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edition 26 - 2020
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR 2020 AUDIT SUMMARY SURVEY
INSIDE NEWLY LICENSED SURVEYOR CONSULTING SURVEYORS SA
ISASA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2020 STEERING COMMITTEE NOW CALLING
THIS CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FOR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
RE-INSTATE THE SURVEYORS MEMORIAL SSSI COMMITTEE UPDATE
EDITION
UniSA and Surveyors Board
Scholarship Awards
The UniSA School of Natural Built and Environment offers a
range of scholarships each year for student Surveyors.
Due to COVID-19 the actual presentations were not possible and
we are hoping to formally present them at the AGM in September.
The Brenton J Burford Scholarship is The SurveyingSA High Achievers Grant
awarded annually to a student who has provides $3,000 annually to award three
completed the Bachelor of Geospatial high achievers grants of $1,000 each.
Science and is undertaking the Master The grants are provided to the students
of Surveying at the University of South after their enrolment and confirmation
Australia. The Selection Panel deem the of on-going participation in the Master
most deserving recipient/s based upon of Surveying at the University of South
the qualities of: demonstrated aptitude Australia. Students must have completed
for surveying, diligence to their studies the courses Surveying 1 (GEOE 2023),
with a demonstrated strong work ethic, Surveying 2 (GEOE 3018), Geospatial
positive attitude and willingness to Exploration (GEOE 3017) and Web
contribute to the learning environment Cartography (GEOE 3019) to be eligible
in the classroom and field. for the grant and have a GPA of 5 or above.
The recipients for 2020 are: The recipients for 2020 are:
Harrison Hood (pictured top left) Harrison Hood (pictured top left)
and Patrick Horkings. Patrick Horkings and Daniel Hill.
The SurveyingSA Field Project Prize
provides $1,000 annually to establish and
fund the SSA Field Project Prize each
year. One prize, with a total value of
$1,000, is awarded equally amongst
winning group members each year if
there are suitable candidates. The prize
is provided to the group achieving the
best mark for a surveying-related project
undertaken in the course Environmental
and Geospatial Field Project (ENVT3030).
The recipients for 2020 are:
Megan Grainger,
Harrison Hood (pictured top left),
Justin Heath (pictured bottom left),
and Alex Ralph (pictured right).
Newly
Licensed
Surveyor
Jesse Troy Evans became
Licensed on 19 March 2020
and was congratulated
by Chairman, Joe D'Aloia
(both pictured right).
The Board also congratulates him
on his achievement and welcomes
him as a newly Licensed Surveyor
in South Australia.
Remaining ISASA MEETINGS 2020
ISASA Calendar Thursday 20 August 2020
events 2020 Thursday 17 September 2020
Thursday 15 October 2020
Thursday 19 November 2020
EVENTS 2020
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019 AGM at Ayres House Wednesday 16 September 2020
Cadastral Workshop Dinner Monday 9 November 2020
ISASA Board Meeting Thursday 3 December 2020 (Board Christmas Lunch)
Annual Christmas BBQ Breakfast Friday 11 December 2020
Calling for Volunteers to reinstate
the memorial at Merna Morna Station
In May 2011, the ISA SA The location chosen for the memorial Besides the interpretive plaques both
was near the western end of Wilpena suffering sun damage, the cairn was
Division was invited by the
Pound. This area has significance due to tumbling down. This may have been the
Royal Geographical Society the extensive trigonometrically and result of stock, natural degradation or
(SA) to participate in the cadastral work undertaken by both vandalism, hard to say which.
erection of a memorial to Thomas and William Evans in the region.
the Evans family spanning Volunteers and community supporters The Fels Family would certainly support
3 generations of surveyors. worked together to erect the plaques the re-instating of the site, but as a lot
memorial and a shaded resting place. of land lessees at the moment, they have
The memorial is a stone cairn similar other immediate funding priorities. The
to those used to mark Trigonometrically Last October the Society Evans Family are also very supportive
Stations in the 19th Century together of having the site brought back up to a
Outback Tour of 37 stopped at
with an adjacent plaque providing reasonable standard.
details of Thomas Evans, his sons and
Merna Morna Station and was
a grandson that were surveyors in disappointed with the state of As a Board, we would like to see it
this region. the Surveyors memorial. re-instated as it is a part of our history.
