1839 First pharmacy (Cotter's) established in Melbourne
1842 London School of Pharmacy established
1843 Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain received charter
1857 Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria founded
1876 Pharmacy Board of Victoria established through the Medical Act
1877 First meeting of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria
1881 Victorian College of Pharmacy established as the School of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria, first lectures given at the Technological Museum
1882 J Kruze appointed director, classes transferred to 60 Hanover Street, Fitzroy
1882 County Court Building, 360 Swanston Street, purchased from the Government (#400)
1884 Classes start at Swanston Street, H Shillinglaw appointed first secretary/registrar
1886 First issue, Australian Journal of Pharmacy
1887 A H Jackson appointed college director
1887 Compulsory pharmacy course introduced for medical students
1890 S Plowman appointed college director
1895 Major building additions at Swanston Street
1897 First female graduate
1910 Cyril Tonkin awarded his second gold medal
1913 C L Butchers appointed secretary/registrar
1913 Major additions to Swanston Street building
1915 Four-year apprenticeship system commences in accordance with the Medical Act
1920 A T S Sissons appointed first dean, retires 1962
1927 Pharmacy Guild of Australia established
1928 Further building additions at Swanston Street site
1929 Fellowship course introduced (FPS by examination)
1936 The last of the major building alterations made at Swanston Street
1941 F C Kent appointed secretary/registrar
1943 C L Butchers Library established
1951 Property at Parkville purchased
1957 Centenary, Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria
1958 War Memorial Building Appeal launched
1960 Full-time three-year course commences
1960 College moves to new War Memorial Building, Royal Parade, Parkville
1962 Completion of the Sissons Mural
1963 N C Manning appointed dean, retires 1978
1963 Three autonomous schools established within the college (Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
1965 A H Kelly appointed secretary/registrar
1965 Further Parkville property purchased
1966 College affiliates with the Victoria Institute of Colleges
1967 Federal Government finance received
1967 Furnish and Equipment Appeal
1968 Bachelor of Pharmacy degree awarded as the first non-university degree in Australia
1969 H V Feehan appointed secretary/registrar
1970 Master of Pharmacy degree approved
1970 Intersearch program established with the University of Kansas
1970 Graduate School founded
1971 Further Parkville property purchased
1971 New laboratory block opened
1972 Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association Conference, Melbourne
1973 R Burnet appointed registrar of college, resigns 1993
1974 Pharmacists Act replaces Part III of the Medical Act (1958)
1975 Institute of Drug Technology founded
1976 College incorporates as a company to become an independent, autonomous college of advanced education
1976 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia founded
1977 Centenary, Pharmacy Board of Victoria
1978 Graduate Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy commences
1978 Victorian Post-Secondary Education Act
1979 G N Vaughan appointed dean, resigns 1987
1981 Centenary, Victorian College of Pharmacy Centenary Banquet, 23 May 1981, Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria
1982 Centenary Plaque installed
1982 Sigma School of Pharmacy Practice established
1983 Graduate Diploma in Community Pharmacy commences
1984 Buildings on Parkville campus named `Sissons', `Scott' and `Manning'
1984 College becomes a `declared institution', thus accrediting its own courses
1985 Reader position included in the academic staff establishment
1986 Institute of Drug Technology Ltd changes to Institute of Drug Technology (Aust.) Pty Ltd with college holding a substantial equity
1986 College established as the Department of Pharmaceutical Science of the University of Melbourne for postgraduate studies
1986 1851 Scholarship awarded to Jennifer Martin, MPharm
1987 Institute of Drug Technology (Aust.) Pty Ltd becomes a public company and changes its name to Institute of Drug Technology (Australia) Ltd
1988 T R Watson appointed dean and director, retires 1991
1988 Affiliation Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to examine the possibility of a closer association
1989 R Burnet appointed deputy director, resigns 1993
1989 Heads of Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation scheduled for 1 January 1991
1990 Amalgamation negotiations with the University of Melbourne terminated
1990 Affiliation Agreement and Heads of Agreement signed between the college and Monash University whereby the institutions agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation
1991 C B Chapman appointed dean and director
1992 Passage of the Monash University (Pharmacy College) Act formalises the merger of the college with Monash University
1992 The college company, established in 1976, is liquidated
1998 Victorian College of Pharmacy Statute and Regulations made by the Monash University Council come into force. The College Board established to govern the academic affairs of the college
1993 M D Watson appointed registrar.