Welfare Committee
The aims and objectives of the Welfare Department are:
(a) to oversee the activities of UMSU in areas related to Student welfare, including but not limited to Student poverty, racism, accessibility constraints, physical and mental health issues, marginalisation, discrimination and harassment;
(b) to raise awareness of the diversity of Student experiences and ensure UMSU and the University are safe, accessible and respectful of diversity;
(c) to liaise with Student service providers to ensure that all Students can participate fully in UMSU and the University;
(d) to raise awareness of support services available for Students facing difficulties; and
(e) to provide Students with awareness of safe-sex practices and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and to distribute information on sexual health issues.
Current Membership
The Welfare Committee consists of the Welfare Officers as non-voting members and 7 voting members. The current members and the tickets they were elected on (if any) are:
Welfare Officers
Hue Man Dang & Allen Xiao (Community for UMSU)
Voting Members
| Thomas Coulter | Community for UMSU |
| Sophie Nguyen | Stand Up! |
| Zahra Ataie | Community for UMSU |
| Jordan Di Natale | Stand Up! |
| Caroline Nguyen | Community for UMSU |
| Harry Syson | Stand Up! |
| Yashna Rohit Malhotra | Community for UMSU |
Minutes
2021 Minutes
Meeting 1 – 10/12/2020 via Zoom
Meeting 2- 28/01/2021
Meeting 3- 19/02/2021
Minutes 3(21)
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
Meeting 6
Meeting 7
Meeting 8
Minutes 8(21)
2020 Minutes
- Meeting 1 – 19/12/2019 Unconfirmed
Agenda 1(20)
Minutes 1(20) - Meeting 2 – 31/01/2020, OB Space Union House Inquorate Unconfirmed
Agenda 2(20)
Minutes 2(20)
2019 Minutes
- Meeting 1 – 12/12/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 1(19)
Minutes 1(19) - Meeting 2 – 31/01/2019 Confirmed
Agenda 2(19)
Minutes 2 (19) - Meeting 3 – 18/02/2019 Confirmed
Agenda 3(19)
Minutes 3(19) - Meeting 4 – 28/02/2019 Confirmed
Agenda 4(19)
Minutes 4(19) - Meeting 5 – 27/03/2019 Confirmed
Agenda 5(19)
Minutes 5(19) - Meeting 6 – 10/04/2019 Confirmed
Agenda 6(19)
Minutes 6(19) - Meeting 7 – 03/05/2019 Unconfirmed
Agenda 7(19)
Minutes 7(19)
2018 Minutes
- Meeting 1 – 19/12/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 1(18)
Minutes 1(18) - Meeting 2 – 24/01/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 2(18)
Minutes 2(18) - Meeting 3 – 8/02/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 3(18)
Minutes 3(18) - Meeting 4 – 6/03/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 4(18)
Minutes 4(18) - Meeting 5 – 21/03/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 5(18)
Minutes 5(18) - Meeting 6 – 9/04/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 6(18)
Minutes 6(18) - Meeting 7 – 30/04/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 7(18)
Minutes 7(18) - Meeting 8 – 11/05/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 8(18)
Minutes 8(18) - Meeting 9 – 25/05/2018 Petitioned Confirmed
Agenda 9(18)
Minutes 9(18) - Meeting 10 – 18/07/2018 Petitioned Confirmed
Agenda 10(18)
Meeting 10(18) - Meeting 11 – 9/08/2018 Confirmed
Agenda and Minutes 11(18) - Meeting 12 – 30/08/2018 Confirmed
Agenda and Minutes 12(18) - Meeting 13 – 24/09/2018 Confirmed
Agenda 13(18)
Minutes 13(18) - Meeting 14 – 9/10/2018 Unconfirmed
Agenda 14(18)
2017 Minutes
- Meeting 1 – 19/12/2016 Confirmed – Petitioned
Agenda 1(17)
Meeting 1 Minutes - Meeting 2 – 13/01/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 2(17)
Meeting 2 Minutes - Meeting 3 – 13/02/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 3(17)
Meeting 3 Minutes - Meeting 4 – 7/03/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 4(17)
Meeting 4 Minutes - Meeting 5 – 21/03/2017 Confirmed – Petitioned
Agenda 5(17)
Meeting 5 Minutes - Meeting 6 – 2/05/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 6(17)
