VASA

VASA VASA represents automotive air conditioning, electrical and cooling technicians in Australia and New Zealand.

VASA is the only network in the region representing professional workshops and technicians in the vehicle aftermarket. It was formed in 1993 to give the industry a voice in legislative debate on codes of practice, licensing regimes and to improve training standards. VASA is now regarded as a significant force and takes an active role in many national issues at the highest level of government and trade training.

ICYMI: SightGlass News: BASF develops durable plastic for cooling systems: In electric and vehicles, frequent batter...
24/06/2026

ICYMI: SightGlass News: BASF develops durable plastic for cooling systems: In electric and vehicles, frequent battery charging and continuous mean components such as pumps and valves in cooling systems must operate for 45,000 to 55,000 hours at operating temperature, compared with roughly 5000 hours for typical petrol or diesel cars. These extended duty cycles present new challenges for engineering plastics, particularly those … Continue reading BASF develops durable plastic for EV cooling systems

https://vasa.org.au/basf-develops-durable-plastic-for-ev-cooling-systems/

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SightGlass News: Aftermarket secures seat at national table as migration debate returns: Australia’s automotive afterm...
23/06/2026

SightGlass News: Aftermarket secures seat at national table as migration debate returns: Australia’s automotive aftermarket has won direct representation on the national body that shapes workforce , even as the industry confronts familiar frustrations over skilled migration policy. Lesley Yates, director of government relations and advocacy at the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association ( ), has been appointed to the 16-member Automotive Strategic Workforce Advisory Panel (SWAP) for the … Continue reading Aftermarket secures seat at national skills table as migration debate returns

https://vasa.org.au/aftermarket-secures-seat-at-national-skills-table-as-migration-debate-returns/

ICYMI: SightGlass News: US refrigerant management sector consolidates: A major consolidation is underway in the United S...
23/06/2026

ICYMI: SightGlass News: US refrigerant management sector consolidates: A major consolidation is underway in the United States refrigerant management sector, with private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company moving to establish a larger environmental services platform through the acquisition of two specialist operators. The firm has acquired majority equity stakes in Reclamation Technologies USA (RTI) and Tradewater LLC & Affiliates, combining the businesses into … Continue reading US refrigerant management sector consolidates

https://vasa.org.au/us-refrigerant-management-sector-consolidates/

SightGlass News: Local proof of concept for lower-carbon bio-LPG: Viva Energy and Origin Energy have signed a Memorandum...
22/06/2026

SightGlass News: Local proof of concept for lower-carbon bio-LPG: Viva Energy and Origin Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore producing bio-Liquefied Petroleum Gas (bio-LPG) at Viva’s Geelong refinery. The agreement sets out a proof-of-concept project that will assess whether bio-LPG can be commercially manufactured using domestically sourced used cooking oil and other renewable or low-carbon feedstocks. If successful, Viva would … Continue reading Local proof of concept for lower-carbon bio-LPG

https://vasa.org.au/local-proof-of-concept-for-lower-carbon-bio-lpg/

ICYMI: SightGlass News: Vale Derek Miller: One of VASA’s longest-standing members and a pioneer of automotive air condit...
22/06/2026

ICYMI: SightGlass News: Vale Derek Miller: One of VASA’s longest-standing members and a pioneer of automotive air conditioning, Derek Miller, passed away in February aged 78. His wife Marie continues to run the Cool Cats Auto Air business in Hervey Bay that Derek established in 1994 – where a huge display of VASA membership certificates inside the office records their long … Continue reading Vale Derek Miller

https://vasa.org.au/vale-derek-miller/

SightGlass News: Hand-built by robots: ‘Dark factories’ could be building cars without humans as soon as 2030: The globa...
21/06/2026

SightGlass News: Hand-built by robots: ‘Dark factories’ could be building cars without humans as soon as 2030: The global automotive industry is approaching one of its most profound transformations since the introduction of the moving assembly line more than a century ago, with analysts predicting that the first fully automated, human-free car factory is fast approaching. Known as a “dark factory” or “lights-out ”, such a facility would build vehicles entirely by … Continue reading Hand-built by robots: ‘Dark factories’ could be building cars without humans as soon as 2030

https://vasa.org.au/hand-built-by-robots-dark-factories-could-be-building-cars-without-humans-as-soon-as-2030/

ICYMI: SightGlass News: NextGen recognition for VASA member’s : Rowe Auto Electrical technician Charlie Rowe has been n...
21/06/2026

ICYMI: SightGlass News: NextGen recognition for VASA member’s : Rowe Auto Electrical technician Charlie Rowe has been named in the Climate Control NewsNextGen 2026 top 20, a program run in partnership with the Australian Refrigeration Council that recognises the best technicians under 25 in Australia’s climate control industry. Mr Rowe is believed to be the first automotive technician selected for the program, which has … Continue reading NextGen recognition for VASA member’s apprentice

https://vasa.org.au/nextgen-recognition-for-vasa-members-apprentice/

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ICYMI: SightGlass News: CoolDrive veteran Robert Picone retires: When Robert Picone walked into Melbourne Auto-Air’s pre...
20/06/2026

ICYMI: SightGlass News: CoolDrive veteran Robert Picone retires: When Robert Picone walked into Melbourne Auto-Air’s premises on Camberwell Road on 11 March 1980, the business that would become CoolDrive was still a small operation finding its feet. Forty-five years later, Mr Picone retired from one of the country’s largest automotive wholesalers on 11 November 2025, having helped build it, branch by branch, from … Continue reading CoolDrive veteran Robert Picone retires

https://vasa.org.au/cooldrive-veteran-robert-picone-retires/

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