About this regional hub
The United Kingdom/Europe offices located in England and Germany help WA companies to access trade and investment opportunities in the United Kingdom, European Union and Israel.
We speak a range of languages including English, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Hungarian, Mandarin and Russian.
For information about trade, investment and export with Western Australia, get in touch with us via our online enquiry form.
Agent General for Western Australia in the United Kingdom and Europe region
Rebecca Tomkinson
Agent General for Western Australia in the United Kingdom/Europe region
Ms Tomkinson is the Agent General for Western Australia in the United Kingdom/Europe region. Ms Tomkinson and her team, based in London and Frankfurt, work to attract investment and grow trade into Western Australia from the United Kingdom, Europe and Israel.
An experienced chief executive and non-executive director, Ms Tomkinson has held senior leadership roles across government, industry, and the not-for-profit sector. Most recently, she served as Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, the peak body representing one of the world’s most significant resources jurisdictions. Prior to that, she led the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia, overseeing the delivery of critical health services across the State’s vast and remote regions.
Ms Tomkinson’s career spans strategic policy, investment attraction, regional development, and cross-sector partnerships. She has served on numerous government and industry boards, including Infrastructure Western Australia, Crown Perth, the Perth USAsia Centre, and the AROSE International Space Council. She is the immediate past Chair of the Government of Western Australia’s Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Advisory Council.
Raised in regional Western Australia, Ms Tomkinson brings a deep understanding of the State’s economic and geopolitical value. She is committed to strengthening Western Australia’s global profile and fostering enduring partnerships, trade, and investment ties internationally.
Email: Rebecca.Tomkinson@djtsi.wa.gov.au
Mobile: +44 (0)7802 251 936 (United Kingdom)
Our Locations in the Region
London, England
5th Floor, Australia Centre Corner of Strand and Melbourne Place London, WC2B 4LG, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2881
Frankfurt, Germany
Satellite Office Frankfurt, Opernplatz 14 60313, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Phone: +49 157 787 96470
Western Australia and Germany discuss future new energies collaborations
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation hosted the German Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Dr Franziska Brantner at a Hydrogen and Critical Minerals Workshop on 5 April 2023.
The workshop included a roundtable discussion with the Hon Roger Cook MLA, Deputy Premier; Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade; Hydrogen Industry; Tourism; and Science providing an opening address and the Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Corrective Services; and Industrial Relations addressing the roundtable.
The roundtable discussion centred on future collaborations between Western Australia and Germany to support the hydrogen and critical minerals as both regions move towards a decarbonised future.
The event also provided a networking opportunity for more than 30 senior business leaders from Germany and Western Australia to connect and share industry insights.
The workshop was a unique opportunity to deepen government and business ties in the green hydrogen, critical minerals and renewable energies sectors.
Germany is Western Australia’s 13th largest trading partner, with a new Invest and Trade WA office expected to open in Frankfurt this year.
During the Australian Hydrogen Conference in December last year, the Western Australian Government signed a trilateral international study between the Port of Rotterdam and the German Federal Minister for Education and Research to look at fast-tracking hydrogen exports from the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area to Germany and the Netherlands.
Western Australia is poised to become a key player in the supply chain to support the global renewable energy transition.
With our abundant critical minerals, skilled workforce, and innovative technologies, Western Australia is set to be a global leader in the emerging renewable hydrogen industry while working to attract green energy assembling and manufacturing investment into our State.
Published on: 06 April 2023
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