Institution of Surveyors Victoria
The key functions undertaken include: ISV's board of directors is chaired by the elected president and its office is in Melbourne.
[5][6] Robert Lewis John Ellery CMG FRS FRAS was the inaugural President of VIS, serving for the period 1874–77.
[7] VIS held its first "Ordinary Meeting" at Weber's Hotel, Elizabeth Street Melbourne on Saturday 9 May 1874 commencing at 12.30pm.
The meeting received a written apology from then Surveyor-General Alexander John Skene that he was unable to accept the nomination to be president.
Of particular note, these included Skene and Ellery and future Surveyors-General Alexander Black, Michael Calanan, and Samuel Kingston Vickery.
Gillespie who conveyed that cooperation of the respective State Institutes was paramount and unfortunately a proposed Conference in 1926 was unable to proceed, which led to Victoria taking on the task of convening.
Although requested to take on a much bigger role, the Division agreed to provide expert advice on measuring three key events, viz.
His Excellency, Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe KCMG KCVO KBE CB DSO, officially opened the congress on 25th February, 1974.
[16] The Victorian Division of ISA was a co-organizer of the joint United Nations–FIG International Conference on Land Tenure and Cadastral Infrastructures for Sustainable Development which was held in Melbourne on 24-27 October 1999.
The Victorian Division hosted the premier event for the Sesquicentenary, which was the Gala Dinner on 7 July 2001 with His Excellency Governor Landy being the guest of honour and keynote speaker.
In addition, the Victorian Division coordinated a Commemorative two-page spread in the Herald Sun, published 7 July 2001, which included messages from the Governor and Surveyor-General.
[18] On Saturday 25 May 2002, ISA celebrated its 50th Anniversary, Golden Jubilee, at Parliament House, Canberra, with a one-day conference followed by a gala formal dinner.
ISA Victorian Division Councillor, Keith Bell, then Surveyor General of Victoria, organised the Conference program, serving as Master of Ceremonies for the day and coordinated the gala dinner.
In 2000, under the leadership of Warwick Watkins, then Chair of the Australian New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC), the National Spatial Action Agenda (NSAA) was conceived and promoted.
It was also later established the contract was to discredit ISV and the industry body, the Association of Consulting Surveyors Victoria (ACSV), which were working with Surveyor-General to support surveying reform.
The process lacked transparency as that councilor, who was working in a private business capacity repeatedly declined to inform the ISA Council of who was driving the SSC.
The ISA Council was very divided over the SSC proposal, especially as the words “surveyor” and “surveying” were forbidden to be included in the term “Spatial Sciences Coalition”.
Victorian councilors and the Division committee endeavored to keep ISV members informed of the concerns with SSI and the serious governance issues and lack of transparency.
[20][21] [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] During the FIG Working Week conference in Christchurch, 2-6 May 2016, representatives of ISV including then President, Doug Gow, Executive Officer, Gary White, and ISV Fellow, Keith Bell, met with delegations from ISNSW, WAIS and the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) to discuss the concerns regarding the closure of ISA and the loss of a national focus.
Following on from the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was prepared, under which ISV would take the lead role in bringing together the surveying-focused organizations from across Australia (Consulting Surveyors National, the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW, ACSV, WAIS and the Queensland Surveying and Spatial Association) to establish a forum to open up communications and enable the exchange of information and collaboration on issues which impact on our Land Surveying members nationally.
Around 2003, the Victorian Division committee became increasingly concerned with the proposed establishment of the Spatial Sciences Institute, which would replace ISA and the reputational risks to the surveying profession.
However, it is also noted that Cadastral Surveying Commission membership numbers of SSSI have subsequently plummeted since it was established in 2009, both at the national and Victorian levels.
Conversely, the post Second World War construction boom increased demand for surveyors and ISV membership numbers grew significantly.
Research into the history of ISA resulted in a report published by ISNSW Fellow, Keith Cadogan, which includes an annex on the Crest.
[49] [50] ISV is dedicated to inspiring excellence in the surveying profession and celebrates the roles Victorian surveyors play in Victoria and globally.
Over a long history, ISV has offered various special awards and prizes to recognise best practice, important contributions of members and to promote and support the education of surveyors.
Although the awards and prizes have changed over time, they all aim to inspire surveyors to strive towards achieving positive, long-standing impacts for the community they serve.
In addition to academic merit, this award recognises the technical ability, professional achievement and community spirit of each applicant.
Applicants must have: The prize is for a paper or project that demonstrates technical excellence, imagination, sensitivity to the environment, presentation and communication quality.
Summarised as a "professional person with the academic qualifications and technical expertise to practice the science of measurement; to assemble and assess land and geographic information for the purpose of planning and implementing the efficient administration of the land, the sea and structures thereon; and to instigate the advancement and development of such practices."
