APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENT OFFICERS
This serves as an official notice that up to two temporary Environment Officers will be appointed at a petitioned meeting of the Environment Committee on Monday August 9 at 2:00pm. The meeting will be held via Zoom, with the link to be distributed to interested students closer to the date.

All students are eligible to nominate for the position as outlined by the UMSU constitution and may do so by emailing the General Secretary at:
secretary@union.unimelb.edu.au

Agenda Special Meeting 1(21)

Environment Committee

The aims and objectives of the Environment Department include:

(a)    to oversee the activities of UMSU in relation to the environment, including campaigning on environmental issues and assessing UMSU compliance with environmental standards;
(b)    to develop, promote and implement policy on environment-related issues;
(c)    to make recommendations to Students’ Council, MU Student Union Ltd and the University on environmental practice;
(d)    to collect, collate, publish and disseminate information relating to environmental issues;
(e)    to raise awareness and discussion of environmental issues;
(f)     to liaise with relevant University bodies, environment organisations and Student groups on environmental issues; and
(g)    to campaign for the protection of non-human animal habitats, in particular the habitats of endangered species.
(h)  to educate Students and run campaigns aimed at preventing cruelty to, and exploitation of animals, and improving the welfare of non-human animals; and
(i)    to campaign to and liaise with the University on issues relating to the harmful use of animals in education and research where live non-human animals are used, or where an animal was killed prior to the class for the purposes of a class.

Current Membership

The Environment Committee consists of the Environment Officers as non-voting members and 7 voting members. The current members and the tickets they were elected on (if any) are:

Environment Officers

Vacant

Voting Members

Minutes

2021 Minutes

Meeting 1- 17/12/2020

Agenda 1(21)

Minutes 1(21)

Meeting 2-  29/01/2021

Minutes 2(21)

Meeting 3-19/02/2021

Minutes 3(21)

Meeting 4- 10/03/2021

Minutes 4(21)

2020 Minutes

• Meeting 1 – 6/12/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 1(20)
  Minutes 1(20)
• Meeting 2 – 6/01/2020 Confirmed
  Agenda 2(20)
  Minutes 2(20)

• Meeting 3 – 19/02/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 3(20)
• Meeting 4 – 11/03/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 4(20)
• Meeting 5 – 26/03/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 5(20)
• Meeting 6 – 10/04/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 6(20)
• Meeting 7 – 23/04/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 7(20)
• Meeting 8 – 06/05/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 8(20)
• Meeting 9 – 11/05/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 9(20)
• Meeting 10 – 28/05/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 10(20)
• Meeting 11 – 29/06/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 11(20)
• Meeting 12 – 08/07/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 12(20)
• Meeting 13 – 08/07/2020 Confirmed
  Minutes 13(20)

2019 Minutes

• Meeting 1 – 14/12/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 1(19)
  Minutes 1(19)
• Meeting 2 – 23/01/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 2(19)
  Minutes 2(19)
• Meeting 3 – 13/02/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 3(19)
  Minutes 3(19)
• Meeting 4 – 26/03/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 4(19)
  Minutes 4(19)
• Meeting 5 – 09/04/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 5(19)
  Minutes 5(19)
• Meeting 6 – 30/04/2019 Confirmed
  Agenda 6(19)
  Minutes 6(19)
• Meeting 7 – 14/05/2019 Unconfirmed
  Agenda 7(19)
  Minutes 7(19)
• Meeting 8 – 25/06/2019 Unconfirmed Petitioned
  Minutes 8(19)

