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University of Western Australia Student Guild
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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.
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 Nik Barron, who weilds power like a mighty blade. Former guild presidents include notable figures such as Bob Hawke, Kim Beazley and Jim McGinty[1].
The vision of the UWA Student Guild is to be inclusive and representative of the student community, and to provide relevant, high quality services to its members whilst remaining environmentally and socially conscious[2].
The Guild provides a variety of services, from catering to academic representation to financial counselling. There are also over 80 clubs and societies funded by and affiliated with the Guild, and in addition, the Guild produces a variety of publications including the free student newspaper, Pelican.
Currently, the UWA Guild and many other student unions around Australia are facing the challenge of Voluntary Student Unionism, or VSU, a law passed by the Howard Government that saw student union membership become voluntary from 1 July 2006. Under this legislation, the Amenities and Services Fee charged by the Guild became voluntary, thus rendering membership optional. VSU is strongly opposed by the Guild[3], as financial support for services such as student representation and financial assistance has been impacted without the funds generated by the compulsory fee.
The Student Guild is governed by students through the Guild Council. Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September. To ensure fairness and transparency, the 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.
- ^ The Hon Jim A McGinty BA BJuris(Hons) LLB JP MLA – Biography. Department of the Premier and Cabinet Western Australia. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/20308/Guild_Safety_Award_Nomination_2002.doc
- ^ http://www.guild.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/2915/VSUsubmission.pdf