We are calling for volunteers to form a
working bee, and encourage those
interested to contact Sharon Medlow-
Smith for further details.
The Merna Morna station cairn as it is now compared to the earlier cover shot The plaque is now barely readable
Audit Since the last e-news edition there have been significant local
and international events that has impacted the way that many
summary regular business functions have been able to operate. Firstly
areas of the state and nation were ravaged by devastating
survey bushfires, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted
in restrictions to everyday life to minimise the threat of the
virus to the community.
This has seen many businesses operating In audit news, Standard and Random The rates of errors in definition through
remotely and developing strategies to audits were temporarily suspended in desktop checks when related to the
navigate the difficult times for both the middle of March due to concerns current assessment guidelines resulted in
business and families alike and I wish surrounding access to properties and approximately 2% of plans checked in the
everyone well in this regard. contact with the general public while Very Low compliance category, a further
conducting audit surveys. As an alternative 2% would have been Low compliance
In early March, prior to the COVID-19 desktop checks have been done on the and approximately 6% were either in the
restrictions an education workshop was lodged plans to analyse definition, based minor category or required additional
held for surveyors based on recent audit on the extent of the search and redefinition connection to marks or occupation to
results and those newly licensed. The principles. At the time these ‘desktop justify the redefinition. The positive
aim of the workshop was to share with audits’ were not conducted with a view results achieved through this approach is
surveyors common examples where errors to impacting surveyors risk ratings, likely to lead to the inclusion of desktop
occur as a result of deficiencies in search more as an ongoing cadastral integrity audits into the Surveyor General’s audit
methods or analysis of data discrepancies. measure while providing a broader and program as an ongoing means of promoting
This workshop was presented by the alternative method of reporting to the and maintaining high standards of
Surveyor General’s cadastral survey team Surveyors Board. In working alongside the competence and conduct. A program will
and I would like to thank all those who existing Land Services plan examination be developed in consultation with the
attended and made the afternoon a processes, the office of the Surveyor General Surveyors Board to provide a method of
success. Numbers for this workshop were has been able to check a significantly selection and assessment appropriate to
limited to promote a higher level of higher percentage of plans than would the higher level of oversight that the
interaction between the surveyors and usually have been done through the desktop audits deliver.
the presenters. From the positive response Standard and Random programs alone.
it is envisaged that as soon as we can The results indicate that overall the rate Both the Random and Standard Audit
we will continue to offer more of these of errors in plans is better reflected through programs are underway again to also
workshops to build on the knowledge and the larger sample of plans checked. It has ensure regulatory compliance in relation
experiences shared through the program. also been found to reduce the reliance to field procedures is maintained. It
on Land Services for cadastral integrity, is intended that the Standard Audits
particularly in terms of redefinition. will provide an increasingly balanced
approach to selecting plans for audit.
The anomalies that have been identified When surveyors become due for audits
through this checking method have been it is aimed to target not only those
addressed through the Land Services surveys where apparent discrepancies or
requisition process. Surveyors are there- inadequacies are evident but also those that
fore advised that plan examiners may in demonstrate a high level of understanding
some cases have been advised on definition worthy of acknowledgement.
requisitions from Surveyor General’s office.
If clarification is required any queries
should be directed to the relevant cadastral Peter Brinkley,
team member for further explanation. Senior Cadastral Surveyor, DPTI
June 2020
Consulting Surveyors SA
calling for Membership
The Steering Committee for Consulting Surveyors SA are now
calling for membership applications to Consulting Surveyors SA.
It is intended that a General Meeting will be convened in August
to officially elect office bearers to Consulting Surveyors South
Australia Limited Management Committee.
You can contact
Damian Brogden 0422 236 522 or Michael Pohl 0408 750 706
Email your enquiries to admin@consultingsurveyorssa.com.au
Visit our website for updates and news as it becomes available
www.consultingsurveyorssa.com.au
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The next edition will be Edition 27 and distributed later in 2020.
We welcome your contributions and feedback in advance of that date.
Please send to isasa@isasa.org.au
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