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
WA new energies on display for UK Clean Energy delegation
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the UK Clean Energy delegation who visited Western Australia for 3 days last week, en route to the 2023 Global Wind Energy Council Forum in Melbourne.
The delegation was led by the UK Department for International Trade and joined by the British Consul General of Western Australia, Maria Rennie, as well as the Scottish Development International comprising private clean-energy business majors including Acteon, Hydrasun, JBA Consulting, Motive Offshore, Norco, Ocean Infinity and Venterra.
During the 3-day visit, the delegation was given an in-depth look into WA’s green hydrogen and renewable energy sectors.
The delegation received briefings by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation’s (JTSI) Invest and Trade Western Australia (ITWA), Industry Development, and Hydrogen and New Energies teams on the international orientation of the WA economy, its future diversification, and how this relates to green hydrogen and renewable energies.
Following the briefings at JTSI’s Perth offices, ITWA arranged for the delegation to tour ATCO’s blending and refuelling premises and BP’s Kwinana Energy hub to learn more about these companies’ future energy priorities.
The UK Clean Energy visit was hosted by ITWA as part of the WA Government’s strategic drive to develop the State’s renewable energy profile.
The visit underscores WA’s commitment to deepening its collaboration with the UK and other international partners in the green hydrogen and renewable energy sectors, as well as promoting a deeper understanding of the State’s journey to net zero.
More information about WA’s green hydrogen strategy can be found in the WA Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Investment Prospectus.
For details on how ITWA can support inbound delegations, please contact the team at investandtrade@jtsi.wa.gov.au.
Published on: 29 August 2023
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