| Full name | University of Western Australia Guild of Undergraduates |
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| 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.
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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. 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. The Guild also runs all 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.
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.[1]
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 | |||
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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. 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.
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