University of Western Australia Student Guild

UWA Student Guild

Full name	University of Western Australia Guild of Undergraduates
Founded	1913
Country	Australia
Affiliation	National Union of Students
Key people	Matthew McKenzie (President)
Office location	Perth, Western Australia
Website	[1]

The UWA Student Guild is the official student representative body at the University of Western Australia, representing the interests of students to the University, government and the wider community, as well as providing services to students. The Guild's published mission is to be Australia's leading campus student representative organisation.

About the Guild

The UWA Student Guild is the premier student representative body at the University of Western Australia. It is a member organisation of the National Union of Students. The vision of the UWA Student Guild is to be Australia's leading campus student representative organisation.

The Guild provides a number of services, and is instrumental in promoting and sustaining student life on campus. The Guild runs a number of activities including Prosh, Orientation Camp (O-Camp), Orientation Day (O'Day), End of Semester Shows and other major campus events. Guild Departments and Subsidiary Councils run other events, such as Multicultural Week and Spring Feast (run by the International Student Services department), Club Olympics (run by the Societies Council) and the Assassin's Competition (run by the Public Affairs Council).

The Guild also supports and assists a network of more than 80 affiliated clubs and societies on campus, catering to a very wide range of interests (religious, theatrical, cultural etc.). The Guild also runs all 7 of the catering outlets on campus, including the Tavern, as well as a second-hand bookshop and a volunteering centre. The Guild's Student Centre provides one-on-one academic advocacy, as well as financial counselling and interest-free loans.

Guild Council is the overall governing body of the Guild and consists of 20 voting members democratically elected at the annual Guild elections. The current Guild President is Matthew McKenzie, who took office on 1 December 2011.

Former Guild Presidents include notable figures such as former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, former federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley and former Health Minister and Attorney General Jim McGinty.

99th Guild Council

The Guild is administered by a Council of student representatives elected for one-year terms at the annual elections. There are twenty voting members of Council, and several more non-voting members. Members may hold a voting and a non-voting role concurrently. Unlike some other campus unions, there is no financial compensation for student representatives, with the exception of the President who works at the Guild full time during his/her term.

Guild Executive
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Matthew McKenzie	Guild President	Liberty
Ben Watson	Guild Vice President	Liberty
Joshua Helsby	Guild Treasurer	Liberty
Amy Fels	Guild Secretary	Liberty
Subsidiary Council Presidents
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Julian Rapattoni	Societies Council President	Liberty
Naomi Elford	Education Council President	Liberty
Lewis Richards	Public Affairs Council President	Liberty
Ordinary Guild Councillors
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Emma Brede	Ordinary Guild Councillor	STAR
Daniel Chai	Ordinary Guild Councillor	ISL
Chris Colalillo	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Anita Creasey	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Left Action
Amy Fels	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Elselynn Leighton	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Nicole Mumford	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Charles Pym	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Rajdeep Singh	Ordinary Guild Councillor	STAR
Laura Smith	Ordinary Guild Councillor	STAR
Yannis Vrodos	Ordinary Guild Councillor	STAR
Ben Watson	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Tan Farquhar	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Ex-Members
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Katy Wedderburn*	Ordinary Guild Councillor	Liberty
Other Voting Members
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Caitlin Fisher	Women's Affairs Officer	Liberty
Charles Pym	Chair of Guild Council	Liberty
Other Non-Voting Members
Name	Position	Ticket (when elected)
Fiona Parker	Residential Students' Association Representative
Elected in December 2011	Postgraduate Students' Association President
Emma Greeney	Senate Representative	STAR
Tom Antoniazzi	Immediate Past President	STAR
Siamak Khabaz-Saberi	Welfare Officer	Liberty
Asha Nicholson	Queer Officer
Michael Fosbery	Queer Officer
Daniel Chai	International Students Officer	ISL
Ben Watson	Environment Officer	Liberty
Ellie Robson	Sports Representative	Liberty

• Katy Wedderburn submitted her formal resignation, coming into effect from February 2012, to be replaced by candidate, Tan Farquhar.

Annual elections

Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September. Elections are conducted by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. Both independent and party candidates run in the elections, with the historical bias leaning towards grouped members becoming elected. Elected office bearers take office as of 1 December in the year they are elected.