Membership of the Institute is divided regionally, on a State and Territory level, including the whole of New Zealand.

SSSI Regions are commonly supported by a Regional Executive Officer. The REOs perform their duties in an administrative capacity to support Regional members, activities, and to provide support to the Regional Chair and Committee.

Each Region has its own Regional Committee. The Role of each Regional Committee is to formulate and discuss regional policy relevant to its Region, the delivery of membership services, and to formulate and recommend budgets for the Region. Regions may also be sub-divided into Region groups. These groups may also have their own Committee structures. For more information on your particular Region’s Committee please visit your Region’s web pages.

SSSI Region Chairs

QLD - Chris McAlister

QLD Region Chair Chris graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2006 with a Bachelor and Masters degree in Surveying and Spatial Information Systems Engineering. She has worked for a number of government bodies and private sector companies, in both the Surveying and GIS disciplines. She is currently undertaking her registration to become a Cadastral Surveyor, completing her GISP-AP qualification and studying for a Masters of Project Management through University of Southern Queensland. On top of that, she has a 1 year old son, Patrick, (who has been to more SSSI meetings th...

31 May, 2011

NSW - Warwick Hehir

NSW Region Chair

31 May, 2011

ACT - Robert Twin

ACT Region Chair Robert is Chair of the SSSI ACT Region and has been an active member of a number of the professional associations which have come together to form the SSSI for over 35 years. Commencing his career as a cartographer in Tasmania, Robert has worked in a number of branches of surveying and geographic information systems in the Tasmanian and ACT Governments and private enterprise, both in Australia and internationally. More recently, Robert has created his own consultancy firm and enjoys working across the range of disciplines encompassed by the SSSI....

31 May, 2011

SA - Gary Maguire

SA Region Chair Gary has worked in the spatial industry for over 25 years. This experience includes participation in major State Government projects and teaching GIS at the University of SA. Gary is currently employed by the Department for Families & Communities as the Manager of Online and Geographic Services. He is currently leading a group of innovative staff that are delivering new and exciting solutions. The development of these applications will allow the organisation to share its corporate knowledge with other government agencies and partners while improving services to its...

31 May, 2011

VIC - Robyn McCutcheon

VIC Region Chair

The current chair of the SSSI Victorian region Robyn McCutcheon has a background in Cartography, GIS and Information management. She has worked for the Victorian government for many years beginning with Vic Roads and is now with the Department of Sustainability and Environment in the Spatial Information Infrastructure section. She is currently working as the project manager for the Victorian Mapping and address service, a web service providing address verification and mapping services to government departments.