Australian National University Union

ANU Union Inc.

Motto	live uni life
Institution	Australian National University
Location	ANU Union, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200
Established	1965
Members	c. 14000
Affiliations	Australasian Campus Union Managers' Association
Website	http://www.anuunion.com.au

The Australian National University Union Inc. is the university union of the Australian National University. This is not to be confused with the Australian National University Student Association.

Overview

The ANU Union Inc. is an incorporated non-profit association established in 1965 to be run for the benefit of students and staff at the Australian National University. Membership of ANU Union comes from the student population and all ANU staff and graduates are entitled to become members.^[1]

The objects of the Union are:
(a) to provide a recognised meeting place and social centre for its members;
(b) to promote the intellectual, social and general welfare of the University community; and

(c) actively to encourage and support all ANU clubs and societies which include members of the Union.^[2]

Union Business Operations

The ANU Union's catering and retail operations are managed by its General Manager Rod Thomas. Union run businesses include:^[1]

• The ANU Bar
• Subway
• Pajenka's
• Caterina's
• Rosie's
• Mee's Sushi (formerly Cucina De Pasta)
• Organix
• The Union Shop (newsagency, supermarket and Post-Office)
• Union Functions
• Academic Dress Hire

The ANU Union also runs the Resources Centre.

Board of Directors

The Union Board is the governing body of the ANU Union ^[3]

• Mr Joshua Bolitho, (Chair), Elected 2015
• Miss Jillian Molloy, (Deputy Chair), 2015
• Mr Tom Lingafelter, Elected 2015
• Miss Ashleigh Griffiths, Elected 2015
• Miss Megan Lane, Elected 2014
• Mr Ben Kremer, Casual Appointment 2015
• Mr Tom Lindenmayer, Casual Appointment 2015
• Ms Belinda Farrelly, Appointed