2018 Minutes

• Meeting 1 – 14/12/2017 Confirmed
  Agenda 1(18)
  Minutes 1(18)
• Meeting 2 – 8/01/2018 Confirmed inquorate
  Minutes 2(18)
• Meeting 3 – 5/02/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 3(18)
  Minutes 3(18)
• Meeting 4 – 19/02/2018 Confirmed
  Minutes 4(18)
• Meeting 5 – 05/03/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 5(18)
  Minutes 5(18)
• Meeting 6 – 19/03/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 6(18)
  Minutes 6(18)
• Meeting 7 – 26/03/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 7(18)
  Minutes 7(18)
• Meeting 8 – 16/05/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 8(18)
  Minutes 8(18)
• Meeting 9 – 4/07/2018 Confirmed inquorate
  Agenda 9(18)
  Minutes 9(18)
• Meeting 10 – 2/08/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 10(18)
  Minutes 10(18)
• Meeting 11 – 28/08/2018 Petitioned confirmed
  Agenda 11(18)
  Minutes 11(18)
• Meeting 12 – 11/09/2018 Confirmed inquorate
  Agenda 12(18)
  Minutes 12(18)
• Meeting 13 – 25/09/2018 Confirmed
  Agenda 13(18)
  Minutes 13(18)
• Meeting 14 – 9/10/2018 Unconfirmed
  Agenda 14(18)
  Minutes 14(18)
• Meeting 15 – 23/10/2018 Unconfirmed inquorate
  Agenda 15(18)

2017 Minutes

• Meeting 1 – 12/12/2016 Confirmed
  Agenda 1(17)
  Minutes 1(17)
• Meeting 2 – 13/02/2017 Confirmed
  Agenda 2(17)
  Minutes 2(17)
• Meeting 3 – 29/03/2017 (INVALID)
  Agenda 3(17)
  Minutes 3(17)
• Meeting 4 – 12/04/2017 Confirmed
  Agenda 4(17)
  Minutes 4(17)
• Meeting 5 – 17/05/2017 Unconfirmed
  Agenda 5(17)
  Minutes 5(17)
• Meeting 6 – 5/09/2017 (INQUORATE) Unconfirmed
  Agenda 6(17)
  No minutes
• Meeting 7 – 3/10/2017 (INQUORATE) Unconfirmed
  Agenda 7(17)
  No minutes

2016 Minutes

• Meeting 1(16), 14.12.15
• Meeting 2(16), 11.1.16
• Meeting 3(16), 1.2.16
• Meeting 4(16), 29.2.16
• Meeting 5(16), 18.4.16
• Meeting 6(16), 9.5.16
• Meeting 7(16), 31.5.16
• Meeting 8(16), 20.9.16
• Meeting 9(16), 21.10.16
• Meeting 10(16), 17.11.16

2015 Minutes

• Environment Committee Meeting 1, 19.02.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 2, 18.03.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 3, 31.03.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 4, 21.04.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 5, 12.05.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 6, 09.06.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 7, 30.07.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 8, 20.08.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 9, 20.08.15 Confirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 10, 23.10.15 Unconfirmed Minutes
• Environment Committee Meeting 11, 23.10.15 Unconfirmed Minutes

2014 Minutes

Meeting 1 – 17th March 2014

Environment Committee 17.03.2014 Minutes

2013 Minutes

Coming!

2012 Minutes

• Meeting 1 20th March
• Meeting 2 24th April
• Meeting 3 9th May
• Meeting 4 2nd August
• Meeting 5 16th August
• Meeting 6 12th September
• Meeting 7 25th October

2011 Minutes

• Enviro Com M1 Minutes Conf 10-02-11
• Enviro Com M2 Minutes Conf 21-03-11
• Enviro Com M3 Minutes Conf 04-04-11
• Enviro Com M4 Minutes Conf 31-05-11

2010 Minutes

• Environment M1 10.03.10
• Environment M2 17.03.10
• Environment M3 14.04.10
• Environment M4 28.04.10
• Environment M5 12.05.10
• Environment M6 19.05.10
• Environment M7 26.05.10

2009 Minutes

• Minutes Env M1 23-02-09
• Minutes Env M2 25-03-09
• Minutes Env M3 04-05-09
• Minutes Env M4 11-05-09

2008 Minutes

• Minutes Env M1 07-02-08
• Minutes Env M2 20-02-08
• Minutes Env M3 29-04-08
• Minutes Env M4 08-05-08
• Minutes Env M5 14-05-08
• Minutes Env M6 29-05-08
• Minutes Env M7 16-06-08
• Minutes Env M8 29-10-08