The IESL Queensland Chapter was established on the 8th of December 2016 as a fully incorporated professional association in the state of Queensland.

Formed 110 years after the establishment of IESL (1906) this is the third chapter of IESL in an Australian state following upon the previously established chapters in NSW & WA. Much of the ground work for this achievement was done and foundations were laid in late 2015 and 2016 by a dedicated working group of volunteers from the Sri Lankan engineering fraternity in Queensland embarking on a membership drive and the formation of a provisional committee to work on the formalities of obtaining the statutory recognition in Queensland and the formal approval of IESL leading up to the establishment of the chapter in late 2016.