Past Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the Union Board

• 1964/1965: Chair: Mr Eric Thorn
• 1965/1966: Chair: Mr Eric Thorn
• 1966/1967: Chair: Mr A.G. Hartnell
• 1967/1968: Chair: Mr C.L. Lamb
• 1968/1969: Chair: Mr D.H. Solomon
• 1969/1970: Chair: Mr R. Ahuja, Deputy Chair Mr R. Refshauge
• 1970/1971: Chair: Mr R. Ahuja, Deputy Chair Mr R. Refshauge
• 1971/1972: Chair: Mr R. Ahuja, Deputy Chair Mr R. Refshauge
• 1972/1973: Chair: Mr P. Power, Deputy Chair Mr R. Refshauge
• 1973/1974: Chair: Mr C. Macphillamy, Deputy Chair Mr R. Refshauge
• 1974/1975: Chair: Mr A. Murray-Jones, Deputy Chair, Mr C. Macphillamy
• 1975/1976: Chair: Mr A. Murray-Jones, Deputy Chair, Mr L. Miller
• 1976/1977: Chair: Mr R. McKinnon, Deputy Chair, Mr R. Arden
• 1977/1978: Chair: Mr Peter Hackett, Deputy Chair, Mr Lachlan McGregor
• 1978/1979: Chair: Mr G. Gherashe, Deputy Chair, Mr P. Robillard
• 1979/1980: Chair: Mr I. Nolan, Deputy Chair, Mr P. Robillard
• 1980/1981: Chair: Mr M. Jackson, Deputy Chair, Mr. A Keogh
• 1981/1982: Chair: Ms K. Edwards, Deputy Chair, Mr C. Munn
• 1982/1983: Chair: Mr Mattew Storey, Deputy Chair, Mr Rob Leacock
• 1983/1984: Chair: Mr Marcus Kelson, Deputy Chair: Ms S. Skyring
• 1984/1985: Chair: Ms K. James, Deputy Chair: Ms S. Carcary
• 1985/1986: Chair: Mr B. Hunter, Deputy Chair: Mr T. Ng
• 1986/1987: Chair: Mr Bob Wheeldon, Deputy Chair: Mr Peter Phelps
• 1987/1988: Chair: Mr Peter Phelps, Deputy Chair: Mr Stephen Christie
• 1988/1989: Chair: Mr Peter Johnson, Deputy Chair: Mr Mark Phelps
• 1989/1990: Chair: Mr Mark Phelps, Deputy Chair: Mr George Tremopoulos
• 1990/1991: Chair Mr George Tremopoulos, Deputy Chair, Mr David Tonuri
• 1991/1992: Chair: Mr David Tonuri, Deputy Chair, Mr Kevin Pringle
• 1992/1993: Chair: Ms Amanda Fajak, Deputy Chair, Mr Malcolm Baalman
• 1993/1994: Chair: Mr Cameron Bray, Deputy Chair, Ms Michelle Oates
• 1994/1995: Chair: Ms Michelle Oates, Deputy Chair, Mr Michael Zorbas
• 1995/1996: Chair: Mr Michael Zorbas, Deputy Chair Mr Andrew Greinke
• 1996/1997: Chair: Mr Andrew Greinke, Deputy Chair: Mr William Mackerras
• 1997/1998: Chair: Mr Craig Simonetto, Deputy Chair: Ms Fay Liu
• 1998/1999: Chair: Ms Mellissa McEwen (resigned, replaced by Mr Jason Wood), Deputy Chair: Ms Briony Van Akker
• 1999/2000: Chair: Mr Jason Wood, Deputy Chair: Mr James Potter
• 2000/2001: Chair: Mr Bernard Philbrick, Deputy Chair: Mr Daniel Casey
• 2001/2002: Chair: Mr Llewellyn Reynders, Deputy Chair: Mr Simon Barber
• 2002/2003: Chair: Ms Erika Belmar, Deputy Chair: Mr Joseph Crichton
• 2003/2004: Chair: Mr Nicholas Oettinger, Deputy Chair: Ms Anila Shaikh
• 2004/2005: Chair: Mr Peter Graham, Deputy Chair Mr David Skyes
• 2005/2006: Chair: Mr David Sykes, Deputy Chair: Mr Tim Slattery
• 2006/2007: Chair: Mr Shobaz Kandola, Deputy Chair, Mr Josh Gordon-Carr
• 2007/2008: Chair: Mr Chris Steel, Deputy Chair: Ms Emma Smith
• 2008/2009: Chair: Mr Byron Fay, Deputy Chair Mr Hamish Leslie
• 2009/2010: Chair: Mr Nicky Vreugdenhil, Deputy Chair Ms Jessica Hinchy
• 2010/2011: Chair: Mr Ben Duggan, Deputy Chair: Ms Vrinda Tiwari
• 2011/2012: Chair: Mr Michael Hiscox, Deputy Chair: Mr Samuel Stapelton
• 2012/2013: Chair: Mr Xinyu Ru, Deputy Chair: Mr Jack Gracie
• 2013/2014: Chair: Mr Jack Gracie, Deputy Chair: Mr Michael Hiscox
• 2014/2015: Chair: Mr Joshua Orchard, Deputy Chair: Miss Megan Lane
• 2015/2016: Chair: Miss Megan Lane (resigned, replaced by Mr Josh Bolitho), Deputy Chair: Mr Josh Bolitho (resigned, replaced by Miss Jillian Molloy)

This information comes from the Union Archives, held at the ANU Union Office.

Former Members of the Board

Prominent former members of the ANU Union's Board of Directors include:

• Andrew Barr Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.
• Terence John Higgins, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Policy issues

Acton Supermarket closure

In October 2007 the Board of Directors made a decision not to renew the license of the Acton Supermarket owned by Pijpers Holdings Pty Ltd. Board Chair Chris Steel claimed the decision was made on the basis of the continued viability of the Union's business operations which had suffered as a result of the Federal Government's Higher Education (Abolition of Upfront Student Union Fees) Amendment Act 2005 that had cut the Union's revenue by around $213 000 per annum. Under an alternative business model it was proposed that the ANU Union would incorporate a supermarket into its own retail operations.^[4]

The closure resulted in a Facebook group called 'Keep the ANU Supermarket' with over 1000 members.^[5] A petition with over 1500 signatures was also raised by the supermarket owners and made to ANU Vice-Chancellor Ian Chubb. The protesters claimed that the ANU Union would sell stock at higher prices than the independently run Acton Supermarket.^[4]

In May 2008 a new licensee of the Union opened a 3 store in the previous location of the Acton Supermarket and the ANU Union refurbished part of its own Union Shop to accommodate a new supermarket.

References

2. http://www.anuunion.com.au/displaypage.cfm?pageid=14
4. Emma MacDonald, 'ANU students protest against closure of campus supermarket', The Canberra Times (Wed 24 Oct 2007) p.5

External links

• ANU Union Home Page