La Trobe University Student Union

The La Trobe University Student Union (LTSU) is the peak independent representative body for all students, both undergraduate and post-graduate at the Melbourne, Shepparton and Mildura campuses. The LTSU represents the opinions and interests of students in a wide range of forums, both on campus on university committees and in meetings with university administration, and off campus in the wider community. Although LTSU is a membership based organisation, with members receiving numerous benefits and discounts on and off campus, all students are represented by seven general members and eleven office bearers elected each year in week-long elections. The portfolios include; President, General Secretary and the office bearers in charge of activist departments; Education Vice-President, Post-Graduate officer, Welfare officer, Women’s officer, Activities officer, Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander officer, Environment officer, Disabilities officer and Queer officer. Editors for the student run newspaper Rabelais are also elected in the LTSU elections. Your 2013 elected representatives: President: Chris Wheeler Education/Vice President: Helen Morrison General Secretary: Nathan Robertson Post Graduate Officer: Joane Jonathon Rabelais Editors: ANastasha Boado & Finbar James Activities Officers: Bridget Fogg & Simone Petrovski Welfare Officer: Rose Steele & Alison Millward Women's Officer: Erin Cook Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Officer: Shane Fry (dis)Ability Officer: Mohammadreza Shahab Queer Officer: Lisa-Maree Goff Environment Officers: Morgan Cumming & Jamal Blakkarly LTSU Council General Members: Daniel Broadstock, Yi Shou, Evan Mulholland, Sally Bowman, Holly Burr, Michael Ford & Jordan Hecker The LTSU provides many vital services to students, both academic related; such as an independent advocacy service and a second hand bookshop, and services related to making La Trobe an exciting and fun place to be. The LTSU funds and administers: • Clubs and Societies • Rabelais • Activities and Entertainment • Student Advocacy • 2nd Hand Bookshop • The Age and News Limited newspaper subscriptions • Free breakfast through the Breakfast Club • Student Lounge • Student Representative Network If students ever have any difficulties, the LTSU will always help out in any way that we can. All our office bearers are students from all across the university and are more than willing to utilise their resources to alleviate students’ problems, great or small, through action at a campus level, or at a national level through the National Union of Students (NUS), the peak representative body for students in Australia. --------------------------------------------------------------- How to get involved? Getting involved can range from being a member of a club or society, attending an event run by our activities department, or running for President in the annual elections. Student Council meetings are held every 3-4 weeks to discuss and debate policy and issues and are open to all students. For further information, email ltsu.enquiries@gmail.com, call (03) 9479 2456, or drop by and visit us in our offices at Upper West Agora, behind the Dumplings House. Visit our page at http://latrobesu.org.au