Geological Survey of Victoria
The Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) is the State’s geoscience agency.
The GSV is responsible for understanding Victoria’s geological framework through regional geoscientific investigations, particularly to enable the informed and responsible management of State-owned earth resources.
For 170 years, the GSV has studied and mapped the surface and sub-surface of Victoria. Today, it provides evidence-based knowledge and information to Government, industry, researchers and the community, using the latest geoscience technologies and methods.
GSV staff come from a range of geoscientific disciplines and technical professions, providing an authoritative and in-depth knowledge of Victoria’s geology and geological evolution over the past 500 million years, which has produced the landforms we see today. This expertise also supports the Victorian Government’s effective policy making for, and regulatory oversight of, the resources sector.
In addition to the GSV’s core work program, it undertakes collaborative applied scientific ventures with external organisations such as Geoscience Australia and cooperative research centres to further understand regional geological systems and resource potential.
Our scientific work
The GSV undertakes projects and programs in regional geological investigations, mineral and energy resources, and prospectivity assessments and geoscience information management and delivery.
Our applied research focusses are:
- Geophysical acquisition and interpretation
- Stratigraphy
- Structural geology
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology
- Economic geology
- Basin studies.
Learn about our current projects.
Building on the geoscience
The GSV promotes the responsible development of Victoria’s resources sector, and supports regional economic prosperity, by improving understanding of the state’s mineral provinces, energy basins and earth resources investment opportunities.
Key activities to support industry and investment include:
- Delivering geological briefings to stakeholders.
- Managing the state drill core library and coordinating its industry visitation program.
- Engaging with industry at domestic and international conferences and events.
- Developing engagement strategies for areas about to be released for exploration and/or development.
- Producing tailored geoscience information.
To stay informed about Victoria’s mineral sector, explorers, miners, quarry operators, and investors can subscribe to the Resources Victoria newsletter.
Data and tools
GSV offers a wide range of online data and tools to support a variety of stakeholders:
Geoscience information, including tenement reports and associated exploration data for minerals, energy, extractives and other areas of geoscience interest are available for download from the GSV catalogue or Earth Resources publications.
Page last updated: 15 Jan 2026