Flinders University Student Association

The Flinders University Student Association (FUSA) is a student union at Flinders University, South Australia. It provides free welfare services, academic advocacy, grants for clubs and societies, and funding for the student newspaper, Empire Times. It also organises an O'Week each semester, as well as various social events throughout the year.

Flinders University Student Association
AbbreviationFUSA
PredecessorStudent Association of Flinders University (SAFU)
Formation1 January 2013
TypeStudent union
Location
President
Josh Rayner
General Secretary
Sean Henschke
Main organ
Student Council
Websitewww.fusa.edu.au

FUSA does not have a structurally separate student representative body, and is overseen directly be an elected Student Council whose members are responsible for providing political representation to students.

History

Between 1966 and 2006 the Student Association of Flinders University (SAFU) provided student representation on campus. When the Howard Government introduced voluntary student unionism in 2005 the organisation lost the vast majority of its funding and soon collapsed.[1]

FlindersONE, a commercial company owned by the university, took over most of the services formerly provided by SAFU and a Student Representative Council (SRC) was created as a subcommittee of the FlindersONE board.[1]

After the Gillard Government introduced the Student Services & Amenities Fee (SSAF) in 2011 representatives of the SRC began negotiations with university to create an independent student organisation. A funding agreement was reached with the university, and on 23 April 2012 the SRC voted to endorse the constitution of the Flinders University Student Association.[2] Student representatives completed their terms and the first FUSA Student Council began on 1 January 2013.[1]

Student Council

President
Name TicketFactionYear
Josh Rayner ActivateNational Labor Students2020
Katt Hatzi ActivateNational Labor Students2019
Ashley Sutherland UniteGrassroots Independents2018
Jordon O'Reilly Unite (Formerly Fresh)Student Unity2017
General Secretary
Name Ticket Faction Year
Sean Henschke Activate National Labor Students 2020
Josh Rayner Activate National Labor Students 2019
Katt Hatzi Activate National Labor Students 2018
Christopher Norman Activate National Labor Students 2017


Education Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Summer Till Activate National Labor Students 2020
Jesse Stevens Activate National Labor Students 2019
Josh Rayner Activate National Labor Students 2018
Hamish Richardson Activate National Labor Students 2017


Welfare Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Nathan Cheetham Activate National Labor Students (August) 2018-2020
Kate Gallagher Activate National Labor Students 2018- (August) 2018
Hilary Wigg Activate National Labor Students 2017
Womens Officer
Name Tickets Faction Year
Jesy Murphy Activate National Labor Students 2020
Hilary Wigg Activate National Labor Students (September) 2019
Jawahir Estefan Activate National Labor Students 2019-(September) 2019
Grace Hensel Activate National Labor Students 2017-2018
Postgraduate
Name Tickets Faction Year
Aidan Cornelius-Bell Activate National Labor Students 2020
Hansha Manimendra Activate National Labor Students 2019
Vincent Char n/a Independent (July) 2018
Satya Venugopal Activate Independent 2018- (July) 2018
Katt Hatzi Activate National Labor Students 2017
International
Name Tickets Faction Year
Hoang Minh Son Le Activate National Labor Students 2020
Nicolas Loh Activate National Labor Students 2019
Keon Simmons Unite Student Unity 2018
Vieshnavee Pandiyan Activate National Labor Students 2017
Indigenous Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Molly Turnbull Activate National Labor Students 2020
Keenan Smith Unite Student Unity (September) 2019
Sarah Howson Activate National Labor Students 2019- (August) 2019
Yaritji Green Activate National Labor Students 2017-2018
Queer Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Imogen Deller-Evans Activate National Labor Students 2020
Sean Henschke Activate National Labor Students 2018-2019
Khyle Milne Activate National Labor Students 2017
Environment Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Amy Tschirn Activate National Labor Students 2020
Grace Hensel Activate National Labor Students 2019
Andy Caller Activate National Labor Students 2018
Jacinta Robinson Activate National Labor Students 2017
Disability
Name Ticket Faction Year
Anu Francis Activate National Labor Students 2019-2020
Nicole Mariann Activate Independent 2019
Lousie Nixon Activate National Labor Students 2018
Kate Gallgher Activate National Labor Students 2017
Social Activities Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Ché Cielens Activate National Labor Students 2020
Gemma Lyonns Activate National Labor Students 2019
Bradley Martin Activate National Labor Students 2018
Ashley Sutherland Unite (Formerly Fresh) Grassroots Independents 2017
Mature Age Officer
Name Ticket Faction Year
Clara Santilli Activate Independent 2020
Karan Godara n/a Independent August 2019
Christopher Norman Activate National Labor Students 2019- July 2019
Natasha Malone Activate National Labor Students 2017-2018


General Councilor
Name Ticket Faction Year
Janelle Chaptini Activate National Labor Students 2020
Benika Bhoola Activate National Labor Students 2020
Kane Abraham Activate National Labor Students 2020
Lana Tikhomirov Unite Student Unity 2020
James Glynn-Roe Unite Student Unity 2020
Victor Ephraims Duruji n/a Independent 2020

Campaigns and activism

FUSA has called for better public transport to the university from the Government of South Australia, citing the high number of students driving to campus and the low number of car parks provided by the university.[3]

In 2015 FUSA and the National Tertiary Education Union organised an extended campaign against the Abbott Government's plans to create a $4 million policy center at the university run by climate skeptic Bjorn Lomborg. The organisers claimed that the proposal was done with no consultation with staff and students, and threatened the academic reputation of the university.[4] In 2015 plans for the centre were dropped by the Turnbull Government.[5]

Further reading
  • Graham Hastings, It can't happen here: a political history of Australian student activism (Students Association of Flinders University, 2003).

References
  1. "About us". FUSA - Flinders University Student Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "SRC Minutes, 23 April 2012" (PDF). FUSA - Flinders University Student Association. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. Spencer, Sarah (12 May 2014). "Students demand better public transport to ease parking problems at Flinders University". News.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. Burrell, Andrew (25 July 2015). "Lomborg centre: Flinders uni students ready to fight". The Australian. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. Knott, Matthew (21 October 2015). "Bjorn Lomborg research centre dropped by Turnbull government". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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