair
- Momina Sayyeda – Deputy Chair
- Emad Tadros
- Julia McLeod
- Kirryn Crossman
- Erwin Oh
- Zlatko Simjanovski
- Sherif Mostafa
- Kyle Thomson
- John Buckley
- Akram Khan
- Wai Choo Kok
- Andrei Rebrikov
- Esteban Opazo Esquivel
- Pawel Milewski
- Stuart Cook
To learn more, email us.
Mackay
The Mackay regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Lauren Lord – Chair
- Lyle Brown – Deputy Chair
- Timothy Sunner
- Hayden Brigg
- Campbell Hardwick
- Danica Belonio
- Diego Fernando Camacho Gomez
- Stephanie Somerville
- Ganesh Subramani
- Vivien Nsanabo
To learn more, email us.
Rockhampton
The Rockhampton regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Christina Green – Chair
- Francis Edwards – Deputy Chair
- Akm Azam
- Andrew Barrie
- Steven Lowry
- Fletcher Kendall
- Stephen Connor
- Bradley Klease
To learn more, email us.
Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Glenn Platt – Chair
- Mardi Gurr – Deputy Chair
- Craig Dickeson
- Cameron Currie
- Scott McPherson
- Nicola Hopman
- Justin Singh
- Kelen Marczak Polli
To learn more, email us.
Toowoomba
The Toowoomba regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Daniel Warne – Chair
- Jian James – Deputy Chair
- Ashlii Timms
- Chase Richardson
- Wayne McAuliffe
- Brian Lamb
- Akshkumar Patel
- Emma Friesen
- Piumika Ariyadasa
- Jaydon Munchow
To learn more, email us.
Townsville
The Townsville regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Bryce Davies – Chair
- Angie Buitrago Parra – Deputy Chair
- Chloe Madden – Immediate past Chair
- Alistair Pott
- Shaun Smith
- Binu Jayamohan
- Timothy Ferguson
- Sandra Atkinson
To learn more, email us.
Maryborough
The Wide Bay Maryborough regional group offers a range of events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. The group also educates the community about the importance of engineering and the profession. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
- Iain Everiss – Chair
- Maria Fuchs – Deputy Chair
- Devasena Chinnarajan
- Walter Moreno Neisa
- Rodney Barry
- Walter Moreno Neisa
- Akila Madan Arachchige
To learn more, email us.
Northern Regional
Centred in Launceston, the group spans the areas to north through the Tamar Valley, south to Campbell Town and the includes the north-eastern portions of the state. The membership base in the area includes just under 350 engineers.
The group offers a range of networking events and delivers continuing professional development for local engineers. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
Current committee members:
- Ian Avico
- Taha Ejaz
Please email us with any queries.
North-West Regional
Based in the population centres of Devonport, Ulverstone and Burnie the group covers the entire north west coast from Hawley Beach to Aruther’s River. The membership base in the area includes 182 active engineers.
The group offers a range of networking events and delivers continuing professional development for local engineers. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
- Gwennie Lam
Please email us with any queries.
The Victorian office coordinates two regional groups and a special interest group.
The groups hold events and programs for engineers living locally. This includes professional development opportunities, networking and social events.
All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page and in Engineering News.
To learn more about the activities or to join, email us.
Bendigo
Current committee members:
- Daniela Ionescu – Chair
- Jason Deller
- Kylie Douglas
- Baden Hall
- Sarah McLenna
- Bruce McClure
- Chris Stoltz
Gippsland
Current committee members:
- Catherine Ritchie – Chair
- Eddie Goicoa – Secretary
- Marlene Battista
- Matthew Hunt
- Guy Hodgkinson
- Tom Lawrey
- Mike Leggett
- Ian Newnham
- Chris O’Brien
- Lachlan Pacunskis
- Rohan Bajracharya
Overseas Qualified Engineers
The Overseas Qualified Engineers group provides support and networking opportunities to engineering professionals who obtained their qualifications in another country.
The WA office coordinates four regional groups covering:
- Great Southern
- South West
- Peel
- Dampier combined.
The regional groups hold events and programs for local engineers including professional development opportunities, networking and social activities. All upcoming events are advertised on the learning and events page.
To learn more about the activities held in the WA regional groups or to join, email us.