Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

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ID
Supply all the documentation requested, otherwise delays
will occur.
Get your application in early - it always takes AUSTUDY
- some weeks to process your application.
If applying for first semester get your application in by
2 March 31 1994, if you want to receive backpay to the
!3 first of January.
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3 Don't accept a decision from AUSTUDY if you think it is
inaccurate or unfair. Ask your Financial Adviser on
campus for assistance.
ABSTUDY
ABSTUDY provides financial help for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait islander students who want to stay at secondary
school or go on to further education. It can help school
children and also adults returning to study.
AUSTUDY and ABSTUDY are administered by the Department
of Employment, Education and Training.
Young homeless allowance
This scheme may assist students who do not receive any
support from their families. Ask at Student and Educational
Services for more information.
Dependent spouse allowance
If you qualify for living allowance at the independent rate
and you have a spouse and child who are dependent on
you, you may receive an additional allowance. The allowance
is also payable for a dependent de facto spouse if there is a
natural or adopted child of the relationship who is
dependent on you. Some students are eligible for a fares
allowance.
Family allowance supplement
Students who are eligible for a living allowance and who
have a dependent child may receive Family Allowance
Supplement (FAS) from the Department of Social Security.
FAS will be paid to eligible clients at the maximum rate, free
of any income test and in addition to family allowance. It is
not taxable. You can find out more details and how to apply
from your local DSS office.
Child care assistance for sole parents
Contact the Department of Health, Housing and Community
Services for information.
Health Care Card
Students who qualify for AUSTUDY may also be eligible for a
Health Care Card from the Department of Social Security.
Recipients of this card are eligible for a range of
concessions.
Student loans
With approval of the Loans Fund Committee, financial
assistance may be obtained for full-time students from the
following loan funds:
Commonwealth Help for Needy Students Loan Fund
Special Assistance for Students Program
Student Aid Fund
Rotary Swinburne Bursary Fund
Overseas Student Loan Fund
Emergency, short term loans are available to full and parttime
students from the student union aid fund.
Concession tickets
Concession tickets are available for travel to and from
Swinburne on public transport. Students who wish to
purchase these tickets should go to the Student
Administration Office to complete the necessary forms. Only
full-time students are eligible for fare concessions. Not
available to full fee paying overseas students. Students must
present their student card when applying for a concession
form. Australian Airlines and Ansett Airlines concessions are
available from The Contact Centre, Student Union, or from
STA Travel Agencies. Full-time students are also eligible for an
international student card. Available from The Contact
Centre. Student Union.
Student union
Brief description
The Student Union is a legal expression of the Student body
identified with Swinburne. The primary function and focus
of the organisation is to represent the members in the
common context of their relationship with Swinburne and
the Union - as students, and in their education. The
second focus of the Union is to provide services, for the
members within the framework of effectiveness, convenience
and need.
The Union in representing the members operates within the
realms of the campaign organiser, consumer advocate and
lobbyist. Successful outcomes have been dependent on good
student representation and a core of professional staff
working together, developing policy and precedent through
careful implementation. Policy developed and decisions
implemented are mindful of past and future membership.
Incorporation has breathed life in perpetuity, into this
organisation, which has become increasingly effective by the
year in servicing the membership.
Membemhip and its aims
Membership to the Union is based on enrolment and payment
of the General Service Fee. The purposes for which the
Union is established are:
(1) to advance the social, educational and general welfare
of the student body of Swinburne and to provide
services for the student body;
(2) to represent and safeguard the students in matters
affecting their interests and privileges and to afford a
recognised means of communication between the
students and the authorities of Swinburne and other
educational bodies;
(3) to promote, encourage and co-ordinate the activities of
student committees and societies;
(4) to promote and foster a corporate spirit amongst the
student body;
(5) to strive for wider recognition and greater appreciation
of the standard of all academic awards of Swinburne.
The 1993 Executive of the Union consists of:
President
Thomas Koska
Vice-president
Walter Bird
Activities Director
Ashley Cook
Education Director Lloyd Bevan
Media Director
Laima Needham
Finance Director
Mathew Bosworth
The role of the Executive is to control and manage the
business and affairs of the Union. The meetings of the
Executive occurs at least once a month from February to
November and are open to all members.
The affairs of the Union fall principally into the following
areas: education and welfare services, social activities, and
media. These areas are governed by management
committees, whose responsibility it is to develop policies of
the Union in the areas of their activity. The management
committees consist of: the relevant Executive member as
Chairperson, two to three members of the Union Executive,
two to four members elected from the student body. The