Meeting 6 Minutes - Meeting 7 – 25/07/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 7(17)
Meeting 7 Minutes - Meeting 8 – 23/08/2017 Confirmed
Agenda 8(17)
Minutes 8(17) - Meeting 9 – 13/09/2017 Unconfirmed
Agenda 9(17)
Minutes 9(17)
2016 Minutes
- Minutes Welfare Committee 1
- Minutes Welfare Committee 2
- Minutes Welfare Committee 3
- Minutes Welfare Committee 4
- Minutes Welfare Committee 5
- Minutes Welfare Committee 6
- Minutes Welfare Committee 7
- Minutes Welfare Committee 8
- Minutes Welfare Committee 9
- Minutes Welfare Committee 10
- Minutes Welfare Committee 11
- Minutes Welfare Committee 12
- Minutes Welfare Committee 13
- Minutes Welfare Committee 14
2015 Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 1, 29.01.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 2, 18.02.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 3, 30.03.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 4, 15.04.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 5, 04.05.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 6, 22.05.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 7, 30.06.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 8, 28.07.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 9, 11.08.15 Confirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 10, 19.08.15 Unconfirmed Minutes
- Welfare Committee Meeting 11, 30.10.15 Unconfirmed Minutes
2014 Minutes
Coming soon
2013 Minutes
- Welfare Minutes 1-13
- Welfare Minutes 2-13
- Welfare Minutes 3-13
- Welfare Minutes 4-13
- Welfare Minutes 5-13
- Welfare Minutes 6-13
- Welfare Minutes 7-13
- Welfare Minutes 8-13
- Welfare Minutes 9-13
- Welfare Minutes 10-13
- Welfare Minutes 11-13
- Welfare Minutes 12-13
2012 Minutes
2011 Minutes
2010 Minutes
- Welfare M1 25.01.10
- Welfare M2 08.02.10
- Welfare M3 22.03.10
- Welfare M4 20.05.10
- Welfare M5 12.08.10
- Welfare M6 12.08.10
- Welfare M7 24.08.10
- Welfare M8 12.10.10
- Welfare M9 12.10.10
2009 Minutes
- Minutes Wel M7 12-03-09
- Minutes Wel M6 04-03-09
- Minutes Wel M5 23-02-09
- Minutes Wel M4 17-02-09
- Minutes Wel M3 04-02-09
- Minutes Wel M2 21-01-09
- Minutes Wel M1 21-01-09
![UMSU will be closed today, but we won't be celebrating anything.
Statement from @umsuindigenous:
TW/CW: mentions of Indigenous Death, Stolen Generations, Racism and Australia Day
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"Leading up to January 26, we see the stores start to fill with all sorts of unnecessarily branded Australian merchandise. Thongs, bikinis, plastic flags, cups, BBQ accessories are all things we frantically try to avert our eyes from, while in our local shopping centres.
It’s a cruel reminder that the day is almost here.
Invasion Day marks a pain that will never really leave us, it is a reminder of the slaughters that have been deliberately left out of the pages of history books. It is a reminder to the people that will never know where they came from because their grandparents and ancestors were stolen from the arms of their parents. It is a reminder that the nation that we are now citizens of refuses to acknowledge or repent for the racialised actions of its past and present.
In a nation that insists it is built upon ideals of mateship and diversity, it becomes increasingly clear that those notions are only bestowed upon the ‘good Australian’. The one that believes in the stories of the underdog and plight of the convict. Those that celebrate their ancestors coming to a strange new land in search of wealth and opportunity.
I am not a ‘good Australian’, nor do I strive to be one. In order to fulfil this stereotype, you must turn a blind eye to violence and injustice and hold an unquestionable belief in the goodwill of the government. You are an active participant in ‘fun-loving Aussie racism’..."
Read the full statement on our Facebook page.
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