Vote CHANGE
CHANGE

What do you want to

CHANGE

We're a team of ECU students running in the 2026 Guild election because student life here can be more connected, more useful and a lot more fun. Fresh people. Fresh ideas. Fresh energy.

How to vote Meet the team
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Until polls open · Mon 12 October, 10am, Joondalup
Our platform

What we'd change

Not the same old stalls and giveaways. Here's where we're starting, built on what students keep telling us. Every chapter will grow as we collect your answers on campus.

1 Events students actually want +
Activities

A student-voted events calendar

Each semester, students vote on what the Guild puts money into, so the calendar reflects what people will actually turn up to, not what's easy to run.

Activities

Night-time and weekend events

Not everyone is on campus at midday. We'll run events that fit around work and family, including at City and Bunbury, not just Joondalup.

Sport

More social sport, more often

Grow the free social sport program and support student-run clubs like run clubs with equipment, promotion and booking help.

2 A Guild that actually replies +
Governance

Plain-English monthly updates

After every Senate meeting, a short summary of what was decided, what it cost and who's responsible, published where students already are: Instagram and email.

Governance

A reply within five working days

One clear channel to raise an issue with the Guild, with a commitment to respond within five working days and to tell you what happens next.

Finance

Show where the money goes

A simple, public breakdown of the Guild budget each semester so students can see what their fees fund.

3 The cost of being a student +
Advocacy

Fairer parking

Push the University on parking costs and availability at Joondalup, starting with a student survey and a formal proposal to ECU in semester one.

Wellbeing

Affordable food on campus

Work with campus outlets and the Guild's own kitchen on a genuinely cheap, healthy daily option and regular free-meal days during exam periods.

4 Wellbeing and belonging +
Wellbeing

Exam-period support that shows up

Quiet study spaces, longer library hours in study weeks, and wellbeing sessions run by students who know what the crunch feels like.

International

A better landing for international students

A first-month program pairing new international students with a buddy, and clear guides on housing, work rights and where to get help.

Equity

Every campus counts

Dedicated events and representation for City, Bunbury and online students, so the Guild isn't a Joondalup-only story.

Draft platform · we're adding your ideas from campus this fortnight
The team

Meet the candidates

Thirteen students across every part of the Guild. Tap a filter to see who's running for what.

STPresident

San Tuhin

Leading the team and the case for a Guild that listens first.

Also NUS delegate
Menna ElgammalGeneral Secretary

Menna Elgammal

A Guild that's organised, transparent and actually replies.

Also NUS delegate
Belynda YoungVP Social Responsibility

Belynda Young

Running the campaign on the ground and the case for a fairer campus.

Also NUS delegate
JTVP Academic

Jacob Tindall

Your voice on assessments, units and academic support.

Harsh MandaliaVP International

Harsh Mandalia

A better landing and a louder voice for international students.

AMVP Activities & South-West

Ashton McCormick

Events students actually want, on every campus.

Declan MorrisSports Officer

Declan Morris

More social sport, more often.

JGSocial Officer

Jack Green

The social calendar, rebuilt around what students vote for.

Jewan SolangaarchiUndergraduate Officer

Jewan Solangaarchi

Standing up for undergrads on the everyday stuff, parking included.

Luke RyanEquity Officer

Luke Ryan

Every campus and every student counts.

Also NUS delegate
HFEnvironmental Officer

Holly Firth

A greener campus that students help shape.

CSInternational Officer

Caroline Skylv

Connecting international students with each other and the Guild.

JWNUS Delegate

Jake Whan

Taking ECU's voice to the National Union of Students.

DJNUS Delegate

Danieal Jabbar

Taking ECU's voice to the National Union of Students.

Our story

Why we're running

Most of us had never been to a Guild event before this year. Not because we didn't care, but because nothing on the calendar felt like it was made for us. The same stalls, the same giveaways, the same faces.

CHANGE started as a conversation between friends across different courses and campuses who all felt the same thing: ECU student life could be more engaging, more connected and more alive, and the Guild should be the thing that makes it happen.

We're a new team. None of us have held Guild office before. We think that's the point. We're not here to defend how things have been done; we're here to ask what you want, write it down, and go and get it.

That's why our first campaign act isn't a promise. It's a question, written on a white shirt: what do you want to change?

Listen firstEvery policy starts with what students tell us on campus, not what's easy to run.
Say what we didPlain-English updates after every meeting, so you always know what your Guild is doing and why.
Every campusJoondalup, City, Bunbury and online. If you pay Guild fees, the Guild works for you.
Have fun with itA Guild that students want to be part of is a Guild worth having.
12–14 October

How to vote

Voting is in person this year. Bring your student ID, find the polling booth on your campus, and number the boxes. It takes two minutes.

Mon 12 OctJoondalup

10am – 4pm. Campus polling place, location confirmed by the Returning Officer on the Guild website.

Tue 13 OctCity

10am – 4pm at ECU City.

Wed 14 OctBunbury & Sri Lanka

10am – 4pm. Voting closes 4pm sharp; late votes can't be accepted.

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Bring your student ID

The presiding officer checks your name and ID against the roll of electors.

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Put a 1 next to CHANGE

For every position, write 1 in the box next to the CHANGE candidate. Look for the group name next to our names.

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Keep numbering

Voting is preferential, so number the other candidates 2, 3 and so on. Only a 1 is required, but numbering every box makes your vote count all the way through.

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Can't make it?

Postal vote applications close 28 September. Find the form on the Guild elections page.

Results on Friday 16 October, 3pm

Counting is run by the WA Electoral Commission. Results are published on the Guild website. Whatever happens, we'll be back on campus the following week to say thank you.

Guild elections page