The John Robbins Memorial Award is awarded to a member of the Institute to recognise their distinguished contribution to the Institute and the Victorian water industry.
John Robbins was a foundation member of the Institute and was President in 1977- 78 and Treasurer from 1979-80 to 1983-84. John was made a life member in 1983.
Recipients of the John Robbins Memorial Awards to date are:
1997 Jim Martin
1998 Robert Illig
1999 Brian Grogan
2006 Peter McManamon
2007 Dennis Brockenshire
2012 Graeme Jolly
2012 Sarah Johnston
2014 Rebekah Foster
2016 Neil Brennan
2017 Frank McShane
2019 Brett Millington
2019 David Ryan